1) Expat coaching is offered by Mar Recruitment & Coaching to help expats adjust to living and working in the Netherlands and maintain a healthy work-life balance amid high expectations and responsibilities.
2) Coaching sessions last 1-1.5 hours and take place in carefully chosen locations to help lift spirits and provide new insights.
3) Coaching packages generally include 3, 5, or 8 sessions, with additional sessions available if needed. Costs depend on the package.
2. EXPAT COACHING
Coaching as we see it
The aim of our coaching is to guide candidates in (career) change processes. The objective of a
course will be to find out what the most energizing career choice appears to be - sometimes there
will be more than one – and to work out the way beyond. Guiding the candidate towards self-
management and taking responsibility (again) for his/her own life and making his/her own
choices are the prime factors. Above all, the coaching is focused on the candidate “going into
action” again and wanting to “have a go”. With candidates who have not yet reached this stage,
or are found not yet to be ready for this, coaching or treatment by another professional will be
discussed.
Central to a coaching course is that the candidate will gain more insight into his/her own choices,
wishes, dreams and ideals and also into his/her own qualities, bringing forth a (new) focus on the
future. Possible hindrances and/or convictions will be mapped out and further examined so that a
(realistic) career path can be outlined. The candidate will be given exercises by his/her coach to
do at home or specifically outside the home.
The coaching will take place by means of individual discussions with a career coach. The coach
serves as a sounding board, will reflect, stimulate, challenge, sometimes be critical and keep on
asking questions. The coaches make use of various discussion techniques and methods, and
various tests and studies may be introduced. This serves only as a means, however, never as an
end. It is only intended to make the candidate step outside his/her own comfort zone and to help
him or her to think “out of the box”, and in so doing to gain new perspectives.
The discussions will be held in a “safe” environment in which confidentiality and privacy are
guaranteed. It is important that the candidate is willing, and able, to be “open” to his/her coach,
and a “click” and confidence in the person is therefore very important. This applies to both client
and coach. This is why a getting-to-know-each-other discussion, which is free of charge, always
takes place before a coaching course is embarked upon.
The coaches are respectful and without prejudice towards the person and his/her choices. The
coaches do not give answers, and will not push or pull or give their own opinion: the answers lie
fully and solely within the candidate him/herself.
3. Expat Coaching
Our coaching services are available both in English and in Spanish. This is an excellent solution
for expats on assignment in The Netherlands. We also offer coaching for accompanying partners
of expats.
For expats life can hold extra challenges due to living and working in another country with
another culture. With a high-profile job, expectations in the working environment are likely to be
high and demand full attention. Adjusting to a foreign culture and discovering new unwritten
rules in the workplace are some of the issues that come on top of the workload, stress and daily
life struggles. With big responsibilities and frequent travels, a healthy work-life balance is also
hard to maintain.
Working together with a coach can help you shift your perspective toward a positive and
solution-focused approach and to create constructive habits. A few sessions with a coach can
help you gain clarity on important decisions and complex situations.
Working with Mar Recruitment & Coaching means working with a qualified, professionally
trained coach. Coaching sessions take approx. 1 to 1 ½ hours and take place in carefully chosen
locations. In our experience, a beautiful surrounding can help you lift your spirit and be more
receptive to new insights.
All our coaching services start with a preliminary intake session, where you and your coach will
meet to discuss your needs and goals. This intake session will be the basis for our quote to you.
In general, our coaching packages are comprised of 3, 5 or 8 sessions. When applicable and
needed, additional sessions are an option.
Costs
The prices depend on the duration of the coaching package (3, 5 or 8 sessions) you and your
coach agree upon. For more information you can contact Mar Recruitment & Coaching.
4. Our Career Coaches
Our Career Coaches not only have extensive work and life experience (age 35+), they also have
a minimum of five years' experience in career coaching, coaching and re-integration services and
a Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in this area.