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Empowering companies with diverse talent

We help build strong, diverse engineering and business teams.
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Our services

What we do

She Matters Recruitment is a social enterprise with a mission to empower companies with diverse talent and female newcomers with employment. We specialise in placing Engineering, Architect, Business Services and IT professionals - women who are qualified and driven to enter the labour market.

Recruitment services

Leveraging digital HR tech, we specialise in the training and placement of engineering, architecture, business services and IT professionals - women who are ready and eager to enter the Dutch labour market.

Onboarding programme

Our signature Lotus Flower Programme is a gender-specific labour market integration programme implemented through our foundation (stichting). Together with our corporate partners, we provide career guidance, soft and hard skills training, and mentorships - all with the aim of supporting our job candidates back into the labour market.

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Workshops & seminars

We facilitate workshops for businesses who want to contribute directly to our candidates' readiness for jobs in the Netherlands.

We also offer the opportunity to sponsor an event to showcase the good practice of your organisation.

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Business case

The business case

Companies who hire and successfully integrate newcomers into their workforce reap the benefits of high retention rates, better management skills and a wider potential labour pool. It makes business sense.

Higher retention rates
Newcomers tend to stay with the same employer than with any other hires.
Recruitment benefit
Employers’ efforts to create an inclusive and welcoming workforce for all results in many newcomers reaching out to members of their community who might want to work for that company as well.
Better management skills
Employers are not only happy with the newcomers they've hired, they've often learned from the experience and become better managers of a diverse workforce.
Specialised industry knowledge
Our candidates bring first hand knowledge of international markets and a global outlook to teams, allowing employers to better serve the societies in which they operate.
Lotus Flowers

Meet some of our job candidates

Our candidates have successfully completed our signature Lotus Flower Programme and are ready to take the next step in employment.

Leen holds a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering/Construction Management from Tishreen University, and is currently enrolled at the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education. Leen speaks 2 languages: Arabic and English.
Leen
Civil Engineer
Yara holds a master's degree in Architecture from Damascus University, and a bachelor's degree in Architecture from Tishreen University.
Yara
Architect
Amany has over 9 years' experience as a Laboratory Technical Assistant, and is a former employee at the Ministry of Health in Syria.
Amany
Laboratory Technical Assistant
Aya specialises in the field of Structural Engineering and is an experienced Steel Detailer and Tekla Draftsman. She holds a bachelor's degree in Engineering - BE, Civil Engineering, from Helwan University in Cairo. Aya speaks 3 different languages: Arabic, English and Dutch.
Aya
Structural Engineer
Lama has a background in Structure Engineering and experience as a Site Engineer and Plan Designer. She holds a master's degree in Structural Engineering from the University of Pecs. Lama speaks 3 different languages: Arabic, English, French and is currently learning German.
Lama
Civil Engineer
Rania has a background in Project Engineering/Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. She holds a bachelor's in Engineering from Damascus University in Syria.
Rania
Engineer
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Why you should partner with us

The She Matters' model was specifically designed to form pathways of cooperation and rally businesses behind our mission.

tech-driven
Strong leadership
Women's empowerment
High social value
Testimonials

The word is out!

Here's what our partners and graduates have to say.

Liubi Bosenko
Eva Heffernan
Zulfar Rahimi
'This is a great opportunity for organisations to support this initiative. I really believe this programme will change a lot of lives.'
Liubi Bosenko
HR Business Partner, Canon (Europe)
'I really believe this is an example of how private sector organisations and companies like She Matters can really partner together, and I applaud that.'
Eva Heffernan
Country Leader, Netherlands & VP Commerce Benelux, Salesforce
'There are a lot of refugee women who feel hopeless. But they can find their hope, their dream jobs, whatever problems they have they can find it in She Matters. Het is de deur van hoop (It is the door for hope).'
Zulfar Rahimi
Alumni, Office Manager Canon (Europe) Medical Systems
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Our believers

Partners

Our growing list of partners includes organisations in both the private and public sectors. Click the link below to learn more about joining us!

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Lotus Flower Programme Workshop #6: Women’s Empowerment & Knowing Your Rights in the Netherlands
Lotus Flower Programme Workshop #6: Women’s Empowerment & Knowing Your Rights in the Netherlands
Joining us for our final workshop of the Lotus Flower Programme was Almi Molina-Dávila, legal advisor and busi...
Lotus Flower Programme Workshop #5: Navigating the Netherlands as an Expat & How to Use Video Job Applications
Lotus Flower Programme Workshop #5: Navigating the Netherlands as an Expat & How to Use Video Job Applications
She Matters and the women of the Lotus Flower Programme were joined this morning by Gulce Onganer, founder of ...
Lotus Flower Programme Workshop #4: The Skill of Asking the Right Interview Questions
Lotus Flower Programme Workshop #4: The Skill of Asking the Right Interview Questions
Yesterday morning the women of the Lotus Flower Programme were led by Enigma Delgado-Waalzaam, founder and own...
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