{"id":12289,"date":"2024-06-18T13:12:15","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T11:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/share-your-story\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T12:08:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T10:08:51","slug":"share-your-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/en\/home\/global\/testimonials\/share-your-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Share your story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12289\" class=\"elementor elementor-12289 elementor-9927\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e64c9e rijpadding e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e64c9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a74d242 e-con-full extrapadding e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a74d242\" 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class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-469df89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"469df89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><i><strong><span style=\"color: #00c85a;\">Help others<\/span><\/strong><br>with your story<\/i><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ac678c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1ac678c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8de1cc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bc6353 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8bc6353\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4be096 elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"b4be096\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45884bc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45884bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7561f68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7561f68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-433085a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"433085a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Share your story<\/h2><h4>By sharing your experience<strong>you help others<\/strong><\/h4><h5>Help other <strong>expats<\/strong><\/h5><p>Coming to the Netherlands to live and work as an expat is quite a step. Let others know how the Welcome Center helped you do this. Of course, we are also curious what your first impression is and what the biggest differences are.<\/p><h5>Help other organizations<\/h5><p>When you are an organization hiring an expat, you also want everything to run smoothly. Share your experience with the Welcome Center and help others with a Happy Landing &amp; Living<\/p><p>To give you some structure, you can answer the following questions.<br>But feel free to write your own story.<\/p><table class=\"ze_tableView\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"2\"><tbody><tr><td><div><div><b><i><span class=\"font\">For expats<br><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/div><div><span class=\"font\">\u2022 Why did you choose the Netherlands?<br>\u2022 What gave the biggest culture shock or adjustment?<\/span><\/div><div><span class=\"font\">\u2022 What would you have liked to know before coming to NL?<br>\u2022 What tips do you have for other immigrants?<br><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/td><td><div><div><b><i><span class=\"font\">For organizations<br><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/div><div><span class=\"font\">\u2022 Why did you choose to engage WCFV?<br><\/span><\/div><div><span class=\"font\">\u2022 Have you collaborated with WCFV before?<br><\/span><\/div><div><span class=\"font\">\u2022 Are there several knowledge migrants working for you?<br><\/span><\/div><div><span class=\"font\">\u2022 Did the process go well?<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8835 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/stroopwafel-1-340x282.png\" alt=\"Stroopwafel (Syrupwaffle)\" width=\"121\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/stroopwafel-1-340x282.png 340w, https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/stroopwafel-1.png 436w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 121px) 100vw, 121px\" \/><\/h2><p>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/en\/home\/global\/testimonials\/\">experience stories<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/wcfv.nl\/en\/home\/global\/testimonials\/quotes-testimonials\/\">quotes &amp; testimonials<\/a> for inspiration.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff; background: #fab03b; padding: 0.25em 0.5em; margin: 0.25em; border-radius: 0.25em;\">If you just want to share a short 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