The story of Salome’s story, decision staff member at the Highly Skilled and Talent Unit ‘I want to be able to explain my decision so that people can understand it, even if I have to do it three times’ As a child, Salome fled from Georgia with her …

The story of Tara’s story, recruitment and selection adviser ‘I make sure the right people are at the right place and at the right time’ Working for the IND: go for it, Tara thinks. As recruitment and selection adviser, she knows like no other what the …

The story of Marjon’s story, legal representative ‘I assess whether we acted with due care’ Marjon works for the IND as a legal representative. In fact, she is a kind of lawyer employed by the government. So, what does this really mean? ‘I defend …

The story of Marisa’s story, operations staff adviser ‘Everyone I meet here wants the best for society’ Working at operations, isn’t that boring? On the contrary, Marisa thinks. According to her, operations is a very interesting subject and the ‘staff’ of …

The story of Angelique’s story, Chain Information and Verification staff member ‘The data I check determines whether someone is allowed to come here. So I do my work carefully’ Angelique, member of the Chain Information and Verification staff, checks …

The story of Bastiaan, operationeel manager ‘Getting something done together; that gives me a warm feeling’ After working in the commercial IT sector for years, Bastiaan realised he wanted to do more than make profit for companies. He was looking for …

The story of Talander ‘Security is often in the smallest of details’ Talander has been working in the security sector for 20 years and is also a fireman in his spare time. Is safety in his DNA? Absolutely. He has now been working as a security account …

The story of Eric ‘I work on a world stage and am right in the middle of current developments’ Five years ago, Eric traded the dynamics of the music scene for the world of asylum. Was it a big culture shock? That depends on how you see it. Eric works as a …

The story of Laura ‘Even the small successes can be very valuable’ Laura has already been working for the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) at the desk in Zwolle for 5 years. In this time, her picture of the world has become broader and more …

The story of Josse ‘If someone understands my rejection, I’ve done my job well’ With two Master diplomas and a healthy dose of optimism, Josse got to work at the IND almost a year ago, ready to put her legal knowledge into practice and thus contribute to …