Jerry is a talent from El Salvador and was a language teacher for a very long time in his country, as well as in America. As his wife is half-Belgian, they decided to migrate to our little country. Once arrived, he started looking for a job.
Jerry's Journey To His Dream Job In Belgium - Talentree
A quest that took him some time, but in which he succeeded eventually! He took the next step in his career, and today he is working as learning designer at Vlerick Business School and he could not be happier. What Jerry experienced to be the most difficult in finding a job in Belgium was the understanding of the job market. Arriving in a new country implies not only learning a new language, but also getting used to new technologies and new business cultures.
Jerry tried applying right away, but he soon understood that he should work on his skill set first, as well on a personal level, as on the understanding of the Belgian labour market. From April until November he was searching without success, but then, after seven months which is rather fast!
Jerry's Journey
Parallelly, he continued looking for other jobs and went through many interview procedures and, unfortunately, rejections. During the year he worked as a freelancer, he met Hannelore, the founder of Talentree.
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When getting to know each other, Jerry felt a strong connection and interest beyond the job hunt. He was very fond of the human touch Talentree added to the job search. From our side, we felt that Jerry is a guy we could bet on, and we believed in him from the very first second. Our gut feeling turned out to be right!
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Jerry showed initiative from his side as well and led to an amazing job at Vlerick Business School. His international roots were a great asset in his search as well. People from El Salvador are in general very hard workers. While Europe is still fast asleep at 7, in South America people are already in the office. Instead, it silently eases white people toward success while it puts many barriers in front of people of color.
What we learned in Greensboro is that, if we really believe in equity, in America and in our company, we have work to do.
We must re-examine and re-imagine our systems and institutions to build a society in which people of all colors thrive and prosper - and are treated equitably and fairly. Our work starts inside our own company. We aspire to become a more equitable and inclusive business - and to build a culture that makes diversity the real source of our strength.
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And once you've seen it, keeping quiet, saying nothing, becomes as political an act as speaking out. We will not keep quiet.
We have no illusions that we will change the world with our actions. But we are one voice that seeks true equity for all, joining with other voices, and committed to change. We are grateful to the wise and committed people who welcomed us to Greensboro — at the Beloved Community Center, Bennett College, the International Civil Rights Center and Museum — and many others who have been willing to teach us and show us the way to live into our values more deeply.