Hi all, my name is Patrick van de Velde and I have been working for INTERNeX since 2007. I manage the paid city placement program in Vancouver. In short I am responsible for the candidates that would like to do a paid job in the customer service industry in Vancouver. Besides from managing this program I am also responsible for most seminars & orientations held at INTERNeX and am heavily involved with the marketing & promotions in Vancouver, all direct marketing, and also for the marketing in the Netherlands and Belgium.

I am originally from the Netherlands and came to Canada for my graduation internship which I did at the INTERNeX office. After my internship finished and I graduated, I got hired and decided to stay in Vancouver as I loved living here. My educational background is a 4 year Bachelor study called Management Economics & Law. After 2 years I specialized in the management part and especially in Marketing and HR. I also studied a 6 months course at my university in management & tourism and a 6 months course in social media as well. Obviously because I was studying, my relevant work experience was quite limited even though I had been working for many years on all different kind of part-time jobs. My last part-time job before coming to Canada was a marketing assistant with one of the biggest Fries selling companies in the world.

About working in Canada and for INTERNeX all I can say is that It’s great; I love the flexibility, the friendly people, all the candidates I get to meet from all over the world and of course my colleagues! Working for INTERNeX is more than just work and everyone gets very involved and the atmosphere is great. My advice for other people that are thinking of going abroad is definitely do it! It will change your world and will give you an unforgettable experience.