Go Netherlands! At Digimind we recruit people with a background in sales, marketing and consulting

Stephen is VP Sales Northern Europe & APAC for Digimind. He recently moved from the UK to the Netherlands and has over 15 years’ experience in sales and marketing. His international experience in Paris and Singapore allows him to share valuable advice.

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Digimind BV is medium-sized social listening and competitive intelligence software enterprise that uses AI-powered technology to support brand reputation, consumer insights and competitive intelligence projects, designed for brands and marketing agencies.

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The work culture

I believe Digimind’s core values could be summarised as having an entrepreneurial spirit with a team of go-getters who are equally supportive of each other.

My advice & top tips

We recruit people with a background in sales, social media, marketing, and consulting and most importantly, we look for honesty, authenticity, and good energy. We love a candidate that shows enthusiasm in an interview. In general terms, I think it’s important for people to have different life experiences and this is what we try to encourage at Digimind, both in terms of learning new skills and the opportunity to grow within a variety of roles, and also in international experience, working in different countries and learning about new cultures. I was really successful in Singapore because I fostered team spirit and a culture of sharing and learning. I aim to do the same in Amsterdam and I believe it is important to give employees the opportunity to grow and develop new skills and become part of a mission.

Reality

There's definitely a culture of work-life balance. I've always tried to instill that in my teams, but I feel that the Netherlands has this as a mind-set.

Myth

I have recently moved to Amsterdam, so I probably need more time and experience to fully understand the culture here, but I’ve been taken aback by just how friendly and pleasant people are in the Netherlands.

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