Dept becomes official partner of Blue Road Academy

and deepens its Salesforce program

Originally published by Emerce on Thursday 27 January 2022

AMSTERDAM, January 27, 2022 – RefugeeForce wants to create a global movement to help former refugees launch their careers in the Salesforce ecosystem. Dept is aware of the disadvantaged position of newcomers in the Netherlands and sees the talent of this group. Dept is therefore a Recruitment Partner of RefugeeForce, which means that Dept can attract new talent from the program and also supports it financially.

RefugeeForce educates former refugees and helps them start their Salesforce career through personalized programs, with 1-on-1 mentorship, job coaching and network expansion. The foundation aims to change the perception of organizations and the public about the experience and skills that former refugees bring to build a new life in their new homeland. As part of Dept's Good Company vision , the digital agency has entered into an official partnership after working with RefugeeForce for several years. The digital agency is growing strongly in the Salesforce field and the program offers opportunities to bring in additional technical specialists. Caspar Heydendael, lead marketing automation & CRM at Dept:

“We are extremely excited about our official partnership with RefugeeForce. We can't wait to

strengthen our Salesforce team with valuable additions from the program.”

“We are delighted to welcome Dept as an official EU Recruitment Partner,” said Gaspar Rodriguez, Co-Founder of RefugeeForce. “Not only does Dept want to do good, but they are also coming to the table with financial and in-kind support that will enable us to grow the program and reach more former refugees with a distance to the labor market. We love working with ambitious organizations like Dept who want to build diversity and create strong, in-house teams.”

“It's great to see partners investing in the future of the success of our customers and in the future of people in the tech industry,” said Robin de Leeuw, senior manager industries & partners at Salesforce . “Together with RefugeeForce, Dept is working on a fantastic initiative to give people a chance to be successful and build a new life. At Salesforce, we support this immensely and it reflects our core values ​​in how we want to grow talent together with partners.”

Dept is a digital agency for creativity, technology and data. We help our clients build and accelerate their digital business by developing leading digital products, services and campaigns. In the Netherlands, our team of 600 Depsters proudly works every day for wonderful brands such as bol.com , Eneco, Bugaboo, ABN AMRO, Univé insurance and De Nederlandse Loterijen.