Anne-Marije Buckens

About Anne-Marije Buckens

Labor market expert, AD columnist, and theater maker Anne-Marije Buckens is a highly sought-after speaker in the fields of career, labor market, and sustainable employability. She combines humor with substance and challenges her audience with insights into the future of work. In an inspiring manner, she guides you through the latest trends and developments in the labor market and shows you what you can do to remain employed until retirement in a rapidly changing labor market.

At the age of 23, Anne-Marije started a career advice agency for people over 50. She has since helped more than 5,000 individuals over 50 find a new job. She humorously debunks the notion that you are no longer attractive to the labor market at an older age.
Through numerous conversations with both employees and employers, Anne-Marije pinpoints the greatest challenge of our labor market: how do we keep everyone happily employed until their retirement?

Anne-Marije wrote The Big 50+ Workbook and Sustainably Employable in 10 Steps. She is the creator of The Sustainable Employability Show and The Show That Works and has her own magazine – DOOR! Magazine. Anne-Marije is a regular columnist for the Algemeen Dagblad where she writes weekly about work and career.

Anne-Marije has previously been interviewed by Twan Huys, Sander Schimmelpenninck, Paul van Liempt, and Arie Boomsma. She has appeared in Tegenlicht, Kassa, Debat op Twee, Baanbrekers, and RTLZ.

As a speaker, Anne-Marije knows how to motivate her audience to take charge of their careers. She is an expert in career development, the labor market of the future, sustainable employability, generational management, and finding work after 50. A lecture by Anne-Marije guarantees sharp insights into the labor market of tomorrow, practical tips to boost your career, and necessary wake-up calls for employers and policymakers. And always with a good dose of humor.

A lecture by Anne-Marije is suitable for managers, HR professionals, and executives who want to work on sustainable employability in their company. Her lectures are also suitable for employees who want to gain insight into their future in the labor market.

Anne-Marije Buckens offers various lectures that are tailored in consultation with the client.