At Alistar, you’ll develop into a fully-fledged IT consultant in three phases. In Phase 2, we’ll take the next step in your IT career so you can continue to grow toward a career in consulting.
The Alistar IT traineeship is currently available only in the Netherlands.
During your first year to a year and a half, you’ll learn the fundamental skills that are essential for the rest of your career. Now it’s time to dive deeper into those skills: we’re going to do a Deep Dive.
In the Deep Dive, we’ll take the next step in your IT career so that you can continue to develop into a senior consultant. You’ll develop relevant soft skills and get started with low-code development in the cloud or for applications. And you won’t be doing this on your own: every Friday, you and your Alistar colleagues will participate in training sessions that you can immediately apply in practice. And of course, there’s a get-together afterward.
During this phase of the Alistar traineeship, you’ll work for our clients in roles such as:
Here's what you'll learn:
Featured Certificates:
Microsoft PL-900
+6 more
In short:
Weekly training on Fridays
32 working hours per week
9 official certificates
At Alistar, we have people from all kinds of different backgrounds. Our people are empathetic and have a strong sense of responsibility. They’re people who know what it’s like to work hard—flexible, adaptable, hands-on, resilient, and with a keen eye for how things can be improved. And, of course, they’re driven by the desire to build a successful career in IT.
You understand how IT works and what it takes to help organizations and people grow to their full potential.
You want to grow personally and are willing to invest a significant amount of time and energy in that process.
You have a good sense of people and a strong sense of responsibility to help yourself and others move forward.
Phase two focuses on deepening your existing knowledge and learning new skills. You’ll learn not only how to present your ideas and solutions even more effectively, but also how to network, advise, and persuade others. You’ll learn how to kick off processes creatively through brainstorming, as well as basic management and consulting skills.
DevOps, LEAN, TMAP, BPM: these terms might not mean much to you right now, but soon you’ll know exactly what we mean by them. You’ll learn what Design Thinking is and how to best manage your projects. And you won’t be doing this alone: we have several follow-up sessions where you’ll meet your colleagues and participate in workshops together to further your professional development.
Here, too, we’ll dive deeper and go further. We’ll teach you how APIs work and get you started with low-code development in Mendix. You’ll also hone your skills in Azure, Power Platform, Java, PowerShell, and SQL.
With the skills you'll gain in the second phase, you'll take your first steps toward a career as an IT consultant.
You'll learn what it takes to work as an IT consultant or manager. How do you lead people and solve problems?
You'll learn not only how to present your ideas and solutions even more effectively, but also how to network, advise, and persuade others. These are essential skills for a consultant or manager.
No matter what your background is, you can start your new career in IT today. Do you already have a few years of experience? We’d be happy to help you then, too. Apply now as an entry-level professional or as a consultant.
At Alistar, we’re always looking for new high-potential candidates in (or near) the Randstad. View our current job openings here.
We are a casual yet professional company, full of driven and ambitious people. We work together, celebrate our successes, and really value new ideas and personal initiative.
Yes, you’ll simply receive a salary. As you earn certifications and gain experience, your salary will increase accordingly. We have an entire system in place for this—the ‘Career Development System,’ as we call it. That’s nice to know.
In the Deep Dive program, you’ll work 32 hours at our partner’s office and have one fixed training day at our office. You’ll be paid as usual for these days as well.
In the IT Traineeship, you work 40 hours a week and do most of your learning in your free time. That takes about five to ten hours a week. This balance changes in the Deep Dive.
At Alistar, you’ll have your own personal Career Manager. They’ll guide your development as you become an IT Consultant, based on an annual GROW cycle. You’ll also become part of a community of experienced colleagues who are happy to help you along the way. Discover here Stories from our IT professionals.
This varies by phase and project. You’ll typically work on a project with an Alistar partner for 6–12 months at a time. During that period, you’ll become familiar with the processes, methods, and systems. You’ll carry the lessons learned from each experience with you to your next challenge. We’ll tell you more about this during the assessment day.
We have partners located throughout the Randstad. When finding the right project for you, we always take your commute time into account and consider whether the challenge is a good fit for you.
Phase 1 – IT Traineeship: lasts one to one and a half years, depending on how quickly you develop. Phase 2 – Deep Dive: lasts one to one and a half years, depending on how quickly you develop. Phase 3 – Next: You’ll work as a Senior Consultant for at least two years. During this phase, you’ll continue to develop your skills through a customized development program.
We’ll call you first for a brief introductory conversation. If we hit it off, we’ll invite you to an assessment day. Our assessment days are designed to provide you with detailed information about our IT Growth Program. We’ll also determine whether you’re a good fit for the company—and we expect the same from you. We’ll do this through aptitude tests, group assignments, and one-on-one interviews. At the end of the day, we may offer you a permanent contract.
No. Our IT Growth Program is currently offered only in Dutch.
