How Evolution made international onboarding easier with Relocify
Evolution partnered with Relocify to help international hires find housing in the Netherlands. By outsourcing the housing search, Evolution gave employees practical support while freeing HR to focus on onboarding and other priorities.
- Relocations supported
- 25
- Partnership
- 3 year-long
- HR time per month
- ~20 min
- Partnership since
- 2020
Overview
Evolution partnered with Relocify to support their Russian-speaking international hires relocating to the Netherlands. With native-level Russian-language support and a focused approach to housing, Relocify helped employees navigate an unfamiliar rental market while giving HR more time to focus on onboarding.
The challenge
An unfamiliar housing market — and a limited fit with traditional relocation packages
Many of Evolution’s incoming employees were unfamiliar with the Dutch rental market. Searching for housing independently could be slow and frustrating, particularly when arriving from another country.
Evolution explored different relocation providers, but many offered broad packages that included services such as school searches and BSN registration. These services could be useful, but Evolution primarily needed help with housing — without the cost of a more extensive package.
HR also had limited time to manage housing searches and arrange viewings alongside its other responsibilities. Evolution needed a focused, accessible service that could support employees while keeping the process manageable for HR.
The solution
Personal housing support in a familiar language
Evolution initially tested Relocify with one employee. Following that first experience, the company decided to use the service for its international hires.
A key advantage was the ability to communicate with employees in Russian at a native level. Relocify could offer a more approachable experience to employees arriving in the Netherlands.
“The value can be visualized in employee surveys and employee happiness. That has no price.”
Relocify took on the housing search and helped employees navigate the rental market, including arranging viewings and providing practical guidance. This allowed Evolution to offer dedicated housing support without purchasing a broad, all-inclusive relocation package.
For HR, it meant having a specialist partner to handle a process that would otherwise require considerable time and market knowledge.
The result
Less pressure on HR. A smoother start for employees.
Across the partnership, Relocify supported 25 Russian-speaking employees with their housing search in the Netherlands. Evolution’s HR team could rely on a specialist housing partner instead of managing the process internally, while employees had access to practical support during an important transition.
25
relocations completed since 2020
One
long-term local housing partner
~20 min
a month of HR time on relocation
What happens next?
As Evolution’s operational footprint evolved, the company shifted more of its operations to other countries and began building an office in Georgia. With less need to hire in Amsterdam, the demand for housing support in the Netherlands decreased and as of 2026 stopped almost entirely.
“It helps me to do my job and handle HR matters because relocation is not my thing. I don’t know the market well and I don’t have the time to be making appointments for people.”
Kerly HillHR Manager, EvolutionTalk to us about your next hire
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