Job
Search
Who can
help me find a job in The Netherlands?
You are now familiar with any formalities
that may prevent you from working
in The Netherlands and you now want
to find out what kind of jobs are
available, where are they advertised,
etc.
Most of the jobs that will be available
to English-speakers are located in
the Randstad area
- Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam,
Utrecht and are usually full-time.
This section will introduce you to
some organisations who will be able
to help you in your job search.
Careers & Development at Outpost
The Hague is not a job agency and
we take no direct part in recruitment
processes. Therefore we cannot find
you a job but we do maintain contact
with a range of specialist advisers
and agencies. This enables us to supplement
the help we can give you directly
with other services that we can offer
and and at the same time identify
what you can do for yourself.
European Job Mobility Portal A resource for employment within
the European Union is EURES (European
Employment Services) which is an international
network of government employment agencies.
Go to www.europa.eu.int/eures for more information. On the site go to "Living & Working" and select "Netherlands". Then choose the region "West Nederland". Here you will get labour market information on the Randstad area (Amsterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Rotterdam) as well a job search facility.
Recruitment
agencies (including executive search)
There are hundreds of these companies
operating in the Netherlands. They
look for candidates for specific employer
vacancies and earn their fee from
the employer. They do not charge a
fee to the job seeker.
A few well-known international
search companies with branches in
the Netherlands are:
Internet Based Employment Sites
Temporary
employment agencies (uitzendbureaus)
Temporary employment agencies, or
Uitzendbureaus as they are
called in The Netherlands, find candidates
for specific vacancies and employ
them for the duration of the
contract. They earn their fees
from the employer and do not charge
a fee to the job seeker. An initial
contract can sometimes lead to permanent
employment or ongoing temporary contracts.
Generally they require at least a
conversational level of Dutch.
To register with an agency, you must
go to their website and submit your
CV online. You will also be able to
view current vacancies online. Once
you have submitted your CV it is normal
practice for a consultant from the
agency to then contact you direct.
You should be aware that this initial
contact can be either by telephone
or a face to face interview at their
office.
There are numerous agencies in The
Netherlands and their names can be
found in the Gouden Gids (Dutch yellow
pages). Go to www.goudengids.nl
and under “Wat zoekt u?”
enter “uitzendbureaus”.
The following, however, have succeeded
in finding positions for English speakers.
Their websites often give information
on writing a good CV, how to prepare
for an interview, employment contracts,
etc.
Employment
contracts in The Netherlands
Limited contracts
Employment contracts for business activities
carried out in the Netherlands are usually
governed by Dutch labour law.
Common employment contracts in the
Netherlands are:
- a Contract for a Fixed Period,
or, Temporary Contract,
- a Project-related Contract,
- a Freelance Contract,
- a Contract for an Indefinite
Period, or, Permanent Contract
Contracts for a fixed period may last
for a maximum of one year. An end date
will be specified in the written contract.
The same employer and employee may enter
into three such contracts, after which
the contract transforms automatically
into a contract for an indefinite period
or the contract ends on the date detailed
in the contract.
Contracts for
an indefinite period are less common
and give greater rights to employees,
particularly concerning termination.
The employer must apply to the CWI
(Centrum voor Werk en Inkomen)
to terminate this type of Contract.
Exceptions are:
during the trial period, (usually
3 months but will be stated in the
Contract);
when both employer and employee mutually
agree that the contract should end;
if the company ceases to exist trading
or another business reason exists.
Working time
A 38-hour working week is
standard in The Netherlands although
some international companies, Shell
for example, work a 40-hour week.
Every employee is legally entitled
to a minimum of 20 days of paid leave
per year, in addition to seven public
holidays. This number of days is similar
to that in other European countries.
CWI (Centrum voor Werk en
Inkomen)
The website from the CWI
(Centrum voor Werk en Inkomen)
offers a lot of information on working
in the Netherlands, in English. Go
to www.werk.nl
and click on “Working in The
Netherlands – Information”
Useful
Newspapers and Magazines
Most newspapers carry vacancies in
their Saturday edition and the main
three are as follows:
| De Telegraaf
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middle and lower
skill level jobs www.telegraaf.nl |
| Volkskrant |
government and public sector
jobs, especially education and
health sectors |
www.volkskrant.nl |
| NRC Handelsblad |
managerial level jobs |
www.nrc.nl |
| Intermediair Magazine |
for positions for those with
a higher education. |
www.intermediair.nl |
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Others worth
researching include:
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| Het financieele Dagblad |
Thursday edition, for financial
and bank positions. |
www.fd.nl |
| Algemeen Dagblad |
administrative/ clerical and
technical positions, mainly in
Rotterdam. |
www.ad.nl |
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Outpost
The Hague Job Club
To assist partners who are actively
looking for work in The Netherlands,
the Careers team scans the first 3 Newspapers
above on a weekly basis for English-spoken
vacancies as well as the weekly Intermediar.
These English-spoken vacancies are
then sent to the members of the "Outpost
Job Club" by email.
|We also use the Job Club mailing
list to notify partners of jobs that
become known to us via our contacts,
including any vacancies within Shell
that may be suitable for partners.
You can be added to this e-mail list
by sending an email to the Careers
team at outpostcareers@shell.com.
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"Linking
partners to job opportunities
worldwide"
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Shell is
a member of Partnerjob.com,
an international corporate association
to link expatriate partners to job opportunities.
Using an access password, partners of
expatriate employees can view a database
of worldwide job openings and post their
CVs onto the partnerjob.com
website. For more information,
click here
Career
Review - Organizations which advise
job seekers
A number of organisations can provide
job search and networking advice to
job seekers. They vary in size, scope
and cost but all have in common that
you are the client and they charge
you a fee (for which Spouse Vocational
Assistance may be claimed).
The Careers & Development team
has brochures on these and other companies
and can advise on likely suitability
before you make the initial contact.
The choice rests with you after an
(free) orientation meeting with the
company.
The following companies aim their
services at expatriate partners:
C&G Career Services
contact: Peter Kranenburg
mail@cg-services.com
Tel:
+31 (0)20 312 0540
www.cg-services.com
C&G Career Services has experience in Marketing/Sales,
PR/Communications, Human Resource
Management, Banking /Finance, office
management and some technical sectors,
in particular in the Schiphol Airport
area and Utrecht.
C&G Career Services also has a website www.EnglishLanguageJobs.com
and individuals can add their CV which
can then be accessed by employers
who subscribe to the database. The
site also links to job advertisements.
They publish a very useful booklet
called “The Holland Jobs Guide
2005”. A copy of the Guide is
available for loan from the Careers
& Development team or can be purchased
direct from C&G Career Services.
Drake Beam Morin, Inc (DBM
Nederland)
contact: Elles Huizing
Tel: + 31 (20) 642 23 63
www.dbmcareerservices.com
DBM provide outplacement consulting
and career transition services. Part
of their service includes a "Career
Scan" for individuals who are
reviewing their career options.
In addition, Careers & Development
can advise on individual career coaches/counsellors
available in The Netherlands.
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