The job market
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For the vast majority of jobs it's expected that you will not
need a workpermit, therefore being an EU/EER-citizen or
already in the posession of general permission to work. If
you are not from an EU/EER-country (or from Bulgaria or
Romania), a future employer might only provide a work permit
if you posess special skills that are otherwise rare to find,
which leads to an annual salary of at least ca. €49.000,-.
You can find more in depth information regarding this subject
here.
If you don't hold the nationality of one of the EU/EER-countries
or if you have the Bulgarian or Romanian nationality, and you
will not qualify for jobs offering the salary level as mentioned
above, we unfortunately will not be able to assist you. Thanks
for understanding.
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Most multi-lingual job opportunities at international
companies are in customer service/call centers, IT, finance,
administration and sales & marketing. However, if you
posess any special skills in other fields this could always
be an asset. Especially in engineering, building and science
there is much demand.
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Please keep in mind that you need a good, working knowledge
of English (especially spoken). In the majority of companies,
English is the company language. Without a good knowledge of
English your chances of getting a job are slim.
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The more additional languages you speak, the better. However,
only mention a language if you can comfortably work with it
in a professional environment, and towards customers.
Languages most asked for (on top of English) are German,
French, Dutch, Spanish, Italian and Scandinavian languages.
For some jobs just English is sufficient.
Gross and net wages
Salaries are almost always communicated gross (before income
tax), and per month, on fulltime basis (40h.). Holland has a
progressive tax system with 4 scales, which roughly means that
the more you earn, the more taxes you pay as a percentage of your
income. Income tax is deducted before monthly payment by your
employer, which means you get net wages transferred to your bank
account, usually around the end of every month.
The minimum wage for people 23 years and over is approx. €1140,-
gross per month. A customer service position at an international
callcenter will pay somewhere between €1400,- and €2000,- gross
per month. You will also get holiday pay (8% of your gross annual
salary), which will be payed around June every year. Normally,
the basic gross annual salary is therefore the monthly gross
salary X 12,96. Furthermore, often (part of) pension contribution
is deducted from your gross salary (before taxes). If and how
much strongly depends on the specific pension scheme of your
employer.
To calculate from gross to net you can roughly take 3/4 of your
gross salary if it's below €2000,- gross per month. However,
especially the employer specific pension scheme is a rather big
influence. Furthermore there are some additional secondary
employment conditions possible (health care insurance, savings
scheme, bonuses etc. etc.) which could mean you actually earn
either less or more.
Your CV
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Your CV should contain:
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Your personal data (name, adress, date of birth, gender
etc.)
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An overview of your work experience (starting with your
latest job)
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An overview of your school education (starting with your
latest education)
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On overview of relevant courses and extra-curricular
activities
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Your hobbies and interests
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As an extra, you could could add a profile, listing your
main skills and competencies in 1 or 2 sentences (after
Personal data)