{"id":4879,"date":"2017-02-03T14:58:15","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T14:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=4879"},"modified":"2017-02-03T15:04:25","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T15:04:25","slug":"finding-a-job-in-dutch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/finding-a-job-in-dutch\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding a job in Dutch"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the latest additions to the\u00a0inburgeringsexamen<\/em> is the section titled\u00a0Ori\u00ebntatie Nederlandse Arbeidsmarkt\u00a0<\/em>or orientation about the Dutch workforce. This section is meant to familiarize migrants with the general workforce of the Netherlands with some research assignments. One of the biggest steps in integrating and feeling “at home” in the Netherlands is starting to work (at least for several of my migrant friends and myself).<\/p>\n

But how do you even begin?<\/p>\n

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Vacature in the Netherlands (photograph by Esther Westerveld found in Flickr.com)<\/p><\/div>\n

Finding a job varies per field so I will not get into specifics, but there are a good amount of vocabulary and phrases that can help you.<\/p>\n

Vacature \/ Vacatures<\/em><\/p>\n

The keyword when looking through a company’s website is\u00a0vacatures\u00a0<\/em>or vacancies. Another common title for this section is\u00a0werken bij….<\/em><\/p>\n

CV<\/em><\/p>\n

This is a pretty obvious requirement of applying for a job. You must have a CV ready with your\u00a0levensloop\u00a0<\/em>or trajectory of education and work experience. You can go very simple and use a standard Microsoft Word template or find a more visual template on different websites. Remember that you should catch the attention of the person going through 10 or 20 CVs. In your CV you should include the following:<\/p>\n