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Though knowledge of certain tools is a large factor which defines the type of job you will be placed in, your personality will usually steer you to the role you would truly enjoy. Hard and soft skills, how are they defined, and how can you use both to your advantage?
Summer is here! So we thought we would compile a list of not very well-known but beautiful places in the Netherlands to spend you summer holiday. Let’s dive into it.
So you’ve decided that you’re ready to find a new job, and with that decision comes the gruelling process of giving your CV and cover letter a facelift. You are getting tempted to use classic cliché words. The word document is open with the cursor blinking patiently for you to start writing how incredible you are- but before you write a single letter, please read on and seriously consider not using these overly used, cliché words that the daily readers of CVs and cover letters come across far too much.
Here are four words that have been worn down and used so often that they seem to have lost their original positive meaning, along with a refreshing alternative to surprise the reader.
Life isn’t just about work, which is why some of us go on a gap year or a year-long trip around the world, leaving the ties and pencil skirts behind. But when we get back to “real life” and work, it can be tough because of the gap in your CV. But this can be an opportunity to start a great conversation. Of course, there are more reasons for gaps in one’s CV other than a long vacation, so here are five of the most common reasons for a gap and an example of how you can make this pause a strength.
There are hundreds of opinions out there regarding job hopping, some say it’s killing your career, others say it’s the new norm and that it’s completely harmless. It’s something that the team at Abroad Experience face nearly every day, and usually, CVs that show too much change is more likely to receive a red light over a chance.
If you look at your resumé, how many jobs on it are listed? How long did you work in each position and do you remember the reason you left? If the pages in front of you have 1-2 years in the last 8 different companies, it looks like you’ve got the case of the job hopper.
In this day and age, we have been given a bunch means of communication. We have covered face to face interviews, as well as telephone, but there is one more important mean of which we at Abroad Experience use frequently: online interviews (teams, zoom…).
This is just as important as a regular old telephone or face to face interview, and you can face many more technical issues with this method. Here are our tips to preparing and handling the worst case scenarios.
Recruiters dip into many pools to source the perfect candidate. Whether the waters are their website, social media, and the most commonly used: job boards. Portals such as Indeed, Top Language Jobs, XPat jobs, and Monster to name a few are websites where you can upload your CV for the world to see. Think of it as a very public open application. Recruiters use these sources to filter the profiles that they are looking for; you are most likely to be found on these sites and here are our tips on how you can use job boards to your advantage.
Where in the world would 16.8 million of the population be coated in orange for a whole day? Why the Netherlands of course! The history of King’s Day might have started quite recently (130 years) but it is a fascinating one.
The day changes according to the birthday of the current King or Queen, and in 2014 for the first time ever, Queen’s day turned into King’s day. It will stay like this until King Willem-Alexander’s daughter (Catharina-Amalia) claims the throne and becomes queen herself. We’re going to cover a bit more about the history and what you can expect this coming Koningsdag.
While many of us can go on for days about our imperfections and weaknesses, interviewers are looking for a constructive and genuine answer to this commonly asked question. Being self-aware of your strong and not-so-strong suits is a trait that interviewers value in a candidate. When they ask you what your weaknesses are, they don’t want you to start putting yourself down and turn the interview into a therapy session; it’s simply to see if you’re aware of the qualities you could improve on.
