King’s Day

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.

King's day

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Question Guide: What are your weaknesses?

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.

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How to survive a phone interview

One of the first steps in many hiring processes is a phone interview. These screenings are normally done by an HR professional or a recruiter in order to hear the applicant’s voice and how they react first-hand to any questions directed at them. This is a crucial step to getting hired, should be taken very seriously, and needs just as much preparation as any face-to-face interview. Here is how to survive the conversation and convince the interviewer, with simply your voice, that you are more than worthy of meeting in person.

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Dutch Food: 24 dishes/drinks/treats to try!

There’s much to learn about the Dutch and their habits and personalities. Once you’re here you will realize that there is more to the clogs and windmills than you originally thought. As it would be too much to write (in detail) all of their customs in one sitting, we thought it would be best to separate certain subjects in these distinct categories: dutch food, holiday’s, the language, the people, and many other subjects to come. In this week’s edition we will be covering, what is arguably, the most important of topics: Dutch food.

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Question Guide: Tell me about yourself

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After the handshake, quick chat about the weather and first sip of coffee, 99.8% of the time an interview will start with: So, tell me about yourself. You’re laughing now, but it could be the most important question thrown at you. Some of us don’t really know what the interviewer wants to know about yourself. Do they want to know about what you like to do socially or about your career? Do they need to know about that time when you– no, no they don’t. In this week’s question guide, we’re going to give you a few tips on how to answer this obvious question.

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What to know about a company, before going in for an interview

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You may notice when you go through our vacancies that they don’t mention the name of the company. In order to find out, you need to apply once you’ve been accepted for an interview with the company. Along with the name of the company, our recruiters give you an insight into the company’s values, which questions may be asked during the interview and the character of the interviewer. Nevertheless, there are still some items that you should get to know yourself when preparing to go into the interview.

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