The OV chip card is the golden ticket to get everywhere and anywhere in the Netherlands by train, metro, and bus. This smart card is the size of a bank card which contains an invisible chip. It can be loaded with credit in Euros then you can travel anywhere within the country. It will be something you will use on a daily basis if you don’t plan on driving a car, and quite frankly- you don’t really need one when you live here. Public transport is super easy and well-organized in the Netherlands. And this is how you can go about it.
Finding Accommodation: Housing Agencies in the Netherlands
Short on time and need to find accommodations in the Netherlands as quickly as possible? If money is not a big issue, your best bet may be to visit some housing agencies!

Volunteering Experience on Your CV
It came up a few months back in the news that approximately half of the Dutch population do volunteer work, with 30% of Dutch people volunteering on a monthly basis and 50% volunteering at least once a year. When people are more involved in the system, they have more faith in society. Have you ever done any volunteer work?

Questions to Ask Your Interviewer
Often, interviewers will ask you at the end of an interview if you have any questions for them. This is a good opportunity to make a final, lasting impression, ask one or two important questions that will tie off a great interview and give you a chance to obtain more information about the prospective job and company! Verder lezen →
Your motivation to move to the Netherlands
If you’re planning to relocate to the Netherlands, or to any foreign country in general, coming up with a story behind the idea of relocating to a new country is crucial to you finding a job. There are many cases in which people do not wish to relocate to the Netherlands without a set job, but usually, these profiles are rejected faster than the ones who are already living here.
International Application Context
As you probably expect, we receive applications from all types of nationalities. They come from hundreds of thousands of miles away and the fact that they are applying for a job in a country in which they’ve never lived before is very brave and admirable. But they seem to forget that what they are doing is a life-changing decision and never think about truly expressing their reasoning behind relocating to the Netherlands. In our eyes as recruiters, it can be a sign that this applicant is applying to jobs all over the world and are really not serious about where they end up- but that just doesn’t cut it.
Boost Your Job Search
It can be frustrating to comb over the same stale job listings that you have already applied for. Here at Abroad Experience, we have compiled a list of tips and tricks for maximizing your job search and ensuring that you hear about every interesting opportunity! Verder lezen →
Question Guide: Talk about a time you conflicted with a colleague
Now here’s a loaded interview question that can really make or break the interview: “Tell me about a time you had a conflict with a boss or colleague?” How you respond to this question will say a lot to an interviewer about who you are and how you interact in a team. In this latest Question Guide, Abroad Experience is here to help!
Question Guide: Tell me about a time…
In our latest Question Guide, we discuss one of the simpler, more common behavioural interview questions, “Tell me about a time when you really went the extra mile for a customer.”
The 5 New Year’s resolutions you will accomplish when you move to the Netherlands
We all know what the most common new year’s resolutions are, and we make the same ones year after year. Sad as it might be though, the countdown to the new year inevitably, turns into a countdown of the resolutions you didn’t accomplish. Here are the five new year’s resolutions you will definitely accomplish should you relocate to the Netherlands.