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Graphic CVs: The Dos and Don’ts

A CV with all the bells and whistles; fancy infographic-like resumes that are all the latest rage. Graphic CV’s are showing up much more frequently than ever before, because of the amount of encouragement to create them. “It’s a way to show your personality!”…

Are you and a company a good match?

There is no set formula to finding the perfect company to work for; as individuals, we all have different values, ambitions, ideas- just like every business. Before making a decision that will effect your day to day life for the coming years, you will…

Emergency numbers in the Netherlands

There are a few standard emergency numbers, codes, and sounds you should know when moving to the Netherlands. Green, Yellow, Orange, and Red Weather Alerts Green, Yellow, Orange, and Red are colours that the Dutch use as an indication of what you could expect…

How to lose weight off your CV

We wanted to share some of our tips on how to trim off the excess before applying to a role. There are many types of CV writers out there, all on the spectrum between the simplicity of the ABC’s and detailed dictionary. Here are…

Choosing Your Reference(s)

The references are your next hurdle in the process of crossing the line first. Here are a few tips and examples of the outcome of both good and bad references. Who should you choose, and why honesty is usually the best policy in the…

Hard Skills & Soft Skills

https://youtu.be/URZND8RGQwo 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…

Vacation in the Netherlands: Fun in the Dutch sun!

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. Texel – For the outdoor lover To-do: Go crab and shrimp fishing, rent a…

Cliché run-in’s: The “key” words you need to stop using.

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…

Filling a Gap in your CV

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…

Job Hopping: Law and Order AE

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…

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