INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS

Unfortunately, we are only able to take candidates through our recruitment procedure and introduce them to our clients if they already possess a valid work permit.

If you are a EU citizen you will not need any additional work permit, as you are able to work anywhere in the European Union.

If you do not have a valid work permit for the Netherlands yet and are still in the process of relocating to the Netherlands from anywhere outside of the European Union then you still need to apply for a work permit.

Our clients are international companies that are most of the times not able to offer any visa sponsorship, therefore we can only consider applicants who already have a valid work permit.

For more information, please visit the following website link of the IND (Immigration & Naturalisation Service): 

https://ind.nl/en/work/working_in_the_Netherlands/Pages/default.aspx

Yes, as a matter of fact most of our jobs do not require any Dutch language skills.

Abroad Experience is specialized in helping multilingual talents with different European language skills. Our clients are international companies and most of them have English as their office language. Strong English skills are a prerequisite (Minimum of Level B2 English is required for most of our roles), as well as additional native and/or fluent European languages.

We have many German, Spanish, French, Italian and other European language jobs available and they do not require you to speak any Dutch. Unless specifically mentioned in our vacancy, you will therefore not need any additional Dutch skills.

Nonetheless, we encourage you to learn Dutch, as it will help you in your integration and will make it easier to connect with Dutch colleagues and other Dutch citizens. 

There are a few differences when applying directly to a company and when you apply via an agency. When you apply directly to a company you know straight away what company you are applying for. In general when applying via an agency you only know the name of the hiring company after your application has been sent to the company.

In The Netherlands, many companies use recruitment agencies to find the right person for their vacancies. The hiring company might not have the time nor the network to reach out to the job seekers with the specific skills for a certain position. Applying via an agency can also be an advantage for you as a job seeker. Especially since the recruitment consultants at Abroad Experience give support and advice during the whole application process. This starts already by providing valuable tips in regard to your CV so that the relevant skills and experiences you have are highlighted. Once you have been invited for an interview with our client, we also schedule a preparation meeting where we help you to prepare for the upcoming interview.

After successfully securing a job, the hiring company might offer you a direct contract or initially an employment contract via Abroad Experience, depending on the policy of the hiring company. Normally after a period of about 6 months of being employed via Abroad Experience, you will receive a direct contract with the hiring company. Abroad Experience is working in accordance with the Collective Agreement for Temporary workers. In the period employed by Abroad Experience you also build up holidays, holiday money. Other benefits like commuting allowance, home working allowance, overtime are the same as what the direct employees of the Hirer get. From day one of employment you also start building up pension.

If you are still in need of housing, please check the tips and blogs on our website in regard to house search. We also provide information in regard to other practical things, like getting a social security number (BSN), health insurance and Dutch bank account.

We are always looking for multilingual talents and look forward to hearing from you. If you don’t see any role in our current overview that fits your background and expectations, then do not hesitate to send us an open application.

You can also follow our social media channels where we post our latest vacancies.

This way we can save your CV and personal details in our database and can get in touch with you in the near future once a matching role becomes available. 

First of all, thank you for trusting our agency and taking the time to apply to one or several of our vacancies. We would like to give you a warm welcome & we hope that we can assist you soon in your job search.

Once you send your application to our agency, you will receive a confirmation email from our administration team. Our recruitment team will screen your application and will get in touch with you if they see a match between your profile and the vacancy.

We always keep our talents updated during the whole recruitment process and value the open communication from both sides. 

You can expect to receive an email from one of our recruitment consultants within 1-2 weeks after your application. If you do not receive a follow-up email by one of our recruiters, please note that you are not considered for this role but that your CV is saved in our database.

This way we can get in touch with you once a more suitable role becomes available. 

No matter if you applied to a specific vacancy or sent us an open application, our dedicated recruitment consultants will get in touch with you if they see a good match between your profile and a role.

We thank you for your patience and ask you to keep an eye on your inbox and spam folder for incoming emails from our team.

Please also see the recruitment process above, for a better understanding of the first steps with our agency. 

Please see Nr. 6 & 7. And if you are doubting whether we have received your application and if you have not received any confirmation email, please be so kind to give us a call on our office number +31 (0 )33 479 30 95