Is it easy for graduates who study in the Netherlands to find a job?

Many students who go to study in the Netherlands are asking: Is it easy to find a job by studying in the Netherlands? Is the employment situation in the Netherlands really so unfavorable? Follow me to introduce the relevant situation. Let’s talk about whether it is easy for graduates who studied in the Netherlands to find a job.

Is it easy to find a job after studying in the Netherlands? A returnee from studying in the Netherlands said:

When I was in the Netherlands, I met some Dutch students who were about to graduate or had already graduated. They stayed at home all day for I was worried about not being able to find a job; after returning to China, I met some Dutch returnees and lamented how difficult it was to find a job in the Netherlands. Looking back on my experience of finding a job, combined with the experiences of many friends who have successfully worked in the Netherlands, I feel that finding a job in the Netherlands is not as difficult as imagined. In fact, the Dutch government has provided legal policies that are very conducive to the employment of Dutch international students.

Since the Dutch Immigration Bureau established the high-skilled immigration system in 2004, international students who have obtained a Dutch university diploma no longer need to apply separately for a work permit from the Labor Bureau through their employer to work and live legally in the Netherlands. Compared with the work permit system in other countries that has a very complicated application process, Dutch employers only need to submit a work contract with an international student with an annual income of more than 26,605 euros to the Labor Bureau to help the international student apply for a high-skilled immigrant residence permit.

From a technical perspective, the legal procedures for a Dutch unit to hire foreign students are not much different from hiring a local, and the annual income requirement of 26,605 euros is not high in the Netherlands. In addition, the Dutch are relatively open and tolerant, and do not reject foreign employees culturally. Therefore, it is better for Chinese students to graduate from studying in the Netherlands, and the local environment for finding jobs is better. In order to grasp the government's favorable policies and find a suitable job within the one-year work visa cycle after graduation, the key is to find the right direction and persevere.

Be good at making use of surrounding resources

For international students, the biggest problem facing finding a job in a foreign country is actually not a language problem, but a resource problem. Unfamiliar with the local labor market and without the help of their parents’ so-called “connections” in China, many international students don’t know which direction to look for a job. They want to find a job, but they don’t know where to start. At this time, you need to obtain some information about recruitment on your own. The Netherlands also has large-scale recruitment websites similar to China's Zhaopin Recruitment, such as monster, vacature, etc. Starting from the Internet and mass-sending resumes is of course the most basic way to find recruitment information. However, it is not enough to rely solely on online resources. It is difficult to find a job while staying at home all day long. Basically every Dutch university has a career guidance center for international students. Teachers in the career center will provide international students with career planning advice, career psychological counseling and other services, and will also provide students with some information about recruiting units. International students must not regard these career centers as decorations. Frequent consultation at the career center is not only helpful for formulating a clear and reasonable plan to find a job, but also to obtain some recruitment information that cannot be found on the Internet. The career centers of some schools will even submit resumes to partner agencies and companies on behalf of students. With this kind of support from the school, international students will get twice the result with half the effort in finding a job.

In addition, although they are not in China, international students still need to learn how to use the Chinese network in the Netherlands. There are not too many Chinese students in the Netherlands. It is easy for everyone to form their own social circle, and almost every Chinese can enthusiastically help their compatriots. Many students' job opportunities actually come directly from introductions from seniors who are already working. Therefore, international students need to actively participate in some social activities after arriving in the Netherlands. Basically every big city in the Netherlands has its own Chinese student union. The student union often organizes some activities. Participate in these activities and get to know other Chinese students in the Netherlands, especially those who are already working, and listen to these people’s experiences. I suggest you not to be blind when looking for a job.

Summarize experience and never give up in spite of all battles

As the saying goes, jobs will not come to you. In China, it takes several months for fresh graduates to find a suitable job, let alone in Europe where the requirements are higher.

International students must not deny themselves just because they have received a few job rejection letters, and pack up and return home frustrated. Employers in the Netherlands are very responsible and will state the reasons for rejection in the rejection letter to each applicant. After receiving this kind of rejection letter, you should study it carefully and sum up your experience so that you can use your strengths and avoid weaknesses in your next application. In addition, once your resume is submitted, it is best not to wait for notification. For a job unit that you are very eager to work for, you can send several emails to inquire about the progress of your application to deepen the employer's impression of you. Some well-known companies will participate in large-scale job fairs in the Netherlands every year. International students can go to these job fairs to learn more about the recruitment requirements of these companies, and seize the opportunity to express themselves directly to HR at the job fairs.

In short, for students who are concerned about whether it is good to find a job after studying in the Netherlands, I have given you a detailed introduction above. It is not very difficult for Dutch students to find a job in the Netherlands after graduation. , all Dutch international students need to do is to make long-term preparations and preparations for finding a job after graduation from the moment they enroll.