Is it easy for Dutch students to find jobs after graduation?

Many students studying in the Netherlands will choose a major suitable for easy employment, so is it easy for Dutch students to find jobs after graduation? Don't worry, let's take a look at the list of Dutch students looking for jobs after graduation listed in my study abroad column. Welcome to reading.

Is it easy for Dutch students to find jobs after graduation?

The key to studying in the Netherlands and looking for a job is to give full play to your subjective initiative.

When I was in Holland, I met some international students from China who were about to graduate or had already graduated, and stayed at home all day worrying about not finding a job. After returning home, I met some Dutch returnees and lamented how difficult it was to work in the Netherlands. Looking back on my past job hunting experience, combined with the experiences of many friends who have worked successfully in the Netherlands, I feel that it is not as difficult as I thought to find a job in the Netherlands. In fact, the Dutch government has provided legal policies that are very beneficial to the employment of Dutch students. Since the Dutch Immigration Bureau established the high-tech immigration system in 2004, international students who have obtained a Dutch university diploma can legally work and live in the Netherlands without applying for a work permit from the labor bureau through their employers. Compared with the complicated work permit system in other countries, Dutch employers can help international students apply for residence permits for high-tech immigrants by submitting their work contracts with international students whose annual income exceeds 26,605 euros to the Labor Bureau.

Technically speaking, the legal procedure for Dutch companies to hire international students is not much different from that of a local, and the annual income requirement of 26,605 euros is not high in the Netherlands. In addition, the Dutch are more open and tolerant, and they don't exclude foreign employees culturally, so the environment for China students to find jobs in the Netherlands is better. In order to grasp the favorable policies of the government and find a suitable job within one year after graduation, the key is to find the right direction and persevere.

Be good at using the surrounding resources

For foreign students to work in the Netherlands, the biggest problem in finding a job in a foreign country is actually not the language problem, but the resource problem. Because they are not familiar with the local labor market and leave the help of their parents' so-called "relationships" in China, many international students don't know which direction to look for a job, let alone where to start. At this time, you need to get some recruitment information yourself. There are also large recruitment websites similar to China Zhaopin, such as monster and vacature. Sending resumes from the Internet is of course the most basic way to find recruitment information. However, it is not enough to rely solely on network resources. It is difficult to find a job at home all day. Basically every Dutch university has a career guidance center for international students. Teachers in the vocational center will provide foreign students with services such as career planning consultation and psychological counseling, and also provide students with some information about recruitment units. International students should never regard these vocational centers as decorations. They should often go to the vocational center for consultation, which will not only help to make a clear and reasonable job search plan, but also get some recruitment information that can't be found online. Some school career centers even send resumes to cooperative institutions and companies on behalf of students. With the support of the school, international students will get twice the result with half the effort in the process of finding a job.

In addition, although people are not in China, international students in the Netherlands still need to learn how to use the Internet in China. There are not many China students studying in Holland, so it is easy for everyone to form their own social circle. Almost everyone in China can help their compatriots enthusiastically. Many students' job opportunities actually come directly from the introduction of seniors and sisters who have already worked. 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 student union in China. Students' Union often organizes some activities, participates in them more, gets to know other China students in the Netherlands, especially those who have already worked in China, and listens to the suggestions of these experienced people, so as not to be blind in job hunting.

Sum up experience and fight every battle.

As the saying goes, work won't come to you. In China, it takes several months for fresh graduates to find a suitable job, not to mention in more demanding Europe. International students should never deny themselves just because they have received several job rejections, and pack their bags and return home disheartened. Employers in the Netherlands are quite responsible, and the reasons for refusing visas will be explained in the letter of refusal to each applicant. After receiving this rejection letter, you should study it carefully and sum up your experience in order to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses in the next application. In addition, once the resume is delivered, it is best not to wait for the notice. For the company you are eager to work for, you can send several emails to inquire about the progress of the application and deepen the impression of the employer on you. Some well-known enterprises will attend the annual large-scale job fair in the Netherlands. International students can visit these job fairs more often, learn more about the recruitment requirements of these enterprises, and seize the opportunity to express themselves directly to HR at the job fairs.

In a word, it is not difficult to find a job in Holland. What China students need to do is to make long-term preparations for finding jobs after graduation from the moment they enter school. Hard work and perseverance. Actually, finding a job in Holland is the same as finding a job in China. Pay and return are always in direct proportion.