Netherlands : Vacancy sources

Job websites

• Academic Transfer  
• Career Builder Netherlands  
• EURES - European Job Mobility Portal  
• i-to-i TEFL  
• Job News Netherlands  
• Job Pool Netherlands  
• Jobline  
• Markt.nl  
• Med Web Netherlands  
• Medicare Jobs Netherlands  
• Monsterboard Netherlands  
• Teach Abroad Netherlands  
• Vacature Bank Netherlands  
• Company websites are also good sources of vacancies.

Recruitment agencies

• Search the Dutch Yellow Pages (Gouden Gids) for recruitment agencies in the Netherlands.
• Blue Lynx  
• Expatica  
• Kelly Services  
• Manpower Worldwide  
• Undutchables  

Newspapers

• Algemeen Dagblad  
• De Telegraaf - Saturday edition
• De Volkskrant  
• Intermediair  - targeted at students and graduates.
• NRC Handelsblad  
• Kidon Media-Link has further links to Dutch newspapers and news sources.

Other sources

• The Dutch Chamber of Commerce is a useful resource for individuals hoping to start a business in the Netherlands. It provides information on the logistics of starting a business, diplomas required for your specific line of business, how to write a solid business plan to finance your ideas, and what plans your municipality has within the area in which you want to establish your firm.
• Werk Netherlands  
• Job fairs or banenmarkten are getting more popular but not on the same scale as in the UK. They are only occasionally used for recruitment and are organised by recruitment agencies or universities. A well-known one is the annual fair, intermediair carrieredag, held in Amsterdam at the end of February or beginning of March (well advertised in the media).

Hidden vacancies

80% of new graduates get their first job by speculative application or networking. It is customary to telephone the company in advance of a speculative application. If an employer has no vacancies, they will usually keep speculative applications on file.