i want to go and live in europe, anywhere! but have no idea of how to find a job without speaking the native language, amsterdam would be the best place, but i just dont know hwo to go about all this?
2006-09-20 04:06:32 · 7 answers · asked by carolineinthe_city 1 in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Netherlands
you could use a car, a bike, a plane, or a boat.
2006-09-20 04:15:03 · answer #1 · answered by Huge. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the john lennon airport in liverpool, fly cheap with easy jet (book early for cheap ticket). You can get a job in Amsterdam even if you don't speak Dutch. But expect to not find the best job in the world by just going there unprepared.
I would suggest looking around at some company's websites (for instance there's an american bookstore (www.abc.nl) and an english bookstore in Amsterdam. Also theres a canadian coffee place in some cities (www.socialground.nl).
Or look at an international carreer website. And try to get a specific job at a specific company. Because just going there and trying to find a job in a country you don't know can be pretty hard.
2006-09-23 03:42:24 · answer #2 · answered by swirly023 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Post your CV on Monster. If you have an EU passport and know anything about computers, you should be able to get a decent job. But until you learn Dutch, you won't make a lot of money unless you can capture some niche market in something.
As an EU citizen, you don't need to worry about permits, etc.
Lots of expats live/work in Amsterdam. There's a lot of international companies (UPC, Orange, IBM, etc.) that are there so you shouldn't have a problem due to language to find something.
2006-09-20 19:23:57 · answer #3 · answered by DIDI 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many people in Amsterdam speak English, so it should not be a problem getting a job there. Escaping from Liverpool is just a matter of getting on a train or bus to somewhere else, I believe.
2006-09-20 11:16:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's very easy. I stay in South Africa and worked and lived in London for 2 years. It was very easy to get a job but for you, go for Dutch classes and as soon as you can speak a bit. GO!!!
2006-09-20 11:10:09 · answer #5 · answered by disco_africa 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try the job centre or do what i did and just go, save up for a few months make sure you have enugh to live on for about a month and take an open return ticket and just go with the flow, so much better fun and adventure.
2006-09-20 11:17:21 · answer #6 · answered by azmondo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact the Dutch Embassy. You should be ok languagewise in Amserdam there are lots of English speakers.
2006-09-20 18:09:11 · answer #7 · answered by malcy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋