Now that I have a valid residence/work permit coming my way (I still have to pick it up whenever they tell me to), finding a job is the next major hurdle. Of course I've spent the last 5 months looking for jobs here, some of which i wish I could applied for...and some I did apply for, but got turned down up front b/c I didn't have a work permit. I've also spent the last year looking at the job market here on job placement websites...so I sort of know how it will go. The majority of jobs that foreign English speaking people get placed in are call center jobs. I refuse to do that! Its too stressful and I probably wouldn't last more than a month. There are a lot of big name international companies with HQ or offices in the NL, but I am not a: economist, financial analyst, accountant, IT, marketing analyst, HR specialist, graphic designer...etc etc. I guess that doesn't leave a lot I am qualified to do!
Right away on Monday I began my quest. I went to Undutchables, a job recruitment agency for foreigners, to talk to someone about what I can do to find a job. I went to Manpower and Randstad, but they both don't deal with English-speaking jobs! they didn't even take my CV. I went to another place but they also don't have much for English-speakers. I think the market is flooded with job placement agencies here in Holland. One street alone where I went to Randstad...is just basically a street with job placement offices! There were even two offices of the same company!
So I will spend my days still scrounging for jobs. I still have my volunteer job which I went back to yesterday. But it just reminded me how much I would like to have a job-- a paying job, and one where I can go to and be able to communicate to others about the job. I never fully understand everything they say during the change of shift things, even if they are just joking about something...i really just want to be included on things. I hope I can soon be included in the Dutch job market.
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