Expats blogs

Podcast: How internationals can apply successfully in the Dutch job market.

I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Efe Can Tuğbay, CMA, MSc in De Podcast Fabriek in Haarlem, to talk about how internationals can apply successfully in the Dutch job market.

You can see the full podcast episode here (a shorter version will follow later).

I hope it’s useful — and I’d love to hear from you:
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