LANGUAGE BARRIER WHILE SEARCHING FOR A JOB

A big obstacle to getting a job as an international student is the language barrier. Even though most Dutchies can speak English, many will often revert back to talking in Dutch. Employers prefer it when their employees can speak Dutch because they think it facilitates interactions with customers. The problem is that Dutch is a difficult language to learn and it isn’t done in a few days.

However, talking in Dutch is more difficult than understanding it, and just being able to understand some Dutch will already give you a big advantage! This means that when Dutchies speak in their mother tongue you know what they are talking about and you can take control of the conversation in English. If learning Dutch really isn’t an option, you can go for less contact-intensive jobs. These jobs include (bike)delivery jobs such as Deliveroo, Thuisbezorgd, Gorrillas, and Coolblue.