I've got a new job in Amsterdam!

It’s about time I wrote to update all my fellow job seekers that I’ve got a job in Amsterdam! I’ve been sorted for about 4 weeks now and I’m going to be working at Philips from the 24th September. In the end I didn’t find the role through a recruitment agency but managed to sort it out all by myself. Originally, I’d applied for a different job at Philips and had interviews at the beginning of the summer. I was disappointed that they turned me down for that role, but they later came back to me with a different role, which is more suited to me anyway.

So my recommendation, after limited success using recruitment agencies, is to trawl through company sites and apply directly for everything. By all means meet with the agencies, and go to any interviews they do get for you (I had about 5 through agencies) but in the end I was better off on my own.

For a head start on finding international jobs/companies in Amsterdam, don’t forget my useful list of companies, check out their vacancy boards and apply today!:
http://sdemul.blogspot.com/2007/06/international-companies-based-in.html


Good luck to anyone else out there that is searching!

International Companies based in Amsterdam

The international companies below are listed in alphabetical order. They have all posted English-speaking job opportunities, based in Amsterdam, on their websites recently.

ABN Amro
Accor
AKZO NOBEL
Alliance Boots
American Express
Avery Dennison
Backbase
Belkin
Booking.com
Canon Europa
Cisco
Corporate Express
Diageo
DSM
Foot Locker
Forrester Research
Golden Tulip Hotels
Greenpeace
Heineken
HOYA
IKEA Group
ING
Intercontinental Hotels
Joost
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Kyocera Mita Europe
K-Swiss
LogicaCMG
Marriott International
MediaCatalyst
Mitsubishi Motors Europe
Mattel
MEXX
NetApp
Nike
Novo Nordisk
Numico
Philips
Reed-Elsevier
Sara Lee
Sony
Stream
TomTom
Tribal DDB
Tommy Hilfiger
Unilever
UPC Europe
WebEx


If I've missed any of the international companies in Amsterdam please let me know and I'll add them to the list. Please provide a URL to the job vacancies pages and I'll add that too.

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