Amsterdam hotels & travel
- Looking for a job in Amsterdam? Try one of the addresses below.
Temporary employment agencies (uitzendbureau in Dutch) are popular in the Netherlands. Every town has a few of those offices. The agencies are your best chance to get a (temporarily) job.
The large agencies are: Randstad, Content, Adecco, Olympia and Tempo-Team.
Amsterdam (a small selection):
- Adecco - Koningsplein 8
- ASA Student - Singel 432
- Content - Van Baerlestraat 83
- Content - Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 156
- Mailprofs - Leidsestraat 32-III
- Multicraft - Van Baerlestraat 45
- Randstad Banks/Education/Secretary (Leidseplein 1-3)
- Randstad Healthcare (Muntplein 2)
- Randstad Banking & Insurance (Paulus Potterstraat 22-24)
- Randstad Logistics (Admiraal de Ruyterweg 21)
- Start People - van Baerlestraat 154
- Studentalent - Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 316
- Studentenwerk - Vijzelgracht 25
- Tempo-Team - Rokin 118
Citizen Service Number
Inhabitants of Europe are allowed to live and work in any other member state. In order to work in the Netherlands however you need a Citizen Service Number. You also need this number for a Dutch bank account. You can apply for a Citizen Service Number at the municipality. There are no costs involved with getting a BSN.
work license
High skilled employes from outside Europe get a license within 5 weeks. One of the requirements is that you will earn at least €50.000. The government organization IND (ind.nl) can can you detailed information if you are from outside Europe and you want to work in Amsterdam for a longer period. Also people from Bulgaria and Romania still need a work license.
resources for jobs
- newspapers. The Telegraaf is the largest newspaper of the Netherlands (rightwing opinions). Other national newspapers are: the Volkskrant (leftwing opinions), Algemeen Dagblad and NRC Handelsblad.
- werk.nl Official government national website for companies and people who look for a job.
Dam Square: picture 1 Airport Amsterdam
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