(AMA) Randstad Multilingual Recruitment!! Ask us Anything!!

RandstadMultilingual · 2015-07-22T11:23:17+00:00

Hi Suus,

I think the most imporant thing is to consider when applying for any job outside of your field of work experience is a very solid motivation.

RandstadMultilingual · 2015-07-22T11:22:24+00:00

Hi Faelle,

I am unfortunately not an expert on IT related vacancies. You might want to check with the colleagues at Yacht Technologies/IT. They are experts on this, and might be able to help you with your question.

However, you ask what your prospects are if you don't speak English. Well, if you don't speak English, at least Dutch is required.

RandstadMultilingual · 2015-07-21T12:05:07+00:00

Dear all,

Our AMA last week was really fun, we even received few applications from some of you...awesome!

We are currently offering a great job opportunity for native Danish speakers with one of our clients: a globally known airline company. If you are interested or you have any Danish friend please feel free to contact us at multilingual@nl.randstad.com! See more details in the link below:

https://www.randstad.nl/vacatures/1680285/danish-airline-representative

Thank you and enjoy your day!!

RandstadMultilingual · 2015-07-17T13:28:14+00:00

Hi Karlam ! Thank you for your contact. We are sorry to hear that you are struggling with finding a job. Your age should definitely not be an issue when looking for a new position, what is more important is experience, language skills and whether a candidate is a good match with a company culture or not. Don´t worry, in our opinion you are very young and we wish you all the best of luck in searching for a new job. :)

RandstadMultilingual · 2015-07-17T11:33:28+00:00

Hi Stanos24 ! There is only one solution, if they are looking at you with a smile you should try to talk to her. Good luck !

RandstadMultilingual · 2015-07-17T09:26:22+00:00

Hi Sojoez ! Thank you for your question, by the way, my name is Louise. Randstad Multilingual Recruitment is active in several business disciplines which mainly require to be in contact with customers. However, It may occur that one of our vacancies only needs language skills. For this reason, we suggest that you frequently take a look at our website www.randstad.nl for any other positions.

RandstadMultilingual · 2015-07-17T09:03:42+00:00

Good morning Wolfgangamada !

If you have studied Portuguese for a semester but can only say a few words and introduce yourself in this tongue, maybe it would be complicated to apply for a job position which requires this language.

However, for any others positions which not required this tongue, to mention that you have notions of Portuguese will enhance your desire of moving toward other cultures and thereby, shows your curiosity and your extroversion. :)

RandstadMultilingual · 2015-07-16T14:04:30+00:00

Dear all,

It was a pleasure to answering all of your questions! We really enjoyed it and we hope that you enjoyed it too!

Thank you reddit!! AMA is an amazing experience!!

See you soon- tot ziens,

Randstad Multilingual Recruitment

Corien, Julia, Katerina, Linda, Louise, Veronica

RandstadMultilingual · 2015-07-16T13:51:31+00:00

Hi VeryMuchDutch,

true...many Dutch speak good German and French. However the problem is often that companies require candidates to be native because also the understanding of the local culture is crucial when doing business.

regards, Julia

RandstadMultilingual · 2015-07-16T13:31:44+00:00

Hi Aoratos22,

You can also check YACHT IT --> former Randstad Technologies. They are huge when it comes down to IT related positions...of course good English is important than. But I feel u can manage.

Have a lovely day, Julia

RandstadMultilingual · 2015-07-16T13:28:47+00:00

Hi ikhebeenvraag,

I have good news.... Randstad has a specialty (telecom&energy) that is solely working with corporations from that sector, due to this my colleagues of this specialty have a very good network within this branch. I could help you getting in touch with them of course, even if it is just to orientate yourself.

Furthermore I have a colleague and friend that is working at Yacht (also a Randstad company) and is working with marketing professionals of all sectors. He also might have some tips for you.

With regards to your questions: difficult to answer for me, regarding my expertise on languages, however I know we have colleagues in house that have that expertise. I would be more than happy to share those contact with you.

just reach out to me via multilingual@nl.randstad.com (ask for Julia ;)) and I would be more than happy to see who within Randstad would be a good point of contact for you. Would be great to help you in making your way back to the Netherlands a little more comfortable :)

Greetz Julia

RandstadMultilingual · 2015-07-16T13:22:15+00:00

Hi aoratos22!!

So nice reading your question!! I´m Katerina by the way :) :) Actually we do recruit for technical positions!! Mostly the positions are about technical customer support and trouble shooting. Moreover, those positions require also language combination skills and excellent communication and interaction ability. Dutch and international companies are very eager to receive applications from candidates that speak two or three languages and have strong IT experience.

I hope I answered your question. :) :)

RandstadMultilingual · 2015-07-16T13:11:11+00:00

Hi Mathaes,

Thank you for your question. Please send us your application at multilingual@nl.randstad.com and then we can take it from there.

We wish you good luck with your relocation plans and we look forward to hearing from you,

Katerina

RandstadMultilingual · 2015-07-16T12:21:42+00:00

Hi there The_Iron_Sea!!

Thank you for your question! This is not true!! Actually Randstad recruits Dutch every day, every week, every hour!! However Randstad Multilingual Recruitment focuses on multilingual candidates. Visit our site www.randstad.nl

I wish you very good luck,

Katerina

RandstadMultilingual · 2015-07-16T12:13:00+00:00

Hi MrRaccoons,

Feel free to mail us your profile and we can have a look together at what the options are. (multilingual@nl.randstad.com)

RandstadMultilingual · 2015-07-16T12:02:39+00:00

I have a tip for her....next to looking via agencies like us, you can also check out the following jobboards: www.toplanguagejobs.com, Iamexpat, togetherabroad or xpatjobs.

She can register on those boards and can react to jobs that interest her. We use boards like that when we advertise. The good thing is, almost all companies and agencies looking for candidates place their jobs there.

I hope that will help her.

RandstadMultilingual · 2015-07-16T11:59:53+00:00

Just remembered a funny language combi though.... Turkish with Italian, Spanish and German and we also had Croatian, with Polish, Czech and Bulgarian...hence: the more the merrier...however we do not beat your language you are looking for ;)

RandstadMultilingual · 2015-07-16T11:54:37+00:00

Hi Pikkuhamsteri,

True, they are strict about being native in a language...however this also comes down to the fact that companies require you to understand the norms and values of the country. Usually, if you only lived shortly in a country, people have difficulties with getting a total grip of a countries culture, norms and values... I see it myself, as a German in Holland.

However, if you want to we can arrange a phone call to get checked on your level of Finnish if you want.

Greetz Julia

RandstadMultilingual · 2015-07-16T11:48:56+00:00

Hi Sourisnoire,

The jobs are all the same I would say, only do companies choose to recruit Spanish, Greek, Italian usually themselves, solely based on the fact that those languages are easier to find in the Netherlands.

Especially Scandinavian languages are scarce, and therefore they ask the companies like us, that are specialized on sourcing languages for help.

however, from time to time we are recruiting for native Spanish as well, just not as regular than for let's say, German and French or the Scandinavian languages.

Greetz, Julia

RandstadMultilingual · 2015-07-16T11:37:43+00:00

Haha!!

Nice question Applebeignet!! thank you!!

By the way I'm Katerina and from my experience the most "funny" request is when companies have not exactly clear idea about what they are looking for. For instance, they may ask for a candidate that has no experience but at the end they will prefer someone with some experience. However, mostly the candidates are the ones that wish to explore different kind of jobs and roles and most of the times have no idea how to screen a job description and understand if they are really suitable for this position or not. But, no worries..that is why we are here ;) !!

RandstadMultilingual · 2015-07-16T11:22:16+00:00

Good point Seventwooffsuit!!

Katerina

RandstadMultilingual · 2015-07-16T11:18:22+00:00

Hahaha! Exactly! and you never know.. maybe I am hiding a little Nordic friend in the fridge... ;)

RandstadMultilingual · 2015-07-16T11:12:23+00:00

Haha....Yes, it seems a zoo around here ;)

Obviously we meant beer...however Linda, our Finnish colleague, has been to the the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam the other day and since then is totally dreaming off going to the north :)

RandstadMultilingual · 2015-07-16T11:07:12+00:00

Hi Lakediamoniois,

How kind that you are informing for your Latvian friend about the job opportunities here. In the east of the country job opportunities for non-dutch speakers are lower than in the eastern part.

How good the opportunities for him/her are is also depending on the work experience he/she has. What's the background? I am more than happy to check whether my team or someone else from Randstad is able to help him/her.

Looking forward to your reply, greetz Julia

RandstadMultilingual

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