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Unemployment in the Netherlands rarely lasts long
Being out of work is a passing state in the Netherlands. The market is cooling slightly, which makes how you…
The openings to 2035 come from departure
Growth is the exception, departure the rule. The European outlook to 2035 makes Dutch recruitment a structural task, with the…
You still hire when you do not grow
Growth is the smaller part of recruitment. Replacement demand follows from years of birth, not from order books, and it…
Departures decide which jobs stay tight
Almost every Dutch occupation is tight. Which ones stay tight is decided by who leaves, not by what grows, and…
The hours already on your payroll
The largest untapped group on the Dutch labour market already has a job. Part-timers who want more hours outnumber the…
Ageing arrived, the benefit wave did not
The pensioners came, the strain did not. Older workers stayed on, and they are now the fastest-growing source of labour…
A second job is a hiring signal
Stacking jobs is common in the Netherlands. A candidate with a second job tells you something useful, and so does…
Hybrid work is the Dutch norm
Dutch workers work from home more than anyone in Europe, mostly part of the week. For employers that changes how…
Europe's shortage lists point to surplus elsewhere
The same occupation is scarce in one European country and in surplus in another. For Dutch employers that asymmetry is…
The shortage sits in the workshop
Ask Dutch employers which vacancy is hardest to fill and a technical role tops the list, across several sectors at…