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Galeta New member

Member since 28 May 2012

GaletaNew member16 November 2012 10:04:09

Hello everyone!
I'm applying for a PhD program in the university of Maastricht. I don't need to speak Dutch to be accepted because my work will be in English. However I'm worried about my boyfriend being able to find a job. He is a computer scientist with two years experience as an Android developer. He is French and he speaks perfect English (and some German) but nothing of Dutch. I know for most people is hard to find a job without speaking Dutch but do you know if it is the same in the IT companies? In many countries engineers and computer scientist can work speaking just English but I don't know if it's the same in the Netherlands

Thank you!

Harmonie ViP

Member since 13 June 2011

HarmonieViP16 November 2012 10:59:58

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Hi Galeta, hope that you'll soon be advised!

Do not hesitate to post an advert in the section Jobs in Maastricht, it may help.

Fingers crossed,
Harmonie.

andrea198 New member

Member since 21 June 2012

andrea198New member19 November 2012 15:09:35

He may be able to find work with a Dutch or American company also there is a job agency called Undutchables ( i think it is). Mayb he can try there.

mano1438 Active member

Member since 22 April 2011

mano1438Active member17 June 2013 14:01:19

Hi Galeta,

He can try at Teleperformance in Maastricht, they will certainly take him on if he knows about dealing with people and repairs to pc's and they do not require that you speak Dutch, as long as you have English and possibly another European language.

Give it a try.

Good luck!!

catiasilva2006 Member

Member since 27 March 2012

catiasilva2006Member25 June 2013 16:36:35

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mano1438 Active member

Member since 22 April 2011

mano1438Active member19 August 2013 22:18:41

I wouldn't worry much about that, Belgium is right next door and they speak French, besides accommodation is cheaper in Belgium and it's barely a couple of kms. away.

titianne New member

Member since 08 July 2014

titianneNew member07 March 2016 11:52:33

Normally as your boy friend is French, he is not oblige to learn Dutch
as all foreigner coming in NL . Just because we made Europe with Dutch,
Italian ...Nearly all Dutchs can speak English ( except people didn't study
after their 16 years old) even Dutch people they are the people can speak better
English in this world. He can find a work on some uitzenburo agencies as undutchables,
bruno , ...With key words he will find . Dutch didn't oblige to speak their own langage
even they prefer...
Best
Sophie-Anne married to a Dutch man ( thinks he 's speaking English as an English personn...)

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