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Are you interested in job opportunities in the Netherlands, but still hesitant to use Robin or go with another agency? These 9 guarantees you can expect from Robin when you go to work in the Netherlands will help you decide.

In the daytime, the sweet scent of tulips lingers in the air, and in the evening, the curiosity-inducing windows of the Red Light District beckon tourists wandering around Amsterdam. Tolerance is the Dutch "calling card", and it's not the only thing that sets the country apart in the world. Dutch law was the first to recognise same-sex marriage, euthanasia (the easy death of a terminally ill person) and prostitution. And did you know that two of the three on this list are still only legal in the Netherlands today?

Buying a one-way ticket is a big step. Before you go to a foreign country for an extended period of time, you need to plan carefully, where you will live and know what to do when you arrive. This is not easy even if you are travelling alone, and if you are travelling with a young child, you will have a lot of extra responsibilities.

A study carried out last year in the Netherlands showed that pensioners are the richest social group. Not third, not second, but the richest part of society! The country's pension system was ranked the second best pension system in the world by the international Mercer's Global Pensions Index in 2016. "We have a lot to learn from this country's system," unanimously agree VU professor Teodoras Medaiskis and LLRI President Žilvinas Šilėnas.

Health insurance is probably the most important thing for you in the Netherlands. It's probably already clear that it is essential. If you live in this country, the government obliges you to take out Dutch health insurance. Health insurance is not the only compulsory insurance, if you have a car (as in most countries) you should also take out car insurance. Here are some tips on compulsory insurance in the Netherlands.

The salary you can expect to earn working in Germany can depend on several factors: skilled or unskilled work, your foreign language proficiency, seasonal or non-seasonal work, it even depends on the region of Germany where you will work and live.

Interested in getting a job abroad? There are many ways to get a job abroad. Reliable references and a waiver of recruitment fees are a good start to finding a job abroad

When you travel to the Netherlands for work, you will sign a flexible working contract with a temporary employment agency in the Netherlands upon your arrival.