Why is it so hard to land a job 😭
I recently moved to the Netherlands, so naturally, I don't speak Dutch yet—I only know a few words from Duolingo (as you can probably guess!).
Since arriving, I have been applying for junior architecture jobs for over four months, but I am receiving rejections left and right. Most of them state that I don't speak Dutch. I am a junior architect with a bit of international experience.
Is it really this difficult? Is it even possible to land a job here?
I have also tried connecting with people on LinkedIn. However, as soon as they accept my request and I message them asking for advice on how to apply to their particular office, they ghost me.
Is this common? It is truly depressing and exhausting at this point. I have no clue what I am doing wrong, and it is just so hard.