u/Affectionate_Put1031

Spent weeks here applying and hearing nothing. Eventually someone in HR told me my CV "looked American" and that was basically the problem. Format, not content.

Stuff Dutch CVs want that I didn't expect:

- Photo (still standard, even though it feels weird)

- Nationality + work permit status

- A languages section with CEFR levels — even A1 Dutch is worth listing

- A separate motivatiebrief; if they ask for one and you skip it, you're out

- One page if at all possible

Anyone else gone through this and learned something the hard way? Curious what other people ran into.