In today’s episode, we'll be discussing why finding the job of a lifetime, especially in the field of research, can be difficult and what you can do to beat the system and find your dream job.

Finding the best job can be difficult and it's seldom that the right job is offered at the right time. So, why don't you take the steering wheel into your hands and start a more proactive approach? In this episode, I will explain to you how to do so!

1. Create a free account, if not done so already and make sure to be logged in
2. Fill in your profile on My AcademicTransfer
3. Test our free CV match or Research match after listening to this episode
4. See the greyed-out history matches on the bottom that indicates what faculties offered the best matching jobs in the past and start reaching out to them.

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Overview of great starting points at our platform:

• Academic jobs in the Netherlands - We have 100% coverage of the research jobs in The Netherlands, from PhD and postdoc, up to assistant- associate- and full professors at the 14 research universities, 7 university medical centres, and the research institutions from KNAW and NWO-I. We also provide relevant job openings for researchers in industry, government and universities of applied sciences.
• Your career planner by AcademicTransfer - All free career services to guide you in taking the next career step as a researcher.
• FactCards NL - FactCards brings you over 200 categorized facts and Q&A about doing research in, coming to, working in, studying in and living in The Netherlands.
• Blog - AcademicTransfer - Find out tons of information regarding research careers in The Netherlands in over 150 dedicated blog posts!