15 Skills You Need to Nail a Job at Startups in the Netherlands
Amsterdam is one of the hottest startup hubs in Europe and people all around the world are flocking in to land their dream jobs at cool Startups.
Yet before you start applying for a job at startups, think — do you have the skillset and mindset Startups desire dearly? If yes, congratulations and welcome on board! If you doubt it, consider brushing up these skills before you take the leap to increase your chances.
So what kinds of talents are Startups in the Netherlands desperately looking for?
According to Cocoon’s data as of September 2016 based on over 1500 startup job ads, developers (frontend, backend, fullstack, mobile) are in the highest demand, second is Sales & Business Development talents (i.e. the dealmakers), closely followed by Marketing & Communications rockstars and then Designers (graphic, UX/ UI etc)
15 Skills Startups are Looking For in Talents
Now you know what roles Startups in the Netherlands are looking for. But what are the specific skills these Startups desire for these roles? To make your life easier, we dived into our database to sort out the top 15 most wanted skills Startups listed on their job ads.
While developers are highly demanded in the Dutch startup scene, it is important to know which program languages startups need so that you know your chances better. The data shows that 2 frontend programme languages Javascript, HTML&CSS ranked on top and backend development skills like MySQL, PHP, node.js are among the most desired skills.
For the dealmakers, your experience in account management, business development, customer support, lead generation and/or cold calling are desired by startups in the Netherlands.
Meanwhile for marketing professionals, communications, social media, web analytics and content marketing are the top skills (without much spending) startups are craving for.
Related article: 1 Thing I wish I knew before looking for jobs in the Netherlands
Are You Ready?
Do you have what it takes to be part of an exhilarating Dutch startup? If yes, your next step is to know where exactly to find a job in startups in the Netherlands — Cocoon app allows you to swipe like Tinder through hottest jobs. It has successfully matched over 4500 talents with Startups and you can easily be the next one.
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