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'''Amsterdam''' is a lively city in the [[Netherlands]].
'''Amsterdam''' is a lively city in the [[Netherlands]].


==Money exchange==
==International travelers==


==Quick cash==
===Bars & restaurants===
For travellers, even without the appropriate papers, is not too hard to find jobs in restaurants, bars or coffeeshops.
For travelers, even without the appropriate papers, is not hard to find jobs in restaurants, bars or coffeeshops. You basically just have to go from bar to bar and ask if they have any jobs for you. Make sure you do know your [[Netherlands_Rights|rights]].
 
===Busking===
Busking in Amsterdam is pretty much allowed anywhere in the city. Best chances though are in a neighborhood at the entrance of a supermarket. If you perform nicely, you should be able to make around 10 to 20 euro an hour. Catchy tunes generate more money than your own songs, or songs that no-one knows. At some supermarkets you sometimes have some 'competition' of another busker. In the city center you have the right to play for an hour, un-amplified. If someone argues (a shopkeeper or police), the best things sometimes is to not argue back, but to just go.
 
===Service Industry===
There are many jobs for people within the service industry, such as [[call-centers]] Languages with a big demand are French and English.
 
===Cleaning jobs===
Cleaning jobs are generally not very well paid, but if you really need cash, you can get a cleaning job easily. It mostly concerns cleaning-jobs at offices.  


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Revision as of 02:13, 10 December 2008

Amsterdam is a lively city in the Netherlands.

International travelers

Bars & restaurants

For travelers, even without the appropriate papers, is not hard to find jobs in restaurants, bars or coffeeshops. You basically just have to go from bar to bar and ask if they have any jobs for you. Make sure you do know your rights.

Busking

Busking in Amsterdam is pretty much allowed anywhere in the city. Best chances though are in a neighborhood at the entrance of a supermarket. If you perform nicely, you should be able to make around 10 to 20 euro an hour. Catchy tunes generate more money than your own songs, or songs that no-one knows. At some supermarkets you sometimes have some 'competition' of another busker. In the city center you have the right to play for an hour, un-amplified. If someone argues (a shopkeeper or police), the best things sometimes is to not argue back, but to just go.

Service Industry

There are many jobs for people within the service industry, such as call-centers Languages with a big demand are French and English.

Cleaning jobs

Cleaning jobs are generally not very well paid, but if you really need cash, you can get a cleaning job easily. It mostly concerns cleaning-jobs at offices.

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