Job
Resources
Thanks to the European
Commission, NATO and the large number of multinational companies
located here, Belgium offers many interesting employment
possibilities. |
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Business and Networking
Groups
Belgium has many trade,
professional and social networking organizations. |
Employment
Trends
Belgium is a country with few
natural resources and a lot of brainpower, so Belgians primarily
work in the service industry. |
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Financial
Considerations
By European standards, Belgium
is a moderately expensive country; however, with the disparity
between the Euro and the US dollar, Belgium is quite expensive for
American expatriates. |
Information
Technology
This sector is unpredictable
here. It is experiencing fluctuating waves of layoffs and new
hiring. |
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Resume/CVs
In Belgium, a résumé/CV
(curriculum vitae) is usually two pages in length, but it may extend
to a maximum of three pages, depending on the jobseeker’s years of
experience. |
Engineering
Within Belgium, skilled
engineers are in demand in many industrial sectors, but the
traditional landscape has been changing. |
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Interviewing
Advice
In an interview situation, the
candidate should expect rather intense eye contact and a high degree
of formality. |
Accounting
& Finance
Within Europe, Belgium has long
held an established reputation for finance and banking. |
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Work
Permits/Visas
As a member country of the
Schengen Agreement, Belgium’s visa application process, particularly
for short visits (those less than three months), is straightforward. |
Sales
& Marketing
The demand for sales/marketing
professionals remains positive in Belgium, particularly in the
nation’s capital, Brussels. |
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Cultural
Advice
Belgians tend to be rather
formal and shake hands at the beginning and end of each interaction,
both when meeting someone for the first time and when leaving a
meeting. |
Education
The internationalism of Belgium
means that there are many prospects for teachers coming from outside
the country. |
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