Recruitment in Luxembourg

This seminar gives an overview to participants on recruitment practices in Luxembourg as well on the specifics of the Luxembourg employment market.

The labour market in Luxembourg

1. Sources of candidates

• Composition of the Luxembourgish labour market and the war for talent
  • Local population
  • Languages
  • Evolution of the labour market
  • Active population
  • Attractiveness of the labour market for cross-border commuters
  • Different sectors of activity
  • Employees in the private sector
  • Special status "Impatriates"
  • Employment by sector
  • Attractiveness of different sectors of activity for potential candidates
• Which sources to use to recruit effectively?
  • Internal recruitment
  • External recruitment
  • Employment Development Agency (ADEM)
  • Employee referrals
  • Unsolicited applications and candidate pools
  • Recruitment through advertisements
  • e-recruitment
  • Social media
  • Recruitment fairs
  • Recruitment costs
  • Use of external specialists
  • Temporary agencies
  • Outsourcing
  • Recruitment firms
  • "Headhunters"
• Mobility of candidates
  • Factors facilitating local and international mobility
• Definition of a recruitment strategy
  • Global annual strategy
  • Individual strategy per position
  • Which sources to use?

2. Assessment of candidates

• Analysis of the application
  • Different school and university systems
  • National peculiarities
  • Equivalence of diplomas
  • Register of diplomas
  • References and work certificates
  • Equal opportunities for men and women and Non-discrimination
  • General principles: Working in the EU; Frontier worker; Disabled workers
  • Selection interview
  • Other selection methods
  • Tests and assessment centres
• Selection of candidates
• Questions & Answers

A certificate will be delivered to each participant.

• Number of participants is limited to 6.
• Interactive and practical Seminar.