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
Belgium has many trade, professional and social networking organizations.
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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.
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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.
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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
This section provides the person seeking employment within Belgium – either within Belgium’s companies or foreign companies doing business within Belgium – with practical advice on what to expect from an interview, how to prepare for an interview in various circumstances and some general behavioral guidelines to help the job seeker show sensitivity to the country’s business culture.
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Key Industries
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.
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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.
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Education
The internationalism of Belgium means that there are many prospects for teachers coming from outside the country.
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