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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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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Information Technology
This sector is unpredictable here. It is experiencing fluctuating waves of layoffs and new hiring.
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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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Accounting and Finance
Within Europe, Belgium has long held an established reputation for finance and banking.
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Sales & Marketing
Unemployment rates are persistently high in Belgium, even beyond the current economic crisis.
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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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Top Companies
The following list represents companies reporting the largest assets/revenues in the country. More than 400,000 additional corporate profiles can be found in Going Global's Employer Directory.
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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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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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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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Interviewing Advice
Belgians are modest by nature and dislike what may be seen as bragging or arrogance, jobseekers must be careful with how they present their talents and experience.
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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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