Magazine BEAST #16 2019
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6 #Business | Human Capital<br />
LUXEMBOURG:<br />
IS IT A PREFERRED DESTINATION<br />
BY ALEXANDRE<br />
FOR TECH EXPERTS? KEILMANN<br />
In the international tech company<br />
Docler Holding, HR experts, thanks<br />
to their numerous initiatives, have<br />
become masters in attracting<br />
talent, especially in Luxembourg.<br />
<strong>BEAST</strong> recently met with Valentina<br />
Brysina, who is Lead Recruiter and<br />
Recruitment Services Manager.<br />
We discussed current recruitment<br />
trends in the tech industry, as<br />
well as the growing importance<br />
of the candidate experience in<br />
a corporate world that is more<br />
competitive than ever.<br />
«Luxembourg is a unique place when it comes to digital<br />
talents. Obviously, the market is limited, due to the size of the<br />
country, while IT is growing and will continue to grow. Yet, we<br />
can clearly see that while demand is increasing, resources are<br />
not following… which therefore creates a gap,» starts Valentina<br />
Brysina. With the increasing number of ICT companies settling<br />
in Luxembourg, as well as banks and other sectors developing<br />
more and more their IT departments, she notices a significant<br />
growth: “The country, with the many opportunities it offers,<br />
needs to be marketed more. As a matter of fact, Luxembourg<br />
can offer unique possibilities to people from all around the<br />
world». One of major project of Valentina and the team is to<br />
market this country, by spreading the word to their candidates<br />
directly, on their social media, sharing their life changes after<br />
relocating to Luxembourg. One of her main arguments is that all<br />
the recruiters of the Docler team are from different countries:<br />
they all speak of their experience and share their own stories.<br />
What’s attractive here? In Luxembourg, Tech experts can work<br />
for international, big-name global groups, and for enthusiast<br />
innovative startups, local creative players. They can also<br />
meet decision makers from the public sector who are open to<br />
communicating with experts, local or expat, and are eager to<br />
help the country grow. «Also, salaries are higher than in most<br />
of the European countries, but it is clearly not the number 1<br />
advantage. In fact, tech experts are constantly looking for new<br />
challenges and projects that mean something to them.<br />
IT is all about technical opportunities: learning the tech and<br />
participating in projects that matter, impact life of people.<br />
Moreover, Luxembourg has developed an interesting ecosystem<br />
of startups which makes it attractive for tech professionals,»<br />
comments Valentina. When it comes to everyday life,<br />
Luxembourg offers a unique situation for families, in terms<br />
of quality of life and support programs for their kids. By the<br />
way, kids learn four different languages here, «a unique asset<br />
nowadays,» according to Valentina Brysina.<br />
As explained by the recruitment expert, the government<br />
encourages talents to come to Luxembourg and actually<br />
wants expats to feel welcomed. «Expats who have decided to<br />
come to Luxembourg and bring their loved ones can easily<br />
feel at home, giving the Grand-Duchy an additional advantage,”<br />
adds Valentina Brysina, “here, you will meet people from all<br />
around the world, from Brazil to Australia, creating enriching<br />
experiences.»<br />
Docler Recruitment Services provided<br />
to clients in Luxembourg<br />
The HR team, which has significant internal demand, was able,<br />
over the years, to develop a solid and experienced recruitment<br />
services proposition. Other companies with same demand for<br />
IT profiles contacted us and asked if we could help them with<br />
their recruitment needs. Our team got extremely excited about<br />
this new challenge and opportunity,» explains Valentina Brysina,<br />
describing the creation of Docler Recruitment Services. The<br />
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