Magazine BEAST #16 2019

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