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25 October 2024 Why Luxembourg's Talent is on the Move: 5 Key Reasons Candidates are Ready for Change
Since I began my recruitment journey, Luxembourg's job market has always been candidate-driven. Finding the right talent - those with the right mix of technical expertise, personality, and soft skills - has been a persistent challenge.
1 July 2024 Ghosting: Why Isn't My Candidate Responding Anymore?
Yes! You managed to reach a perfect candidate; they responded to your LinkedIn message, the phone screening went well, there was a match, and you scheduled an appointment for a first interview.
23 April 2024 Unlocking Equal Pay: Luxembourg's Journey Towards Gender Equality

In honor of International Women's Day, the nation's statistics powerhouse STATEC looked into Luxembourg's strides in closing the gender pay gap. While the country is on the way to closing the gap, there is still work to be done. Work in which HR partners can play a pivotal role.
23 April 2024 Luxembourg: Your Gateway to Work-Life Harmony
Luxembourg boasts one of the world's top rankings for work-life balance, although Spain has recently claimed the top spot. But what makes Luxembourg shine in this arena?
19 April 2024 Telework Success: Your Guide for Cross-Border Commuters in Luxembourg
Are you one of the many professionals navigating the cross-border hustle in Luxembourg? With 226,000 cross-border workers, it's clear that commuting is a way of life for a significant portion of the Luxembourgish workforce. But what about telework? How can you make it work for you while straddling borders?
7 March 2024 Select HR Luxembourg: 20 Years of Excellence

In 2024 Select Group is celebrating its 20th year!
The brand started out in Belgium but is providing its services nowadays in the whole of Benelux, as well as North-Africa and the Middle East. The expansion of Select Group in Luxembourg started in 2018. While rooted in Belgium, Select HR Luxembourg now stands as a beacon of quality recruitment services in the heart of Europe.
8 February 2024 The Indispensable Human Touch in HR
In 2023, technology once again took a leap forward with the widespread implementation of AI in various sectors. Within HR, AI is already being applied today: resume screening, chatbots, candidate sourcing. However, despite this technological advancement, the human touch in HR remains extremely important.
1 February 2024 HR Trends in 2024 in Luxembourg.
Recruitment is in continuous evolution; over the past year, the introduction of ChatGPT has enabled recruiters to work more efficiently. However, the tight labor market has pressured the recruitment sector to approach things differently. In 2024, significant developments are expected in the HR sector.
24 October 2022 First edition of the Social Networking Night in Luxembourg (organized by the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce)
Our team in Luxemburg shared their expertise on the job market to help young jobseekers with a Spanish background.
22 September 2022 Social Networking Night for young Spanish Speakers
Select Luxembourg is sponsoring the very first Social Networking event for Spaniards in Luxembourg, organized by the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg.
9 December 2021 Select Luxembourg collects the "Made in Luxembourg" label
In the presence of the Minister of Middle Classes and Tourism, Lex Delles, 84 Luxembourg companies received the label "Made in Luxembourg" of which Select Luxembourg is one. The official award ceremony took place in the premises of the CdM where Nathalie de Lira received the official certificate.
21 April 2020 Working at home: our advice
Those who don't need to be outside, stay home. It's been like this since the beginning of the Corona crisis. For many employees, this means working from home. But how best to manage this?
1 August 2019 5 essential tips for a more professional LinkedIn profile
In the 21st century, where job search has largely migrated to digital, it is extremely important to have a professional and high quality LinkedIn page.
3 April 2019 Xpertize.lu and iStorm.lu become Select Luxembourg

2018 was an important year for Xpertize.lu and iStorm.lu. At the beginning of that year, a new partnership was forged with Select. Select is a Belgian HR service provider. Until then, they were active in Belgium, the Netherlands and Dubai.
25 January 2019 Is your organisation GDPR-proof? Here are five tips from our DPO
2018 was undoubtedly the year of data privacy. The GDPR was enforced on 25 May. We were bombarded with tips & tricks. Now that things have calmed down again and the first sanctions are appearing, our data protection officer has five tips for you which you won’t find anywhere else.
21 June 2018 New measures from Muyters not enough to put Belgium on the map
The Belgian labour market is under considerable pressure. That’s why Philippe Muyters, the Flemish Labour Minister, presented his vision statement last week with which he aims to attract foreign talent.
1 June 2018 New consultant Kevin talks about his first experiences at Select
Antwerp's office is growing. At the beginning of January, an ambitious young man got his start in the Klipperstraat: Kevin Van Endert.
10 January 2018 Stress awareness to prevent a bore-out
Mathieu Lourenco, a Career Coach at Select, put together a programme, based on his expertise, in which stress can be dealt with in the early stages.
4 January 2018 Going back to work after a bore-out
According to research done by KU Leuven, 5.9% of Flemish people are at risk of experiencing a bore-out.
19 July 2017 The price of burnout and chronic stress can be high at companies
The number of news reports on burnout, long-term stress and long-term absenteeism is staggering. The abundance of information often makes it difficult for employers to see the wood for the trees.
11 July 2017 Burnout: glass half full or half empty?
Burnouts are a growing social and human problem. More than 120,000 people have been home for more than a year, many of them with a burnout.
13 June 2017 Article Made in West-Vlaanderen: Select HR reveals trends in Outplacement assistance
Select HR is a Belgian HR player and a specialist in burn-out and outplacement, and claims to share an important objective with the trade unions.
28 February 2017 ASSA ABLOY Entrance systems and Select Hr Combine forces! Fighting the war for talent together!
In these tough times of digital disruption and economical and political turmoil, the ‘war for talent’ rages on more fiercely than ever before.
20 February 2017 Successfull opening Select HR 's-Hertogenbosch with inspirational workshop about burn out & stress management
Select HR proudly opened its first location in the Netherlands: ’s Hertogenbosch.
10 February 2017 Projectsourcing: set your mind at ease!
Are you looking for professional specialists for a temporary project? Then Projectsourcing is an attractive option.

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