Belgium: Belgian HR managers keen to recruit expat workers

Almost half of Belgian HR managers recruit workers from abroad or are planning to do so in the future, a new survey revealed on Tuesday. The survey — carried out by online recruiting specialist StepStone — revealed two-thirds of Belgian HR managers look for expat workers in France. More than half of them also look for workers in the Netherlands. British workers are also popular in Belgium: 40 percent of HR managers who look for new employees abroad also look for workers in the UK. StepStone said this trend shows that companies are looking at new ways to remain competitive on a national and international stage and to overcome a domestic shortage of specialists. Meanwhile, the survey showed Belgian workers are also successful abroad. If Dutch companies recruit internationally, half of them look for workers in Belgium. Read more: Eurogates. Forum of education news