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10 September 2019 Five tips on how to network at social events
Imagine this: you are at a friend's birthday party and you’re talking to someone. As the conversation develops, you discover that that person is a manager at your dream company. What do you do?
6 September 2019 The hidden job market and how to access it
More than half of all vacancies aren’t advertised or posted online, it is estimated. That’s because there is, next to the visible one, a hidden job market. These vacant positions are often filled internally or by employees who change jobs within the same company. But with these five tips, you too can gain access to hidden job openings.
9 August 2019 Avoid these 7 common mistakes made by young jobseekers
A job interview is a delicate exercise, especially for young jobseekers. Some are too nervous, while others may come across as being too arrogant. Here are some mistakes to avoid during your next job interview.
6 August 2019 Five universal rules for the perfect CV
The quality of your resume can determine whether or not you are invited to a job interview. Whether this is your first resume or yours needs an update, these five universal principles will bring you one step closer to your dream job.
2 July 2019 Coaching foreign nurses is crucial
By 2026, Belgium will need an additional 46,600 people a year in its healthcare sector. To combat the growing shortage of nurses in hospitals and care centres, employers are increasingly recruiting workers from outside the EU. But sufficient coaching should be an essential part of bringing over these foreign workers.
22 May 2019 Our client, AGP Glass named ‘Newcomer of the year’ by Flanders Investment and Trade

Last year, foreign companies invested a grand total of 4.24 billion euros in Flanders. It was the highest sum ever. This is naturally a tremendous boost to our economy.
Our client, AGP Glass, is one such company.
16 May 2019 Select at Knowledge for Growth
The War for Talent can be felt everywhere in our country. Job openings remain unfilled and there are not enough candidates. There is also a shortage of talent in the Life Sciences sector. Flanders.bio, the sector federation, did not want to lose sight of this important topic during their Knowledge For Growth conference. Marcus Van der Erve, founder of the new GEN/GEO tool at Select, shared his knowledge and experience during the panel discussion on the shortage of talent in Life Sciences.
7 May 2019 GEN/GEO Rating: Predicting Candidate Success
Truism or not, most of us want to be successful in the company or organization that hires us. And, so does, in fact, the company or organization in question. This is why company recruiters have been tinkering with the process of evaluating job applicants — they want to predict the chance of a candidate’s future success.
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. The three HR companies complement each other very well.
19 March 2019 Attracting Brussels candidates from the Flemish Periphery
Employment services VDAB and Actiris are joining forces to get the people of Brussels interested in a job in the Flemish Periphery. Under the motto, ‘Nouveau job? Le Prochain stop!’ (New job? At the next stop!), jobseekers step aboard a ‘hop on job off’ bus in search of a new challenge close to Brussels but still in Flanders. Select is also familiar with this issue; we often focus on jobseekers in Brussels from our offices in Groot-Bijgaarden and Zaventem.
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.
20 March 2018 Foreign nurses as the perfect solution, but only for those with patience.
During the Healthcare Week in Flanders, the extent of the nurse shortage in our hospitals and nursing homes once again became evident.
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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