HOW SME’S COPE WITH THE ‘WAR FOR TALENT’ – TIP 3: DON’T SIT AND WAIT
As a smaller company you have to fight for talent, not only amid yourselves but also against large corporations. And in most cases you do not have the same resources (budget, people) to spend on employer branding and job advertisements. Nor are you likely to have much experience in attracting talent. But this is not […]
HOW SME’S COPE WITH THE ‘WAR FOR TALENT’ – TIP 2: BE AN ATTRACTIVE BRIDE
In our first tip (Lose Calimero) we have explained that to attract talent and leaders you should position yourself as a smaller, growing and entrepreneurial company toward potential candidates in all your communication toward the market (publications, website, social media). Once you’ve done this you need to communicate to the potential candidates that you are […]
HOW SME’S COPE WITH THE ‘WAR FOR TALENT’ – LOSE CALIMERO
If you are an SME in 2020, you should get rid of the Calimero syndrome! What I mean is that you not being part of a major group is no longer an excuse for not being able to recruit talent…. It’s true that in the 80’s, 90’s, and even in the year 2000 most graduates […]
HOW SME’S CAN COPE WITH THE ‘WAR FOR TALENT’
The war for talent is raving, also in Belgium, and large corporations are investing a lot to attract Talent. Where does that leave the SME? Recent publications show that almost 40% of SMEs are having increasing difficulties recruiting the right persons for their open positions. And this situation is not getting better, especially given that […]
TIPS FOR DUTCH COMPANIES THAT WANT TO RECRUIT IN BELGIUM
At M18 Executive Search we often work with Dutch companies that want to recruit in Belgium. And as a Dutch native with more than 20 years of experience on the Belgian recruitment market, I very much understand their questions and concerns. Since we’ve been advising many Dutch companies, I thought it was about time to […]
