We asked ourselves the following question: is 2022 really a different year from other years? One could say yes, but on reflection, it would rather be no. It seems commonly accepted that recruitment has become more difficult, candidates more demanding, less mobile, and employers not reactive enough or too demanding. We do not necessarily share this point of view. Difficult salary negotiations? We have always known them. Mobility issues? Likewise. Demanding employers? Nothing more normal. Setting a course while remaining open and constructive is an imperative combination in human resources. Ultimately, this year 2022 resembles others.
Indeed, while residents of other European countries have more difficulty considering relocation to the Grand Duchy, this is far from a generalization. The real obstacle to relocation is mainly of a personal or family nature, and very little of a professional nature. Nationals from countries further away in Europe or outside Europe are quite open to relocating, and ultimately we have also had the pleasure of recruiting Parisians and Brussels residents who now enjoy the quality of life of the Grand Duchy.
Are we lucky, naive or candid? Perhaps, but in 2022 we met passionate candidates, proud of their values, ambitious, willing; open, understanding, participative employers ready to face the challenges of a more open, more competitive labor market. This year 2022 is a key year for companies. Displaying values was sometimes just a concept in recent years; the time has come to put them into practice and confront them with the job market. Candidates no longer listen to formatted speeches. Authenticity prevails.
Is teleworking still a topic? Teleworking seems to have entered professional habits since we now speak of « hybrid work organization ». We nonetheless wish to moderate the intensity of the wave. Apart from a few specific professions for which 100% teleworking is feasible from operational and regulatory aspects, let us not forget that many professions and sectors of the economy are not or only slightly concerned (health, industry, etc.).
The current trend is 2 days of teleworking for residents and to leave cross-border workers the choice of respecting or not the number of days authorized by bilateral conventions. Satellite offices near the borders have been created to facilitate cross-border workers’ access to their workplace.
What are The Recruiter’s other activities? Our digital platform for collecting professional references Background Check.lu, as well as our HR Advisory.lu portal, are continuing their development. The ease of use of the reference platform and the relevance of the reports generated are met with strong interest from our clients.
2023, the year of all dangers? 2023 will be a year of contrast, with sectors that will contract and others that will develop and pull the economy. In terms of human resources, there will always be issues of retention, recruitment but also repositioning of skills in a demanding and changing professional world.
Nicolas HURLIN, Marilyn COLAS HURLIN, co-founders THE RECRUITER.
