Use networks
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A good network can be a success factor in recruiting international specialists and workers. Use existing contacts in your company or industry to find new ways of approaching qualified candidates. International connections, existing partnerships and membership of relevant networks can provide you with valuable support.
- Involve your branches or business partners abroad in the search for international specialists and workers.
- Approach potential contacts via your international suppliers.
- Make contact via international networks and communities in Saxony or migrant organizations.
- Membership in industry-specific networks or associations will give you access to qualified specialists and relevant contacts.
Many associations operate their own job exchanges, organize networking events or maintain international contacts.
Your employees can be a valuable resource in the search for international specialists and workers. They often have personal networks, diverse language skills or international experience - potential that you can make targeted use of.
Make use of your employees' private contacts and reward their commitment:
- Establish a reward system.
- Communicate clearly what profile you are looking for and provide your employees with specific criteria.
- Target employees who come from abroad or have international contacts through stays abroad, family or friends.
- Actively support your employees, for example by providing them with templates for social media posts that they can share in their private networks.
If you have any questions about recruiting international specialists and workers, there are various advice and placement offices in Saxony to help you. These include
- the International Placement Services (ZAV) and the Employer Service of the Federal Employment Agency
- the Saxony Economic Development Corporation
- regional business development agencies
- the Chambers of Commerce Abroad (AHK)
- Chambers of Industry and Commerce
- the Chambers of Crafts
- the regional Welcome Center
- Wirtschaft für ein Weltoffenes Sachsen e. V.
An overview of public projects and programs that support you in attracting international skilled workers can be found under Public projects and programs.
Cooperation with Saxon universities can help you gain access to international students. Contact the career services of the Saxon universities to get in touch with them.
It is also advisable to contact international alumni networks, for example via programs such as DAAD or Erasmus+ or the Alumniportal Deutschland. International partner universities of Saxon universities also offer potential for establishing contacts.
In addition, universities in the target country should be specifically researched in order to carry out on-campus recruiting measures, establish contacts with career services or use online recruiting formats.
Language schools in Germany and abroad, such as the Goethe-Institut, are possible cooperation partners and can help you to approach international specialists.
