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VDAB in full: Vlaamse Dienst voor Arbeidsbemiddeling en Beroepsopleiding is the employment service of Flanders and the number one job board in Belgium. VDAB helps the Belgian labour market by providing thousands of jobs, handy online tools, training or guidance when a Belgian is looking for work.

Vdab.be number 1 job board in Belgium

An additional interesting fact about the Belgian labour market is that Belgians are obliged to register with VDAB as soon as they leave school and live in Flanders or when they want to qualify for unemployment benefit. An additional feature of enrollment is the fact that assignments must be carried out on a compulsory basis.

Top 10 job boards in Belgium

Source: Global Talent Acquisition Monitor 

Belgian versus international job boards

Half of the top 10 Belgian job boards are filled with Belgian companies. The other half is international with Indeed being the first major international party, followed by Stepstone.com, Monster.com, LinkedIn.com and Randstad.com. Remarkable among the top 10 job boards in Belgium, a bilingual country, is that there are only two French job boards to be found: Leforem.be and References.be.  

How to distinguish yourself?

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