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On a mission to provide recruiters with one global solution for all their international hiring needs, over the last decade, The Network has grown into an affiliation of the world’s leading job boards covering 130+ countries. With a central office located in the hub of Europe known as Brussels, Belgium, The Network was founded in 2002 by StepStone and Totaljobs.com. Two decades later, over 50 of the world’s leading job boards are united within The Network, offering recruiters unrivalled reach to the best talent in over 130 countries. By uniting the best local recruitment services into a convenient global solution, The Network has become a mainstay in the online recruitment market.

The Network’s success is based on the strength of its members. All are major players in their respective countries; many are clear market leaders, and some even enjoy a market share of over 80%. The Network members have in-depth knowledge of local labour markets and proven recruitment methods for international hiring campaigns. Instead of a cookie-cutter approach, The Network provides products developed in and for each country. Coupled with flexible, cost-effective country packages to fit hiring needs from five to five thousand, this individualised approach results in better candidates, more convenience for online recruitment staff, and a higher ROI.

With one local account manager to take care of hiring needs in dozens of countries, recruiters benefit from the convenience and reliability of The Network. The member in each country works on local time, speaks the local languages, and provides a single point of contact for a network of global online recruitment experts. These local contacts help companies find the best strategy and product mix to fit the individual recruitment needs. In addition to a great value, customers also enjoy the convenience of a single invoice in their local currency – no matter where on earth staff is needed.

Before describing our culture, let’s review our values :

• Collaboration : We thrive in open and transparent collaboration
• Inclusiveness : We go beyond respect, making our differences part of our strengths
• Neutrality : Our neutrality and fairness are unwavering
• Accountability : We are accountable for what we do, and we hold each other accountable
• Achievement : We set ambitious goals and solve any challenges we face

These values are at the core of our employees, and they go hand in hand with the culture that we try to build at The Network. To describe this culture, we can use the following words :

• Teamwork : we work together in a flat structure and actively support each other to accomplish our goals
• Can-do attitude : we always accept challenges and together, we find solutions to problems
• Challenging & engaging by working cross-functionally, we encourage our employees to explore the full potential of their skills sets to ensure they grow through the job experience.
• Nurturing : we invest in employee’s growth and development as well as health and well-being
• Autonomous : we trust our employees to have ownership over their work and we believe it is in their power to improve results.