Recruiting in Europe? How Talent Acquisition Differs Overseas

When we talk about regional differences in employment regulations, the uniqueness of the American at-will employment contract often comes up. In most other countries, to avoid risks of wrongful termination, a more significant set of regulations usually come into play before a due process in terminating an employee can be considered complete. What doesn’t come up as often, however, is that similar regulatory differences apply when it comes to recruiting talent abroad versus in the U.S. In some European countries, for example, companies are required to post and recruit for a new job opportunity internally first, before seeking to attract external talent.