EXCLUSIVE ROUNDTABLE “Empower to Employ”

An Honest Conversation About Working in Luxembourg

Closed Roundtable | Empower to Employ (E2E)

📅 27 April 2026
🕕 18:00 – 20:00
📍 Coworking LBP, 20 rue des Peupliers, 2328 Luxembourg

Context

As part of the Empower to Employ (E2E) project led by the Luxembourg–Ukraine Chamber of Commerce, this session addresses a recurring and often unspoken issue:

A gap between candidate expectations and the realities of the Luxembourg labour market.

Despite strong motivation, many candidates face limited responses, repeated rejections, or prolonged job searches without clear understanding of the underlying reasons.

This roundtable is designed to address that gap directly.

Format

• Closed session (limited number of participants)
• Small group, interactive discussion
• Focus on real cases and individual situations

Language: Ukrainian

Objective

To provide a clear, realistic understanding of how the Luxembourg job market operates, and to help participants reassess their current approach based on that reality.

This session is:

Direct and experience-based
Focused on practical insights
Open to all questions
Structured around real hiring dynamics

Speaker

Evgenia Paliy
President, Luxembourg–Ukraine Chamber of Commerce
Project Manager, Empower to Employ

• 12+ years of professional experience in Luxembourg
• Active engagement with companies, institutions, and international partners
• Direct involvement in hiring processes
• Ongoing work within business and decision-making environments

Key Topics

Participants will have the opportunity to:

• Understand why their job search may not be producing results
• Identify gaps between their profile and market expectations
• Gain insight into how hiring decisions are made in Luxembourg
• Discuss realistic strategies for entering or repositioning in the market
• Clarify the role of networking and local integration
• Receive direct, case-specific feedback

Positioning

-In Luxembourg, employment outcomes are rarely determined by qualifications alone.

-Market understanding, positioning, communication, and network access are critical variables.

-This session is designed to make these factors explicit — and actionable.

Who Should Attend

This roundtable is intended for candidates who:

• Are actively searching for employment in Luxembourg
• Experience limited or no response from employers
• Do not clearly understand what is not working
• Are prepared for direct, unfiltered feedback
• Are willing to reassess their current approach
• Additional Component

At the end of the session, participants may briefly discuss their CV individually in relation to market expectations.

Final Note

This session responds to a practical need:

• To move from assumption to clarity.
• The Luxembourg job market is structured, competitive, and selective.
• Understanding this is not a limitation — it is a starting point.