Western Balkans
Hire skilled workers from the Western Balkans
Reach qualified candidates from Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo and Albania. Search profiles, post your job and message candidates in their own language, all in one platform.
What you can do on the platform
Candidate databaseSearch candidate profiles Post jobs and collect applications Manage the hiring pipeline Message candidates directly Message candidates in their language (auto-translated) Schedule and run interviews Track status from first contact to start
Why employers recruit in the Western Balkans
DistributionThe Western Balkans combines a strong industrial tradition with high work motivation: metalworking, construction, logistics and manufacturing have been part of vocational training in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia and the neighbouring countries for decades. Many candidates bring years of hands-on experience, often complemented by German courses or previous work stays in the DACH region.
What to look for in candidates from the region
ApplicationsCheck years of experience, employers and certificates in the profile – the more concrete the evidence, the more reliable your assessment.
How hiring from the Western Balkans works
HiringSearch candidate profiles by profession, experience and language level – or publish a job ad and collect applications.
Contact and interview Work permit and visa Arrival and first day
Roles
Roles employers hire across the region
Automotive technicians
Electricians
C+E drivers
CNC operators
Construction
Production
Registered on regional portals
Workers create their profiles on connected Western Balkan job portals, not scraped from elsewhere.
Complete profiles only
Candidates appear once their profile reaches the required completeness, so the data is usable.
Experience and qualifications
Work history, language level, driving licences and certificates are visible on each profile.
Work permit
The Western Balkans Regulation: the simplest route to a work permit
The Western Balkans Regulation (§ 26 (2) BeschV) opens the German labour market to citizens of Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo and Albania for any job – no formal recognition of qualifications required. What is needed is a concrete job offer and approval from the Federal Employment Agency; currently 50,000 approvals are available per year.
As the employer you provide the job offer and the employment contract; the candidate applies for the visa at the German embassy in their country. For professions with recognised qualifications, the skilled-worker visa or the EU Blue Card are alternatives. You can run the visa process yourself – or hand it over to our partner Balkan Recruiters.
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Common questions
Candidates come from Western Balkan markets such as Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo and Albania.
Managed recruitment
Want the whole thing handled?
From finding candidates to testing, documentation and the visa, Balkan Recruiters runs the full service. CandidateForce stays the platform; they do the hands-on work.
Talk to Balkan Recruiters
Start hiring from the Western Balkans.
Search candidates and post your job on CandidateForce, free to start.