Only Hungary Employs Fewer Managers than Croatia in the Region

A regular international survey of nearly 10,000 organizations in 47 countries has determined that the labor market for professionals and managers worldwide remains relatively stable.

The ‘Global snapshot’ is a project regularly conducted by Antal International, a multinational recruitment agency specializing in professional and managerial positions.

Globally, the employment level in this segment has increased compared to the previous survey, with 54% of surveyed companies employing professionals or managers, while in the previous period it was 47%. At the same time, the percentage of companies laying off such staff has also increased from 16% to 19%.

Croatia, unfortunately, still has one of the lowest employment levels in the broader region of Central and Eastern Europe, at 42%. Only in Hungary do fewer companies employ, at 37%. The highest levels are recorded in Slovakia (75%), the Czech Republic (68%), Russia (65%), and Poland (62%). Interestingly, in our country, the percentage of companies currently laying off employees at these levels is the lowest in the region at only 9%, while 15% of companies indicate that they will also lay off in the next quarterly period.

It is predicted that the most dynamic sector in the region in the coming months will be the shared services industry, where as many as 87% of companies are hiring. Alongside it, security services, as well as e-commerce and social media, are the highest employers of managers and specialists.

In Western Europe, the highest employment levels are in the Scandinavian countries (Norway 71%, Finland 68%, Sweden 66%) and Luxembourg (64%), while the lowest remains in Spain, where only 31% of companies reported that they are currently hiring at the professional and managerial level.

Countries in South America and Asia continue to show significant levels of labor market activity: for example, in Argentina, 71% of companies are hiring, and in China, 75%.

-While the global economy shows sporadic signs of improvement, it is encouraging that the levels of managerial and professional employment have begun to slowly rise compared to those recorded in recent editions of the Snapshot- says Tony Goodwin, CEO of Antal International. 

-Many figures in this latest research suggest that there are signs of positive trends in employment. It may be difficult to create a complete picture, but reports from our network indicate that, after a long period of doing more with fewer resources, many companies want to refresh their talent and gain further competitive advantages with new skills. It will be interesting to track comparisons of these figures in the next quarter, but for now, it seems that a positive future may be in sight.- he concludes.