Fewer and Fewer Companies Offer Permanent Employment

Considering the type of employment, more than half (52%) of the ads were for permanent employment, which is 3% less than in the first half of 2012 when 55% of the ads referred to permanent employment.

Fixed-term work was offered in 51% of the ads, while 8% of the ads were for freelance work, and 4% referred to student jobs (ads allow for the possibility of marking multiple types of employment for the same job).

In 52% of the competitions, employers sought work experience in the same or similar jobs. This is only 4% more than last year when 48% of the ads required work experience. Employers typically sought 2 years and 10 months of work experience.  Employees with a secondary vocational education remain the most sought-after workforce – during the first half of 2013, more than half of the ads (52%) sought employees with secondary vocational education. On the other hand, 56% of job seekers indicated secondary vocational education as their level of education in their resumes. 

Job seekers listed higher education in 18% of resumes, while the demand for such candidates was somewhat higher – higher education was sought in 34% of the ads.
Generally, knowledge of foreign languages was required in 47% of the ads. Among the ads that required knowledge of a foreign language, advanced knowledge of English was sought in the majority of ads (57% of ads), while at least basic knowledge of English was required in 20% of the ads.
Other languages were less represented – 39% of job seekers indicated advanced knowledge of English in their resumes, while 21% indicated a professional level of English proficiency. 

As many as one-fifth of job seekers (21%) indicated basic knowledge of German, while 10% indicated basic knowledge of Italian. Basic knowledge of English was indicated by 19% of respondents. Knowledge of computer skills is also essential for obtaining a job – in 29% of the ads, employers highlighted this requirement. Among the ads that required knowledge of computer skills, in most cases, it referred to proficiency in Word and Excel.
Increase in the Number of Ads for Work Abroad During the first half of 2013, employers published 236 ads that contained a designation encouraging persons with disabilities to compete equally for a specific job. Compared to the same period last year, there are 17% fewer such ads this year. 

 Employers also published 213 ads for work outside Croatia this year, which is 28% more than in the same period last year when 166 such ads were published.
The most ads for work abroad were in the categories of  IT, telecommunications, tourism and hospitality, and mechanical engineering and shipbuilding. Regarding the place of work, the most sought-after workers were for jobs in Germany.  In as many as 46% of the ads, higher education was required, while in 29% of the ads, educational qualifications were not important, and in 21% of the ads, secondary vocational education was required. In 81% of the ads for abroad, an employee was sought for an indefinite period, while in 38% of the ads, an employee was sought for a fixed term.

The most sought-after positions abroad were programmers, hotel staff, and customer support employees.