15th Regional Job Fair: Can Transparent Information and Direct Communication Be the Key to Easier Employment?

According to the latest data, Croatia has 85,803 unemployed persons, which brings the unemployment rate in Croatia down to 5.3 percent, lower than the European average (6.4 percent). These are positive trends, but despite this, media columns continue to fill with news about the lack of workers – nearly 200,000 of them.

At the same time, around 30,000 retirees and 100,000 foreign workers are currently employed in the domestic market, and from the beginning of the year until the end of May, the Ministry of the Interior issued 93,789 residence and work permits to foreign nationals. The majority were issued for work in tourism and hospitality, as well as construction, industry, trade, transport, and connections.

So what is the problem?

If we were to closely monitor the state of the labor market, we would see that the issued permits correspond to the currently most sought-after professions. According to data from the MojPosao portal, these are salespersons, waiters, cooks, warehouse workers, and drivers. In addition to these professions, there is also a growing demand for nurses and doctors in the domestic market.

If the situation in our labor market is indeed so good, then why do employers still struggle to find workers!? Are the problems hidden deep within the market, in the workers themselves, or perhaps in the employers? Have we become picky, or do we want to get to know each other better before ‘cohabitation’? Perhaps workers lack information about future employers and vice versa, and no one knows where to seek that information.

Data speaks for itself

That is precisely why Alma Career Croatia, the company managing the MojPosao portal, launched the online Regional Job Fair fifteen years ago. It is a place that connects employers from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, North Macedonia, and Serbia with job seekers.

This year’s Fair will open its virtual doors this autumn, specifically from October 15 to 22. It will be active 24 hours a day for all eight days. Just last year, it achieved over 5,300,000 views and more than 51,000 applications.

– This year we are celebrating our fifteenth birthday, and I believe that this number is the best indicator of the Fair’s value. Employers constantly need to stand out in the labor market and reach candidates further. On the other hand, job seekers want to learn everything about employers in one place and stand out among the competition. The great advantage of this Fair lies precisely in direct communication, as well as the opportunity to promote all participants. Since this is a virtual meeting of job seekers and employers, there are no travel, accommodation, or logistics costs, which is a significant plus – emphasized Ivana Markulj, project manager of the Regional Job Fair.

Join us, there is a discount!

In addition to regionality and 24-hour access, the Fair offers employers a wide range of opportunities to connect even better with job seekers.

– I invite all our previous exhibitors and those who will become exhibitors to join this unique event, which contributes to building the company’s positive image through a special personalized approach. Take advantage of the early registration opportunity until September 2 and receive a 10 percent discount. Our team will be available to all this year’s exhibitors at all times, answering all questions and providing support at every step – Markulj stated.

Content was created in collaboration with the MojPosao portal.