In October, candidates active on the online recruiting platform Bestjobs sent 1.1 million applications, thus marking a new monthly record for the whole year, Bestjobs recruiting company announced. Moreover, candidates intensified their searches, each of them applying for 8-9 jobs, on the average, significantly more than at the beginning of the year, when they applied for 6-7 jobs. The number of new resumes is also rising, being in October 15% higher than in the previous month. Fiekds with most applications in October were Sales, Engineering, IT, Financial-Accounting and Call center/BPO. However, a considerable evolution versus September could be noticed in the cas of IT, where the volume of applications went up by 10%, Legal/Public sector by 20%, Marketing, Sales and Transports by 5% each. Moreover, students and entry-level candidates became more active in October on Bestjobs, their application representing 26% of the total volume, at similar level at as the beginning of summer, when they applied for part time jobs. Moreover, remote jobs or those with flexible progOctober offers for such jobs attracted over 120,000 applications and more than 90,000 searches had as subject the expressions “remote”, “work from home”, “work from the distance”, or “work at home”. Remote and hybrid jobs represent 15% of total jobs available on Bestjobs. At the same time, the expression “part time” accumulated over 45,000 interrogations on Bestjobs platform. According to the recruiting platform, that thing is due to the period in which students become active in looking for new opportunities and the efforts of full time employees to increase their incomes, a recurrent tendency in the past year. About Bestjobs Bestjobs is one of the most important online recruiting platform in Romania. Anytime, there are over 35,000 jobs and 4.6 million professionals connected to the labor market.
The agency plans to expand its team and reach a turnover of EUR 450,000 by year-end. June Communications (JUNE), a business-to-business PR and integrated communications agency, has appointed Bianca Caragea as its new Operations Manager. The step strengthens the agency’s management team as it enters a new stage of growth after seven years of sustained […]
The Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca (UBB) has established an endowment fund, which the institution described as a "strategic" financial mechanism aimed at supporting academic excellence and ensuring the long-term sustainability of university projects. The initiative is a first of its kind in the local academia, UBB said. The endowment fund involves attracting donations/financial resources and […]
Romanian authorities are reportedly considering imposing an access fee for the Transfăgărășan mountain road. The funds would be used for setting up decent parking areas, selecting merchants, and similar initiatives. The beautiful, winding road is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the country. Local authorities say the funds from an eventual toll would […]
Colombian reggaeton superstar J Balvin will perform in Dubai for the first time this November, headlining Untold, the globally recognized festival born in Romania. The event will take place from November 6 to 9 at Dubai Parks and Resorts, featuring more than 100 international acts across five stages. The festival is staged in partnership with […]
More than 17% of Romania’s population faced severe material and social deprivation last year, which was one of the highest shares in the EU, according to the statistical bureau of the European Union - Eurostat. In 2024, 6.4% of people in the European Union faced severe material and social deprivation, a slight decrease compared to […]
The Freedom and Respect for Every Earthling association will hold the March for Animal Rights in Bucharest on October 4, to mark International Animal Day. The march will start at 11 AM at the National Theater Park, and will go on to Piața Victoriei. Organizers say they aim to bring to the forefront the suffering […]
