Bestjobs recruiting platform announced on Tuesday that it reached the threshold of 40 000 positions opened by companies, so that the job offer in March exceeding all data recorded until now, at least since the sanitary crisis appeared in Romania. “Moreover, statistics in quarter 1, 2022 show that the job offer grew by 50% compared to the same period of 2021 and show a significant growth of activity in the labor market, on the background of lifting restrictions and returning to the work rate specific of the pre-pandemic period,”the platform shows. All that characterizes the post pandemic labor market, remote and hybrid jobs are to be found in company offers and record a higher share related to the total volume of jobs. Thus, in March alone, 10% of total jobs published by BestJobs were remote, while 14% allow flexible work, by dividing activities between house and office. The activity increase in March is seen by candidates too, as they explore with interest new jobs appeared in the labor market. 14% more job applications have been registered in the platform, 14% more applications to job offers compared to the previous month. The biggest interest was recorded in Sales, with over 89,000 applications in management, with over 62,000 applications in Finance/ Accounting, with over 46,000 applications. The top of counties with the highest volume of applications is kept in the same formula as since the beginning of the year: Bucharest and Ilfov, by about 232,500 applications , followed by Timis, with 59,500 applications and Cluj with over 38,000 applications.
Romania’s green startup ecosystem is gaining more and more momentum, driven by a skilled workforce, reforms aligned with EU policies, and the climate emergency, according to a report prepared by Startarium and Impact Hub Bucharest. In 2024, there were over 2,300 startups in Romania, with a total estimated value of approximately EUR 19 billion. Romania […]
The global IT hub established by JTI in Romania has expanded from 140 employees at the beginning of the year to 170 currently, and is set to exceed 200 by the end of 2025. Located in Bucharest, the hub is one of JTI's six technology centers worldwide. The experts in Bucharest provide Digital and IT […]
French-born virtual reality esports center EVA VR has recently opened its Bucharest location, promising a realistic and immersive combat esports experience suitable for corporate team-building events, birthday parties, and various other events. Inaugurated on June 7, the new location is part of an international network, Esports Virtual Arenas, which was established roughly 5 years ago. […]
Investment group ROCA acquired a 20% minority stake in the Adrem energy group, following approval from the Romanian Competition Council. Announced on Tuesday, August 12, the transaction will support Adrem’s strategic development and scaling plans. The investments will be primarily directed towards the expansion and diversification of EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) projects, the development […]
Romanian students spend an average of 13 hours a week on homework, almost twice as much as their peers in Nordic countries, according to data from the OECD’s PISA 2022 study, quoted by ParentED. Finland ranks at the bottom in Europe with just six hours per week, while countries such as Switzerland, Denmark, and the […]
Three foreign citizens suspected of stealing jewelry and other goods during the Untold Festival in Cluj-Napoca were caught by Romanian police officers at the airport. The three, two men and one woman, all between the ages of 30 and 46, were detained while attempting to fly to Barcelona. Police from the Cluj-Napoca Criminal Investigations Bureau […]
