Salary is the most important factor when choosing a job in Serbia
Salary is a key factor in choosing a job. This is exactly what the latest survey of “Infostud” conducted during the Regional Employment Fair showed, in which about 6.000 employed, unemployed and currently studying respondents participated, mostly from Serbia. For more than 66 percent of them, earnings were the decisive criterion – he writes Politics.
However, good interpersonal relationships are still extremely important, as more than half of respondents (61 percent) mention them as a prerequisite when choosing employers. In third place is the opportunity to learn and advance, which is important to more than a third of respondents (37 percent), while working hours are important to a third of them (34 percent). Job security is the most important thing for just over a fifth of those surveyed.
– It is interesting that flexible working hours are a key factor in choosing an employer for only one fifth of respondents (22 percent). These data are not specific only to Serbia – the same trend is observed in all countries of the region, where salary and interpersonal relations occupy a leading position when choosing employers – they say in “Infostud”.
When it comes to what respondents consider key to getting a job, a third of respondents believe it’s knowledge and skills. Motivation and willingness to work are important for a fifth of respondents (20 percent), while 18 percent emphasize the importance of work experience. Only three percent believe that formal education plays a key role in employment, indicating that the labor market requires practical skills and motivation, and less formal education.
When asked whether a salary of 1.000 euros is enough for a decent life in Serbia, the largest number of respondents from Serbia (35 percent) expect earnings between 800 and 1.000 euros. Also, slightly less than a third of respondents (28 percent) expect a salary of 1.000 to 1.500 euros, while 17 percent think that 500 to 800 euros would be enough for them. Only every tenth respondent (13 percent) from Serbia expects a salary that exceeds 1.500 euros.
When we talk about the motivation to change jobs, more than half of the respondents from Serbia (54 percent) say that they would like to change their job in the next year. Only 16 percent of them would not change their job, while the rest believe that they would only do so if they were forced to. Half of the respondents are not afraid of losing their job, while 22 percent express concern that they will lose their job. However, these figures indicate a high degree of uncertainty in the labor market.
The survey data also shows that nearly half of Serbian respondents (45 percent) have gone without a raise this year, indicating that wages often do not keep pace with inflation. Only 37 percent have received a raise, while 16 percent expect it by the end of the year.
When it comes to working from home, more than two-thirds of our respondents (63 percent) say their job position doesn’t allow for that option, while one in five respondents (19 percent) work from an office. The hybrid work model is used by 12 percent, while only six percent of respondents work entirely from home.
As for the choice of employer, the largest number of choose foreign privately owned companies (33 percent), while 27 percent opt for entrepreneurship, and 21 percent would work in a state company. Only 15 percent of respondents from Serbia would opt for a domestically owned private company. This trend shows that workers have confidence in foreign companies, but also in the possibility of entrepreneurial work.
When asked if they receive feedback from the employer after applying for a job, almost half of respondents from Serbia (46 percent) say that they rarely receive feedback, and one in four respondents (24 percent) almost never. Only three percent of respondents said they always receive feedback.
Interestingly, half of respondents say they will avoid applying again to an ad with a non-responsive company, while one in six respondents (17 percent) claim they will comment negatively about such a company in front of friends and family.
Among respondents who are still part of the educational process, most (38 percent) believe they will find a job within three months after finishing school, while one in five believe their search will last up to six months. When it comes to gaining experience, 70 percent of young people are willing to get a job through an internship, while 46 percent of them would work part-time and almost a fifth would volunteer to gain the necessary work experience.
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