Serbia Shared Services - Siepa

Labor PoolBy definition these people are proactive, eager to work and computer literate.SIEPA team has a good cooperation with Infostud management which enablesa variety of options – from test selection process, probation, interviews withcandidates etc.The following survey was conducted based on the screening of the available data.Distribution of Applicants by age (%)over 55 0.6646-55 5.1541-45 4.7636-40 8.0031-35 16.7026-30 35.4618-25 29.03up to 18 0.34The largest number of job candidates fall into the 18-35 age category, with thelargest sub-group made up of people aged 26-30 - around 35% of respondents -whilst the 18-25 category is also strongly represented, as they account for 30%share in the overall number of people which have visited the website and decidedto register as job seekers.More than a third of thecandidates have a universitydegree, while the distributionby gender is more-less even.Almost all candidates in thedatabase have some computerskills, out of which close to40% of them boast advancedskills such as being able todo programming and softwaredevelopment, web design andnetwork engineering.Distribution by the Level of Education (%)Ph. D. 0.30Master degree 2.53University 37.76College 16.42Highschool 46.86Elementary school 1.13The survey among youngsters in Belgrade* has shown the same level offlexibility - the young and unemployed in Belgrade prefer jobs that match theireducational level, but majority of them are willing to work outside their profile.Almost 40% are willing to work on jobs with lower demands for education.Local AttritionGlobally, every fourth person in the world is ready to move out of the countrylooking for a better job. For the same reason, every fourth person is planning toleave his or her current employer within the next 12 months.The GfK International Employee Engagement Survey was conducted using a sampleof 30,556 employees from 29 countries from February 8 th to April 4 th , 2011 usingonline communication and telephone interviews. The data was adjusted in order torepresent demographic composition of the country (industry, gender and age). Also,each country’s data was adjusted according to its GDP in order to assure globalstatistics combining different countries.Source: SIEPA Source: SIEPA In Serbia, the percentage of employees actively seeking a job changeis 28%, which is lower than that of most other countries surveyed inDistribution by the Work ExperienceOver 10 years5-10years2-5 yearsSource: GfK18%16%24% 21%21%No workexperienceup to 2 yearsDistribution by Their Willingness to RelocateYes,anyplaceNoSource: GfKthe region. In combination with high unemployment rates, this leads toexpected low attrition rates.27%25%7%4%Yes, just aroundmy place ofresidence28%9%Yes, onlyin certaincitiesEmployees Acitively Looking for Job Change (%)Hungary 31Russia 35UK 38Slovakia 27US 47Czech R. 27Germany 41Romania 40Bulgaria 37Serbia 28Source: GfKLabor PoolMobilityOne of the interesting characteristics of the labor force in Serbia is its mobility, bothin terms of willingness to relocate and to work outside of profession and educationallevel. Around 45% of candidates in Infostud’s database are based in the Belgradearea and the rest of the unemployed are mostly willing to relocate to another city ifthe potential position satisfies other conditions desired by job-seekers.*Ipsos Strategic Marketing for Youth Office, City of Belgrade, May 2010, DESK research, Data from theNational Employment Service and interviews, 800 youngsters from Belgrade,random sample on the 19-30y of age group8 9