Financial concerns influence Romanians’ personal and career plans, survey says

The current economic context changes Romanians’ priorities when it comes to career, but also personal life, these two aspects being more connected than ever. More and more young people in Romania are choosing to postpone or cancel important plans in their personal life, such as starting a family or buying a home, due to the cost of living and the evolution of the economy, according to a study recently published by Deloitte.

At the same time, in their professional plans, they are looking for jobs that offer long-term security or end up moving to professional areas in full development, such as IT and cyber security, renewable energy, digital content, financial investments and health, shows the trends on the bestjobs platform. Candidates continue to explore the job market, averaging over half a million applications per month, according to bestjobs data.

“It’s no surprise that job stability has become an essential aspect when it comes to choosing a career. Romanian employees, however, continue to constantly apply on bestjobs, both out of the hope of accessing a higher salary, and out of the desire to stay up to date with the demands of the labor market. We see how new fields are emerging that promise a career of the future and that end up attracting more and more candidates, thanks to the evolution of technology and people’s lifestyles. For example, people’s concern for mental health has led to increased demand for psychologists and therapists, just as the need to better manage finances has increased interest in financial analysts and investment brokers. When it comes to technology, we see a high demand for AI and data security specialists, but also for renewable energy engineers. Some of these jobs did not even exist 10 years ago or were not as sought after, which indicates the accelerated pace with which the world we live in is developing”, says Ana Vișian, bestjobs marketing manager.

“Future” jobs usually attract young and educated candidates

The new jobs being part of developing fields require candidates who have specific knowledge, most of them addressing young people in the 18-35 years segment, as the studies for these some of these fields have recently appeared.

Among the most frequent offers of such jobs are:

– E-commerce sales specialist – 900-1,400 euros net

– Therapist/ psychologist – 800-1,200 euros net

– Renewable energy specialist – 1,100-1,600 euros net

– Digital content creator – 600-1,000 euros net

– Nutritionist – 600-1,000 euros net

– Investment broker – 1,100-1,800 euros net

– Cybersecurity / Network Engineer – 1,500-2,300 euros net

– Data analyst – 1,800-2,200 euros net

– Data security officer – 1,000-1,500 euros net

– Manager – 1,200 – 1,700 euros net

Besides salaries, the demand for certain fields is also a relevant indicator for candidates looking for a stable job. Thus, at the level of the entire job offer on bestjobs, 3% of the announcements are from the field of Health, 8% from IT, 9.5% from Finance/Accounting, 9.4% from Engineering and 15% from Sales.