Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)Rome (VNA) – Romania is looking to beginrecruiting IT specialists from Asian countries like Vietnam for temporarycontracts of up to two years to fulfill a shortage in the local workforce,according to online news website Romania-insider.com.
Romania has some 178,700 employees working in the localinformation and communication technology (ICT) sector, of whom 84,000 run tasksin IT services.
Some 6,000-7,000 IT students graduate from their localuniversities annually, but the market demand is double that figure. Meanwhile,Romanian specialists who work abroad often choose not to return home, despitethe fact that the IT sector pays the highest average salary in the local economy.As a result, recruiting specialists from Asian countries like Vietnam hasbecome a necessity.
Razvan Rada, General Manager of Head Hunting IT, said in thelast few months, the agency has started seriously considering the selection andrecruitment of IT specialists from Asia, including Vietnam, adding that the employeeswould work in Romania for limited periods.
To date, Romanian employers have been recruiting workersfrom Vietnam, Nepal, and the Philippines mostly in the fields of hospitality,manufacturing, and construction. –VNA
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