According to statistics and trends coming from all recruitments and job requests from clients during 2016, The Headhunter recruiters in Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, Macedonia and Bosnia & Herzegovina have noticed that positions related to sales are the most requested ones.
Divided into categories, recruiters say that distribution and retail industry are the ones with the highest dynamic growth.
It is made obvious that pharmaceutical companies and health industry in general are growing at an extremely fast pace.
Judging by these parameters, The Headhunter has analyzed salary data and job positions and has made a list of the positions with the biggest potential for 2017.
Job positions ranking are based and pondered on these parameters: Salary, career growth, number of requests for new job positions, year-to-year growth and availability for new branches in all cities.
Also, recruiters have analyzed the skills needed by the employers for each industry, especially for each job position.
According to research, all job positions with the highest potential for 2017 have in common soft skills and based in this data, 5 job positions with the highest potential in 2017, are as follows:
Albania:
1. Programmer
Average salary: 1,000 euros
New job vacancies (in yearly growth terms): 70+
Core skills: Programming languages such as Java, C++ etc.; analytical skills
2. Sales representative
Average salary: 500 euros
New job vacancies (in yearly growth terms): 250+
Main skills: FMCG, sales, product knowledge, and communication ethics.
3. Brand and sales manager
Average salary: 800-1,500 euros
New job vacancies (in yearly growth terms): 80+
Core skills: FMCG, retail, communication ethics, planning and managing skills.
4. Managers/Supervisors in Customer Service
Average salary: 1,500-2,500 euros
New job vacancies (in yearly growth terms): 100+
Core skills: Communication ethics, planning and managing skills, customer service, negotiation, influencing and credibility.
5. Legal consultant for corporates
Average salary: 800 euros
New job vacancies (in yearly growth terms): 100+
Core skills: Academic background, professional and of corresponding institutions, analytical skills, flexibility, attention to detail
Kosovo:
1. Medical representative
Average salary: 700 euros
New job vacancies (in yearly growth terms): 70+
Core skills: Community pharmacy, pharmacy consulting, sales skills, and pharmacist.
2. Sales representative
Average salary: 500 euros
New job vacancies (in yearly growth terms): 250+
Core skills: FMCG, sales, product knowledge, and communication ethics.
3. Brand manager
Average salary: 800-1,000 euros
New job vacancies (in yearly growth terms): 80+
Core skills: FMCG, communication, planning, managing.
4. HR personnel
Average salary: 500 euros
New job vacancies (in yearly growth terms): 50+
Core skills: Influencing, critical thinking, credibility, excellent listening and advising skills
5. Legal consultant
Average salary: 800 euros
New job vacancies (in yearly growth terms): 100+
Core skills: Academic skills, research and analysis, attention to detail
Montenegro:
1. Hotel General Manager (imported)
Salary: ≤ 1,500 euros
Core skills: at least 7 years in the industry, sales and marketing, solid client network.
2. F&B Manager: (imported)
Salary: ≤ 1,000 euros
Core skills: at least 5 years in hospitality, customer service etc
3. Chef
Salary: ≤ 1,000 euros (imported)
Core skills: at least 5 years in hospitality
4. Mathematics teacher (advertised 165 times in previous year)
Salary: ≤ 500 euros
5. Civil Engineer (advertised approx. 130 times in previous year)
Salary: ≤ 1,000 euros
Macedonia
1. Programmer
Average salary: 1,500 euros
New jobs per year: 100+
Basic skills: programming languages like Java, C ++, Node.Js, PHP, etc .; analytical skills
2. QA Tester
Average salary: 600-700 euros
New jobs per year: 120+
Basic skills: selenium testing, automated and manual testing, work experience min 1 year.
3. Sales Manager
Average salary: 1.000 to 1.500 euros
New jobs per year: 80+
Basic skills: experience in IT sales, sales, communication skills, planning and management of people and resources
4. Manager / Supervisor in the sector Customer Care - Contact Center
Average salary: 600 to 1.100 euros
New jobs per year: 50+
Key Skills: Communication skills, management skills, experience in telemarketing, foreign languages and preparation of reports.
5. Chef
Average salary: 1.000 to 1.300 euros
New jobs per year: 60+
Basic skills: Cuisine experience of 3-5 years, trainings and certifications, international and traditional cuisine.
Bosna and Hercegovina:
1. Programer 3.2%.......................................................700 EUR
2. Medical Stuff (nurses, carer etc.) 3.0%....................500 EUR
3. Manager 2.3%........................................................1200 EUR
4. Insurance Representative 1.4%................................450 EUR
5. Civil Engineer 0.9%.................................................1000 EUR
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