How to find a job in Romania?

Work in Romania is promising in terms of stable salaries, a higher income level than in their native countries of residence. Employment opens the possibility of obtaining a residence permit, subsequently - the status of a resident and citizenship. Citizens of Ukraine, Russia, and the CIS countries have the right to official employment in Romania. When moving to the country for the purpose of employment, the applicant must obtain a visa, work permit and residence permit.

Local citizens leave quite intensively to work in the more developed countries of Europe, so foreign applicants can compete with candidates on the Romanian labor market.

Who is eligible to work in Romania?

Citizens who have received a residence permit on the basis of a work contract, family reunification with Romanian relatives have the right to work in Romania. Foreign students (no more than 5 hours a day with permission) and immigrants with diplomas from Romanian educational institutions and the right to legal residence in the Romanian state can carry out labor activities.

How do employers look for employees?

When applying for a job, employers from Romania give priority to their compatriots and citizens of the European Union. Only in the absence of such candidates from Ukraine, CIS countries are considered. Eligible applicants are assigned an online interview, during which they need to confirm their professional skills.

To search for employees, Romanian employers turn to recruitment agencies. Hiring companies are looking for candidates who match the vacancies. Recruitment agencies work in certain sectors. Through official websites, you can contact them for employment in your specialty.

Employment procedure

Obtaining a work permit in Romania for citizens of the CIS is not a quick process, but understandable. The permit is issued subject to the following conditions:

• applicants from EU countries and local citizens do not apply for the vacancy;
• experience, skills, education of a foreign citizen correspond to those declared by the employer;
• there is a medical certificate confirming that the candidate has no diseases that may interfere with the performance of official duties;
• no criminal record;
• positive tax history.

After receiving the consent of the employer for employment, notification of approval for the position, the applicant signs an employment contract, receives a work permit. The document is needed to open a work visa. Permission is issued by the receiving party. A work visa type D provides legal entry into the country, gives the right to work, to issue a residence permit card. The validity of the card is one year, after which you can reissue a residence permit for the same period of time.

Particularly valuable and qualified employees can be issued a permit for two years with the right to renew, subject to the preservation of the workplace.

Where to look for a job?

You can engage in employment on your own using thematic Internet resources:

• sites with vacancies on domestic and Romanian resources (romania.hh.ru, egobs.ro, mygob.ro, hipo.ro, jobber.ro, etc.);
• a social network on LinkedIn for creating a profile and posting a resume;
• thematic groups on Facebook.

You can independently search and analyze vacancies on the international resources careerjet.ro, learn4good.comro, indeed.com.

To speed up the process, you can contact the national agencies that deal with employment abroad and have the appropriate license.

Popular ways to find a job in Romania

In addition to the classic algorithm of employment by studying the Romanian labor market and searching for vacancies, there are alternative methods to find a job in Romania. You can find a place during a tourist trip, enter into direct negotiations with the owner of a cafe, gas station, with the hotel administration, propose and justify your candidacy, and discuss conditions in advance.

Foreign citizens with a diploma of an IT specialist, doctor, engineer, with knowledge of the Romanian language have good chances for employment. Those who do not have education and competencies in high-tech areas can pay attention to the possibility of working as a waiter, nanny, nurse, handyman, loader.

When selecting personnel, preference is given to candidates who know the state language, German or French.

Romania presents internship opportunities in marketing, engineering. Internship practice is the basis for concluding an employment contract. Employment through charitable, non-governmental, volunteer organizations is another option for achieving this goal.