Behavior of job candidates and current labor market development in the area of Information Technology in Slovakia

Abstract

The study utilizes the data about behavior of job candidates in the area of Information Technology from Profesia — Slovakia's largest job portal. The first part of the study focuses on current labor market development — what are the trends in the number of vacancies and published job advertisements at Profesia and also trends in availability of job candidates to these positions (differences across regions are also discussed). The second part of the study is devoted to various aspects of behavior of job candidates — e.g. how many job advertisements they view and to how many job advertisements they apply to, whether they look for a job strictly within the area of Information Technology or also in other industries. We segment the webpage users into various categories based on how intensive they search for a job and what are the implications for availability of candidates for the companies. The final section presents current trends in both financial and non-financial remuneration and compares these trends between the area of Information technology and selected other industries.