Respondent 1 | Belarus | 33 | Belarus | 2.5 |
Respondent 2 | Latvia | ND | The United Kingdom and Latvia | 3 |
Respondent 3 | Sweden | ND | Sweden | 10 |
Respondent 4 | Russia | 35 | Russia, Poland and Denmark | 5.5 |
Respondent 5 | Russia | ND | Russia, the Netherlands and Belgium | 11 |
Respondent 6 | Latvia | ND | Latvia | 17 |
importance of having a degree/education to get a job no strict interview scheme during the selection procedures ability of promotion high value of personal acquaintances while job search ability to get a job through a personal invitation lack of formality while interview English language in CV as an exception easier to find a job through the Slovene website, rather than through international websites focus on personal communication, rather than on hard skills, during the interviews several stages during the selection and recruitment procedures recruitment and selection process in English strict selection and employment process in international companies standards value of network a lot of interviews need to prove uniqueness/unique skills to get a job (for third-country nationals) more chances for women to get higher positions in global companies non-classic hiring procedure less hiring through open calls and positions different interview/selection procedures in big and small companies easier than it seemed to be official and stiff employment procedures no expectations seamless but hassle high value of the employer's experience of hiring expatriates before possibility of easier promotion if you are already in the company, and people know you and recognise you personal conversation during the first job interview no gender issues it depends on the period and reason of the immigration |
fast answer from the company while job search friendly atmosphere during interviews company support within the legal procedures positive recruitment process pleasure to work easy-going and young-minded colleagues fast and easy legal procedures for the EU citizens support and help from employers no complications plenty of new possibilities changes in HR practices well-organised process good communication zero stress freedom and trust between employees good organisational culture no micromanaging good management orientation of the companies to the specific market |
challenges during the process of resettlement small and closed market lack of adaptation process in Slovene companies few multinational companies difficulties without knowledge of the Slovene language slow selection process unpreparedness for the unusual system of selection and recruitment a lot of documents to get residence permit (for third-country nationals) malfunctioning of the Slovene working agency challenging HR incompetence difficult to find a job regardless of expatriation difficult recruitment process language barrier more difficult for women to find a job difficult to find a job in Slovenia for women in family-based companies old-styled mentality women are not preferable in the business and on top-positions, regardless of their experience regulational and governmental problems complicated legal procedures for expatriates more difficult relocation procedure for expatriates from third countries in comparison with the EU citizens challenging job searching no possibility to get language courses for EU citizens lack of equal adaptation programme for EU and non-EU citizens lack of help from the state unfairness hard to get into the job market no welcome package, arranged adaptation process for the expatriates cultural differences no personal contact at work before the employment too different from the local culture not so many barriers unexpected challenges difficulties within some process in authorities bureaucracy long procedures to get residence permit/working visa lack of knowledge of English in the authorities bad communication and disrespect toward authorities |
professional switch interculturality different cultural backgrounds highly educated highly skilled constant self-development multi-profile education strong connection to native culture ability to self-reflection intercultural professional background travelling a lot self-decision about moving to another country interest in international professions working in a big international company wealth of intercultural experience while working using foreign languages at work experience of living and working abroad experience in different professional fields hard working readiness to make lots of effort to achieve the goal active life position linguistic skills proactive get contacts with someone who can help with the job open to new experiences, especially intercultural experiences energetic interested in their job solid working background ambitiousness learning by doing purposeful constant learning process combination of work and education process self-confidence ready for changes ready to explore problem-solver self-presentation skills stress-resistant communication skills willingness to change life, explore the world, get international experience, grow and study keen on challenges love for research analytical mind |
less regulations less straight culture hand-to-hand connections importance of personal connections subjectivity less equality both in society and in organisation distinct respect to authorities open culture open-mindedness slow life high quality of life Slovene as a difficult language to learn English as a working language only in international companies high value of the team and collective communication with colleagues apart from work friendliness importance of the local language combination of formal and informal working styles multiculturalism in international companies value of personal agreements importance of valuable friends lack of punctuality interconnection between cultural background and employment procedures different approaches towards women in culture women are strong personalities in the Slovene culture straight-forward women in Slovenia close mindset strong traditions people may work in companies for many years without changing workplace people are ready to help a lot of cultural influence from Italy and Austria value of qualification high value of having working and living experience in Slovenia patriarchal society no prejudices accent on personal qualification progressive European cultural values |
improvement in the HR sphere more help and attention to expatriates while hiring digitalisation allow companies to be set up in Slovenia and hire people to make the legal relocation procedure easier and faster for highly skilled internationals to allow more job advertisements in English more accessible job market for the expatriates to make the adaptation process for the expatriates equal HR needs to be aware of peculiarities of hiring third-country expatriates company should help with documents and visas |
knowledge of foreign languages ability to take responsibility for their own life and career need to show motivation and interest to be more initiative to find a job to use all opportunities to know people who could recommend you to the position to be prepared for challenges to make friends as soon as possible to start from job searching sites intrinsic value persistence creativity thinking out of the box flexibility self-confidence nothing is impossible preliminary research of the labour market value of international companies to go with a flow to be open for opportunities not over-complicating to be focused on Slovenia and Slovene language have an educational degree to have all the documents prepared/translated to build a network to search for a company that you fit into to search for a job in a big company to search for a job while being in Slovenia to be confident to be open for the possible cultural differences to look for unique benefits and skills to highlight your importance for the company to learn more information about the Slovene job market to be part of the expatriate community to be involved to learn Slovene language and culture |