This rapid expansion, by which companies intend to cover as many cities as possible, brings a 30 percent increase to the existing sales force in only five months.
Most jobs are outside Bucharest, in Romania's major cities, and the most popular position (with a 65 percent share) is salesperson in one of the stores to open in 2007.
"Retail seems to be the largest employer in fall of 2007. The production sector ranks second, but I do not think the supply of jobs in that area will exceed 5,000 new positions, and the construction segment comes third," said Victorina Borlan , Recruitment Manager with Lugera&Makler.
The fluctuation of personnel is very high in this field, almost 50 percent. Each employee has at least three employment offers at any given time. There are major differences in pay between large cities and the rest of the country, up to 30 percent. Many employees now working in supermarkets, especially salespeople, have monthly salaries under €200. Regular salaries in middle management are between €300-350, while an aisle supervisor can receive up to €700-800, according to main recruitment agencies in the country. Companies focus on training people to do the jobs for which they are hired and on internal promotion.
