Living and Working in Małopolska
About this event
WORK IN MALOPOLSKA and enjoy it!
Are you looking for job? Have you ever thought about Poland/ Malopolska as a career destination?
Region is located in the central-southern part of the country. In terms of economic development, the region is one of the most diverse regions in Poland. Situated at the crossing point of communication routes between the West (Austria, Germany) and the East (Ukraine), the North (Scandinavian countries) and the South (Slovakia, Hungary). Malopolska is one of the leading Polish regions in terms of economic development. The region's GDP is 7.4% of the national GDP. Region takes the 5th position among Polish voivodeships in terms of contribution to the national GDP.
The main sectors of the regional economy:
* automotive industry
* metallurgical industry
* chemical industry
* energy industry
* food industry
* trade
* new technologies sector
* biotechnology sector including medical and pharmaceutical industry
If you are a jobseeker, you will be able to search and apply for jobs that match your profile, make contact with employers and book one or more job interviews during the event (onsite or online). You can also attend information sessions, view company presentations online and ask questions after each presentation.
Employers from Malopolska region will have access to a range of recruitment services, including publishing your vacancies on the event’s website, automatic screening and matching of CVs and the scheduling and conducting of online interviews on the day of the event. During the event, employers will also be able to present their companies and hold live chats and Q&A sessions with potential employees from Poland.
This event, organized by EURES in Malopolska (integrated in the Regional Labour Office in Kraków and Polish public employment services) and counting on the cooperation of the Partnership of the labour market, education and training in Malopolska, will take place online and onsite.
Want to join in European Job Days in Malopolska 2014?
Online event: "Living and Working in Malopolska"
Date: 2nd October (Thursday)
You have to register beforehand!
Onsite event: CROSSBORDER FAIR – JOB, EDUCATION, ENTERPRENEUURSHIP
Date: 7th October (Tuesday )
Opening hours: from 10 am to 2 pm (Central European Summer Time (CEST) +0200 UTC)
Location: MCK „SOKÓŁ” Nowy Sącz ul. Długosza 3
Participation is free of charge.
Onsite event: JOB FAIR – INFORMATION, ADVICE, JOB VACANCIES
Date: 9th October (Thursday)
Opening hours: from 11 am to 3 pm (Central European Summer Time (CEST) +0200 UTC)
Location: Kraków, Stara Zajezdnia Kraków by DeSilva, ul. św. Wawrzyńca 12
Participation is free of charge.
Come to work in Malopolska and enjoy it!
We’re looking forward to your participation!
About Malopolska
Małopolska is a dynamically developing region with a considerable economic potential that promises reliable economic growth. It provides a friendly, competitive and attractive area of operation for entrepreneurs.
The region is inhabited by 3.33 million people (2011 National Census: 8.7 percent of Poland's population, 4th place in Poland) and is characterised by a constant high population growth rate. It also attracts people from other regions. Only in 2011, the number of inhabitants increased by 4.3 thousand.
Małopolska, which covers the area of 15,200 km2, and its capital – Krakow, are one of the most beautiful areas in Central Europe. This is proven by 8–10 million tourists a year who discover the historic sights of the former capital of Poland, the magnificent landscapes of the Tatra Mountains, Podhale and Pieniny, the traditions of the Wieliczka Salt Mine, the tragic events in the 20th century history of Auschwitz, the home of John Paul II in Wadowice, castles, wooden historic architecture, national parks and nature reserves.
Małopolska has the greatest number of objects listed among the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Sites. As many as 14 Polish objects are located in the Malopolska Region: the Old Town in Krakow, the Royal Salt Mines in Wieliczka and Bochnia (1987, 2013), KL Auschwitz-Birkenau, the monastery in KalwariaZebrzydowska, wooden churches in southern Małopolska – Binarowa, Blizne, DębnoPodhalańskie, Haczów, LipnicaMurowana, Sękowa and churches within a group of wooden Orthodox church complexes (since 2013).
The region borders the Slovak Republic (982 km of shared border). Next to Krakow, other important cities in Małopolska include: Tarnów (118 thousand), Nowy Sącz (85 thousand), Oświęcim (43 thousand), Chrzanów (40 thousand), Nowy Targ (33 thousand), Zakopane (27 thousand).
Małopolska is one of the best economically developing regions, which is confirmed by its high positions in rankings: „European Cities & Regions of the Future 2012/2013” (fDi Intelligence), „Atrakcyjnośćinwestycyjnapolskichregionów 2012” (Market Economy Research Institute – IBnGR), Top 10 Emerging Outsourcing Cities List (Global Services, 2012), and reliable interest in investments on the part of the world's largest companies dealing with industry, modern business services, manufacturing, automotive industry, commerce, science and research.
The value of Foreign Direct Investments in the years 1989–2012 amounted to ca. USD 15 billion, and the value of the regional export in the same period was ca. EUR 6 billion.
In the new 2014–2020 European Union Financial Framework, Małopolska will have nearly EUR 3 billion at its disposal allocated to the development of infrastructure, support of entrepreneurship, new technologies and improvement in the quality of the natural environment.
The most valuable assets of the region include:
- a strong academic and R&D center based on 33 institutions of higher education in the region,
- one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Europe and in the world (Krakow, Wieliczka, Tatra Mountains, Wadowice, Auschwitz) attracting ca. 8 million tourists a year,
- high quality and availability of qualified human resources,
- convenient location at the transit routes to the East (Ukraine), West (Germany), South (Slovakia, the Czech Republic) and North (northern Poland, the Baltic Sea),
- investment infrastructure (special economic zone, economic activity zones, business environment and investor assistance institutions),
- high business culture, entrepreneurship and openness to international contacts.
Source: businessinmalopolska.com/strona/why-malopolska/
Further info:
Labour market + living and working conditions in Malopolska:
www.paiz.gov.pl/files/?id_plik=11991
www.visitmalopolska.pl/Strony/main/main.aspx
www.obserwatorium.malopolska.pl/en
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Poland
regiony.poland.gov.pl/malopolskie/Malopolska,152.html
Regional Labour Office in Kraków:
Public Employment Services in Poland:
EURES in Poland:
Occupational Barometer 2014 Małopolska:
www.europeanjobdays.eu/sites/default/files/occupational_barometer.pdf
Presentations:
Information for visitors
European Job Days in Malopolska 2014: 2nd - 9th October 2014 in Kraków, Nowy Sącz, Tarnów
The purpose of the event is to promote of the mobility in Europe, popularize information about the rules of safe mobility, the living and working conditions in European countries.
European Job Days in Malopolska 2014 is the event filled with meetings, seminars, workshops and 2 job fairs.
European Job Days in Malopolska 2014 will take place online and onsite.
Online event: "Living and Working in Malopolska"
Date: 2nd October (Thursday)
You have to register beforehand!
Aim: promotion of living and working conditions in Malopolska region especially among citizens other European countries and Polish migrants workers abroad
During online event jobseekers from all Poland and other European countries will be able to search and apply for jobs that match their profiles.
By registering for the online event jobseekers will have the opportunity to make contact with employers and book one or more job interviews during the event.
At the event, you will also be able to attend information sessions, view company presentations and ask questions after each presentation. These sessions will be live-streamed, and online participants will be able to send in their questions via chat.
More information about all organized events under the European Job Days in Malopolska 2014 , please find here.
Information for exhibitors
EURES and Regional Labour Office in Krakówcordially invite every employer from Malopolska to take part in the first European Online Job Day “Living and working in Malopolska” which will take place on 2nd October 2014.
Employers will have access to a range of recruitment services, including publishing your vacancies on the event’s website, automatic screening and matching of CVs and the scheduling and conducting of online interviews on the day of the event. During the event, employers will also be able to present their companies and hold live chats and Q&A sessions with the jobseekers from European countries.
By registering for the event you will already be able to make full use of the available services at the event’s website:
- Posting an introduction to your organization including company videos;
- Publishing your job vacancies and opening them up to direct applications from registered jobseekers in the platform;
- Searching among applicants for relevant jobseekers / CVs matching your recruitment profiles;
- Screening applications with the help of automatic skills-based matching and pre-selection of candidates;
- Booking interviews.
We look forward to your online participation!
Online participation is free of charge.
Getting there
KRAKÓW
NOWY SĄCZ
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