Slovak Job Search

 

Remember, that after the days of communism, Slovakia is establishing their own national recruitment habits. Recruiters shift from the selection based on academic criteria to skills and qualities.

While English is the language of business, a sound working knowledge of Slovak is highly appreciated, although not essential.

Slovakia Basic Data

Background: In 1918 the Slovaks joined the closely related Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. Following the chaos of World War II, Czechoslovakia became a Communist nation within Soviet-ruled Eastern Europe. Soviet influence collapsed in 1989 and Czechoslovakia once more became free. The Slovaks and the Czechs agreed to separate peacefully on 1 January 1993. Slovakia was invited to join NATO and the EU in 2002.

Capital: Bratislava

Climate: temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters

Ethnic groups: Slovak 85.7%, Hungarian 10.6%, Roma 1.6% (the 1992 census figures underreport the Gypsy/Romany community, which is about 500,000), Czech, Moravian, Silesian 1.1%, Ruthenian and Ukrainian 0.6%, German 0.1%, Polish 0.1%, other 0.2% (1996)

Languages: Slovak (official), Hungarian

Economy - overview: Slovakia has mastered much of the difficult transition from a centrally planned economy to a modern market economy. The Dzurinda government has made excellent progress in 2001-03 in macroeconomic stabilization and structural reform. Major privatizations are nearly complete, the banking sector is almost completely in foreign hands, and foreign investment has picked up. Slovakia's economy exceeded expectations in 2001-03, despite the general European slowdown. Unemployment, at an unacceptable 15% in 2003, remains the economy's Achilles heel. The government faces other strong challenges in 2004, especially the cutting of budget and current account deficits, the containment of inflation, and the strengthening of the health care system.

Labor force - by occupation: industry 29.3%, agriculture 8.9%, construction 8%, transport and communication 8.2%, services 45.6% (1994)

Unemployment rate: 17.2% (2002 est.)

Natural resources: brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land

Industries: metal and metal products; food and beverages; electricity, gas, coke, oil, nuclear fuel; chemicals and manmade fibers; machinery; paper and printing; earthenware and ceramics; transport vehicles; textiles; electrical and optical apparatus; rubber products

Currency: Slovak koruna (SKK)

Exchange rates: koruny per US dollar - 45.33 (2002), 48.35 (2001), 46.04 (2000), 41.36 (1999), 35.23 (1998)

Internet country code: .sk

Slovak Job Search Info

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