Jobs and Career in Balcan Prepared by : Dritan Mezini, MBA, MPM

Jobs and Career in Balcan Jobs and Career in Balcan

www.dm-consulting.biz

www.duapune.com

Prepared by : Dritan Mezini, MBA, MPM

Table of contents

Skills - University - Market

Headhunting and Recruitment

My story

My story

Dritan Mezini, Entrepreuner

Managing Partner DM Consulting

Services (specialized in HR and IT)

Founder of duapune.com – largest

job portal in Albania, also present in Kosovo and Macedonia

University of Tirana, Computer Science

Western Illinois University, USA

Devry University, Chicago, USA

Fulbright Scholar

My story

● Returned from USA in 2004 ● Jobless● Decided to open up my own business● No money, but knowledge, passion and

commitment● Started my journey from Albania to

Kosovo, Macedonia, and back to Albania

(regional approach)

Other than business ….

● President of Albanian ICT Association (AITA)● President of Albanian Fulbright Alumni Association● Head of HR Committee – American Chamber of

Commerce● President of the Football (Soccer) Team – “Friends”

And many more volunteer engagement

My company

CEO

HR Services (DuaPune)IT Services

Consulting, Project

Management, Business Process

Innovation, Entrepreneur-

ship, IT Outsourcing

IT Solutions

Web, mobile, e-commerce,

SEO, performance, social media

Software Design and

Development

Recruitment, Portal, HRMIS,

Career Counseling

Training,

e-learning

Klientët

Teknologjitë

Duapune.com

Duapune.com

● Over 72,000 registered jobseekers● Over 3,200 registered companies● Over 153,000 likes in Facebook● Over 30,000 LinkedIn community● Since 2008 in the market

And many more cool facts…

What did the Portal do to the market?● It enabled the trust and credibility to the e-

services● It is a breakthrough for Albanian markets● We are going to offer several new e-

products to the market● It strengthened the job market ● It is a great channel for the jobseekers to

check not only the job and career also the job market trends

Headhunting and Recruitment● Back to USA story as recruiter● 3 months work and 9 months hobby

chaser● The “overqualified” story● Helped international companies find

consultants in Kosovo● Back to private business in Albania

Heahunting and Recruitment● Recruiter – an individual who could be part

of the company or outsider and works towards the fill of a vacant position

● Headhunter – usually is a third party and it aims medium to higher management positions, or positions hard to be filled

Process

● The company presents the vacancies● DMCS performs an initial market search

(sources)● We negotiate and close the deal with the

company● Job posting in different CV collection

channels

Process

● Preliminary filtering based on the CV-s● First interview (Personality)● Second interview – with the experts ● Further on interviews if needed● Define the short-list● Hire the winner● Provide guarantee to the process

Why recruitment to third parties?

● It is proven that for many openings, it is much cheaper to outsource the service to specialized companies

● Guarantee● We work hard to find the right match● We care the parties be satisfied

The service in AL, KS, MK● It is a growing trend● We work for international, regional and

local companies● We build companies from “scratch” in

terms of HR● The number of vacancies is hundreds in

the last ten years….an average 80 – 100 positions per year

Interested for the Balkan market?

● Please contact us

You (your skills)

University

Job Market

Self-assessment?

● Are you ready for the job market?● What kind of skills did you gain during your

studies?● What degree/diploma?● Does the market look for that special

diploma?● What else should you do?

Global market● Are you flexible?

● Are you ready to move out of your area of comfort?

● Do you know the global job channels, like LinkedIn?

● Where do you get the information about the job market?

Self-assessment?

● Do you continuously check whether or not you are fit or available for the market?

● How often do you update your CV?

● Have you ever thought becoming an entrepreneur?

Right getting into the University is the beginning of the job process

University and the Job market should walk hand by hand together

Getting the diploma is the continuity of the job process and on-going learning process..

Different scenarios

1.Skills - Job – career- new skills – Career – new skills and so on..

Aim

Closing the gap in between the University and the job market

Solution you trust and afford

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