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(Self-)Reflecting on International Recruitment: Views on the Role of Recruiting Agencies in Bulgaria and Romania

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  • Siyka Kovacheva

    (Department of Applied Sociology, Plovdiv University Paisii Hilendarski, Bulgaria / New Europe Centre for Regional Studies, Bulgaria)

  • Boris Popivanov

    (New Europe Centre for Regional Studies, Bulgaria / Department of Political Science, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria)

  • Marin Burcea

    (Centre for Urban and Regional Sociology, Romania / Department of Economic and Administrative Sciences, University of Bucharest, Romania)

Abstract

This article focuses on the recruiting practices of public and private agencies dealing with international labour mediation in Bulgaria and Romania. Based on interpretative analysis of 20 in-depth interviews with professionals working in migrant recruiting agencies in the two countries, we aim to understand their views on the advantages and disadvantages of their services in comparison with other mobility channels: such as informal networks, direct contacts with employers, or unofficial Internet sites. The article examines the ways in which international labour mediation practitioners construct their target group—migrants—in terms of motivation, human capital, and/or challenges of their adaptation to the new context. We then look at intermediaries’ perceptions of employers’ needs and expectations. We finish with uncovering recruiters’ underlying assessment of the national and European mobility policies and the outcomes they see for individual migrants, employers and the countries of departure and destination.

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  • Siyka Kovacheva & Boris Popivanov & Marin Burcea, 2019. "(Self-)Reflecting on International Recruitment: Views on the Role of Recruiting Agencies in Bulgaria and Romania," Social Inclusion, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 49-59.
    • Handle: RePEc:cog:socinc:v7:y:2019:i:4:p:49-59
    DOI: 10.17645/si.v7i4.2287
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