About

The survey has an extensive history of 21 years and is the most complex instrument on the Romanian market that assesses the perception and expectations of professionals, graduates and students.

10,892 people have nominated the employers they would desire the most to work for, along with their perceptions and expectations of the working environment. The survey not only measures the employer brand attractiveness but also what factors are associated with the most desired employers and what is important to the relevant target group.

  • Employment Behavior: you will have an accurate image of the preferences, professional objectives, job search behaviour of the pool of professionals, graduates and students;
  • Communication Channels: these insights will enable you to adapt your communication strategy to the targeted pool to maximize its impact;
  • Employer Perception: not only the employer rankings but also the levels of awareness and consideration of your company, conversion in job applicants and factors associated with your employer brand.

For insights on how you can attract the right talent, how you are ranked and perceived as an employer versus your competition or on which recruitment channels you should focus your resources on, acquire one of the reports available for you:

  • Market Overview Report– provides a nationwide overview of the behaviour and perception of respondents with Business, Social-Sciences, IT&C and Engineering backgrounds.
  • Standard Reports – Business or Engineering – in-depth analysis of respondents with Business or Engineering educational backgrounds;
  • Industry reports (IT&C, Outsourcing & SSC, FMCG, Retail, Medical, Pharma)– an analysis of respondents who work or are interested in working in one of these industries, along with their perception of major players in targeted industries.
  • Generational report (Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X) – an analysis of respondents based on generational segments, highlighting differences in career expectations, workplace preferences, motivators, and perception of employers across generations. 
  • Employer Branding Health Check Report a personalized set of analysis designed to assess the perception towards your employer brand that serves as an evaluation tool for your EB efforts or as a starting point in defining your strategy.

Key Facts & Figures
10,892  validated responses
Online survey
Data collection: November 2025 – April 2026

Geography:

Bucharest – 4,119

County – 6,773

Levels of experience:

0-1 year – 1,341

1-3 years – 1,113

3-5 years – 1,076

5-10 years – 1,892

+10 years – 5,470

Educational background split:

Business – 3,128

IT&C – 2,004

Engineering – 1,911

Social Sciences – 2,471

Medicine / Pharmacy / Biology – 869

Other area of specialisation – 36

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Catalyst Solutions prezintă rezultatele studiului Cei mai doriți angajatori, derulat între noiembrie 2025 și aprilie 2026 pe un eșantion de 10.892 de profesioniști și tineri la început de carieră, din domeniile IT&C, Inginerie, Științe Sociale și Economice, Medical și Farma.

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Pentru al 21 an consecutiv, studiul Cei mai doriți angajatori a fost realizat la nivel național, pe baza a 10 892 de răspunsuri libere, neasistate ale respondenților. Top 100 Cei mai doriți angajatori este construit exclusiv pornind de la întrebarea: «Care este topul primilor 5 angajatori pentru care îți dorești să lucrezi?».

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