Job searches in Hungary take almost a year as recruitment polarises
According to Hungarian reports, one in three unemployed people has been looking for work for more than a year. Judit Pécsi, HR director at UNION Biztosító, says AI is transforming recruitment, and candidates' CVs are flawless but strikingly alike.
Who is affected and how
- job seeker
- Among CVs smoothed out by AI and all alike, only unique, concrete achievements stand out.
- HR professional
- Because the materials have become uniform, screening needs new assessment methods such as tasks and interviews.
Sources
- Finding a job in Hungary takes almost a year: an HR expert speaks about the transformation of the labour marketportfolio.hu · Nov 6, 2026 · magyar
- Employers have hit the brakes - one in three unemployed people has been looking for a job for more than a year | Tudás.hutudas.hu · Nov 4, 2026 · magyar
- According to Judit Pécsi, artificial intelligence is transforming recruitment and polarising the labour market — PegaPollpegapoll.com · Nov 6, 2026 · magyar
- Even as unemployment rises, there is fierce competition for these professionals: a list of the occupations where banks and tech companies compete for you - Pénzcentrumpenzcentrum.hu · Nov 6, 2026 · magyar
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