A step-by-step guide to your EOR eligibility?
We built a guide to help you find out. More and more Croatians are coming back. Not because they have to – but because they want to. And for the first time, many of them have something previous generations did not: a job they can do from anywhere. The question they keep asking us is […]
Who Actually Fills Your Vacancies? A Plain Guide to Recruitment Models – and When Each One Works
AMBACIA × POSAO.HR | RECRUITMENT GUIDE A practical guide for HR Managers, COOs, and hiring decision-makers evaluating how to staff their recruitment function. The Recruitment Landscape: Why hiring is harder than it looks Most companies do not have a recruitment problem. They have a fit problem. The vacancy exists, the job description is written, someone […]
Ambacia & Penbrothers: A New Partnership Connecting EOR in Croatia, Serbia and the Philippines
Some of the best business relationships start in the most unlikely moments. Last October, at the Going Global conference in London, our team was wrapping up a long day when we walked past a booth that stopped us in our tracks. Not because of a sales pitch – but because of two people genuinely trying […]
Povratnici.hr and Ambacia – Together for an easier return to Croatia
Croatia is seeing a growing number of its citizens return from abroad. According to the Croatian Bureau of Statistics, Croatia has recorded a positive migration balance for several consecutive years, and the trend continues to grow. However, returning home comes with its own challenges: from navigating bureaucracy to finding employment that allows you to work […]
Employer of Record Explained: How Companies in Germany, Austria, and Scandinavia Hire Talent Without Opening a Company
International hiring has become a standard strategy for many companies in Europe. A startup in Berlin may discover a highly skilled software developer in Zagreb. A fintech company in Vienna might want to build an engineering team in Southeast Europe. A SaaS company in Stockholm could find that the perfect DevOps engineer lives in Croatia […]
Compensation Is No Longer Just About Salary – It’s About Strategy
For years, compensation followed a relatively simple formula. You checked a salary survey. You aligned with the “market average.” You made an offer. That approach no longer works. Today, companies are not just competing for talent – they are competing for positioning. And positioning starts with understanding how your compensation structure compares to the companies […]
Recruitment: Is speed overrated?
Why time-to-hire is no longer the most important KPI in IT recruitment in Serbia and Croatia For years, time-to-hire was treated as the ultimate success metric in IT recruitment. The faster a role was filled, the more efficient the process was assumed to be. In today’s labour market, particularly in Serbia and Croatia, this logic […]
Your Technical Interview Is Obsolete
How Smart Companies Detect AI-Enhanced Candidates Before Hiring Mistakes Happen Executive Summary: The New Reality of Talent Acquisition The global recruitment landscape has encountered a seismic shift that most hiring pipelines are not equipped to handle. In less than two years, generative artificial intelligence has moved from a novelty to a ubiquitous career tool. Today, […]
Serbia’s Labour Market in 2025: What have we learned and why EOR is the strategic edge for international businesses?
Economic reports in 2025 confirm what we are already seeing on the ground: Serbia’s economy is evolving. As traditional growth models shift, a new landscape is emerging – one that rewards agility, digitalization, and smarter business strategies. For international companies looking to tap into Serbian talent, these economic indicators are more than just numbers; they […]
Why companies now choose recruitment + EOR together?
The integrated advantage for hiring in Croatia The modern hiring challenge in Croatia Imagine a tech startup from Berlin that has just secured funding and needs to build a development team quickly. Or an Italian manufacturing company that has won a major contract and must deploy skilled workers in Croatia within weeks, not months. In […]
