Our Approaches to Hiring Unskilled Workers for the Railway Sector

According to recruiting standards, employing the ideal unskilled worker is almost impossible. Because of the labor scarcity, finding and keeping people who know how to execute the job has become increasingly challenging. To tackle this issue, our recruiting professionals recommend out business partners to simplify their recruiting process and hire through a leasing personnel agency.

A recruiting agency like ours can deal better with unskilled workforce as it has the first contact with its needs and fears. Most of the time we have seen companies interested in recruiting unskilled workforce from Romania but did not know how to approach their needs. And in our case, the team helps all our business partners with insights regarding labour procedures for EU nationals, security measures and most important, understanding the background of their future employees.

In addition to the valuable insights, our recruiting professionals understand the level of needs each unskilled work has and we can recommend training on site or apprenticeship programs to all our business partners where development projects might require some level of skills.

Moreover, our recruiters have noticed that having a returning program scheme or available motivating benefits for workers returning to the former employer on-site might help in developing a long last relationship between the company, our agency and workers. For instance, we acknowledge that it is the responsibility of the leasing agency to place their workforce according to projects and their existent contracts. However, when past business partners return for our offers, our pool of workers might be substantially unchanged unless they retired. And past negative experiences with the hiring company might slow down the recruiting process on the agency’s side. Having a constant update on training and educational programs, improving work conditions and showing clear and simplified work procedures might also raise the interest of a past worker who already had some work-experience with our business partners.

From our experience when recruiting unskilled workforce, it is also important to keep a healthy relationship with all the stakeholders involved in the recruiting process. Thus, the workforce will not be influenced in any negative way by the policy changes or immigration laws. At Geologic-HR we make sure all the forms and policy changes are up to date and that both our business partners and the hired workforce are aware of what has changed or improved in terms of legal papers and work conditions.

Last but not least, engaging with unskilled workforce via gadgets and apps has proven to be beneficial to both us and our business partners. Narrowing the time period to reply by having all data collected in a single management point, introducing digital feedback forms or having an in-house digital panel for updates regarding duration of contract, benefits or paid-hours is motivating unskilled workers to pay more attention to what is going on with their contract and they can better manage their time and their availability for future projects.

These are our Agency’s four options for motivating and recruiting unskilled workers amid a labour shortage, and you can start planning how to recruit and train individuals. Whether you wish to create internal programs such as apprenticeships or return-to-work programs or work with external groups to raise awareness about railway sector employment, the next step is to figure out how to get started.

At Geologic HR we put all our leadership and business skills into action for our business partners. We understand the market’s challenges and we are building innovative strategies and online campaigns to recruit the best temporary workers. Last but not least, we ensure that these jobs can deliver both core labour and a sustainable income, with legal protections, wages, and safety nets that are enjoyed by temporary workers in the whole EU, taking pressure from our partners in finding the right people. In case you will have any questions on how we can help you do not hesitate to write us at or give us a call.