RETURNING TO ROMANIA AFTER A LONG STAY ABROAD ‒ CONSIDERATIONS AND PERCEPTIONS
RETURNING TO ROMANIA AFTER A LONG STAY ABROAD ‒ CONSIDERATIONS AND PERCEPTIONS

Summary/Abstract: ROMANIAN MIGRANTS HAVE ENGAGED SINCE 2007 ON MIGRATION TRAJECTORIES WITH A VERY CLEAR ROAD MAP, AS A RESULT OF BETTER REGULATION, NETWORKS AND ALSO BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WEST. IN THE PAST YEARS THE NUMBER OF ROMANIANS RETURNING HAS INCREASED, HIGHLIGHTING A NEW EVOLUTION THAT OF REEVALUATING THE OPPORTUNITIES ROMANIA HAS TO OFFER IN TERMS OF PROFESSION AND SOCIAL LIFE. IN DECIDING WHETHER RETURNING IS THE GOOD OPTION, MIGRANTS TAKE INTO ACCOUNT A WIDE RANGE OF MOTIVES. OUR RESEARCH FOCUSES ON THE PERCEPTION MIGRANTS HAVE ON THEIR PROSPECTIVE PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, ESPECIALLY IN THE BUSINESS SECTOR SHOULD THEY DECIDE TO BECOME RETURNEES. THE QUESTIONS WE SEEK TO ANSWER ARE THE FOLLOWING: DO ROMANIAN MIGRANTS THINK THE SKILLS AND COMPETENCES THEY HAVE ACQUIRED DURING THEIR STAY ABROAD COULD INCREASE THEIR CHANCES OF BEING SUCCESSFUL IN THE ROMANIAN BUSINESS SECTOR? WHAT WOULD BE A FINAL MOTIVATION TO RETURN AND START AN ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE? MY RESEARCH IS BASED ON QUALITATIVE SEMI-STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS WITH 10 ROMANIANS WHO EITHER HAVE DECIDED TO RETURN TO ROMANIA OR ARE IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING A DECISION. THE INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED FACE TO FACE OR THROUGH ONLINE MEETINGS.

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