August on the Polish labor market
Grant Thornton and Element ATS Report
As every month, we present the latest labor market report prepared by Grant Thornton and Element applicant tracking system. The report presents data from August.
Element recruitment system provided data for the report thanks to the Job Monit module, which monitors the largest Polish recruitment portals and provides our clients with invaluable data on Polish employers’ recruitment needs, job offers, or the popularity of recruitment portals.
The Business Insider summarized the report as follows:
The Polish labor market confirms the ongoing economic downturn in Poland. The drops in new job offers from employers are deepening. August saw the largest increase in demand for chief accountants and e-commerce specialists. There are still few benefits in the offers. (link to the publication)
Related posts:
DISCOVER ELEMENT!
Maciej Michalewski
CEO @ Element. Recruitment Automation Software
Recent posts:
Job offers in Poland, July 2026: the market grows for a second month, but IT stands still
Poland posted 275,623 new job ads in July 2026, up 2% year over year. Healthcare grew fastest of all sectors while IT did not move at all.
The autonomous company: how Replit does it with AI agents, and how to do it yourself
Replit built an autonomous company: a fleet of AI agents where people choose the goals and automations handle the steps. I break down the pattern and how to run it yourself.
How to reject a candidate without ghosting: Glen Cathey’s playbook
Ghosting applicants isn’t a volume problem, it’s a priority problem. I walk through Glen Cathey’s rejection playbook: 6 rules, 7 templates and ATS setup.
Poland’s job market turns positive: 259,000 postings, all ten cities growing
Poland posted 259,000 job ads in June 2026, the first positive year-over-year reading in more than a year. The Grant Thornton and Element report reads it as a cautious but real turnaround.
What’s new in Element: a month of concrete improvements for recruiters
A roundup of what’s new in Element this month: saved filters, GDPR and consent tracking, candidate SMS, a new public API, and stronger data security.
Career in the age of AI agents: what really counts, per Phil Chen
Phil Chen (Helm AI, Scale, OpenAI, DeepMind) argues that in the age of AI agents, finding problems, the last mile and reputation matter more than solving tasks. A summary plus my HR take.
