Public employment services in Bulgaria: opportunities of better management and the importance of human resources

The necessity of application of new approaches and models in public employment services for achievement of social efficiency is imposed by the need of effectively implemented social policy in the sphere of labor market and employment through determination of the main processes in the implementation of activities in Bulgarian Employment agency. In this context, the paper analyzes challenges in contemporary dynamic social and economic environment and makes a proposal for a model of raising effectiveness in management in public employment services in Bulgaria stressing on the importance of human resources, their competences and development.

Keywords: employment, unemployment, labor market, human resources.