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Last Updated: 04/10/2012
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Ericsson Goes From Oil to Mobile

The head of Russian operations for telecoms giant Ericsson, Maria Radtke, was fluent in English, Swedish, French, German and Spanish when she arrived in Moscow in 2010. She could not, however, speak Russian.

Sberbank, Others Help Small Business

"Why does a carwash need the Internet?" That was a running joke at a conference on small business and the Internet, as guests questioned how a modest brick-and-mortar business could make use of online services.

Hotels Train in English, Manners, Motivation

As international hotel companies open more properties in Moscow and hire thousands of new employees, the training of hotel employees is set to increase in both importance and scale.




Market Overview

Factories, Pharma Reshaping Job Market

Both the government and independent investors have been ramping up industrial production and fostering small enterprises, and those initiatives have changed the job landscape in recent months, headhunters told The Moscow Times.

Head to Head

A Crucial Contribution

In Russia, pursuing a career with nonprofits is unusual compared with the West. To understand more about the "third sector," we interviewed Pyotr Gorbunenko, managing director of WWF Russia, and Tamara Rumyantseva, general director of Volnoye Delo, a fund set up by billionaire Oleg Deripaska.


Future Changes in the World of Work

ManpowerGroup Russia & CIS
Over the next decade, changes in the way companies operate will not be revolutionary or disruptive; they will be an extension of the evolution already visible at many firms today. And it is mostly about workers and a new model of cooperation between an employer and an employee.

Women and the Talent Crunch

ManpowerGroup Russia & CIS
Women have made dramatic strides in the work force across the globe, but as study after study has documented, they still lag behind men significantly.

Interviewing With HR: Secrets for Success

Cornerstone
The employment market has always been, and remains, a changeable, rapidly developing structure. For this reason today it is difficult to surprise anyone with the existence in a company of an HR department, although it is still possible to say in Russia that this practice is young.

Short-Term Solutions to the Skilled-Trades Shortage

ManpowerGroup Russia & CIS
Worldwide, skilled trades are the hardest positions to fill, according to Manpower's "Talent Shortage Survey." This category covers a broad range of job titles that require specialized skills, traditionally learned over a period of time as an apprentice. Examples of skilled trade jobs include butchers, electricians, carpenters, cabinet makers, masons/bricklayers, plumbers, welders, etc.

Accenture

Accenture  has named Vartan Dilanian country managing director for Russia, effective March 1, 2012.

Baker Botts L.L.P.

DEEPER UNDERSTANDING. BETTER SOLUTIONS
Baker Botts, a leading global law firm in the energy, technology and life sciences sectors, has recently expanded its Moscow office.

Deloitte CIS

SENIOR TALENT JOIN DELOITTE CIS

Dedicated to helping our people and clients excel


Salans

Marat Mouradov has joined Salans' Moscow office as a partner and head of the Russian Competition Law Practice

Spring Issue 2012

A rising freelance trend results in more professionals working from home, vacancies in IT, sales and marketing fuel Russia's job market growth amid instability in Europe, and a deficit in skilled personnel frustrates hiring by pharmaceutical companies.


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