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Last Updated: 05/17/2012
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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.


Recruitment in Russia. Past. Present. Future.

Coleman Services UK

Returning in my memories back to 1995, I can hardly remember any of my acquaintances who would not ask "what do you say you are doing?" after my mentioning my first job in the recruitment field for a world leader in the recruitment industry. I believe almost no one knew what recruitment was about at that time in Russia, moreover, I would not make a big historical mistake if I say recruitment practically did not exist yet in this country.


Companies in the Next Decades

ManpowerGroup Russia & CIS

The pace of business change over the past decade has been breathtaking. Firms have embraced the Internet for both commerce and communication. Globalization, increasing economic interdependence between nations and a financial crisis have forced management to act — and workers to adapt — quickly. Considering the speed of change over the last 10 years, what will the typical company look like in the future? And what can corporate leaders do to prepare the work force for change?

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.

DLA Piper

DLA Piper is pleased to announce that Steffen Kaufmann has joined its Moscow office as a partner in the Corporate group.

ALLEN & OVERY

Allen & Overy strengthens its Russian and CIS practice

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.

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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