The number of self-employed citizens (самозанятых) in the capital is approaching 900.000 while the figure was 460.000 in December 2020. On his side the unemployment rate in Moscow is also decreasing. If a year ago, in December 2020, it was…

Russia is facing a seven-year record “staff shortage” in with most critical situation in– Moscow – Krasnoyarsk Territory– Rostov– Amur region– Irkutsk– Moscow region– Krasnodar– Primorsky – Nizhny Novgorod – TatarstanThese 10 regions accounted for about 40% of the all-Russian…

Unemployment in Russia in August 2021 officially fell to 4.4%.   This is the lowest level since August 2019.   According to public statistics, the number of workers aged 15 and over in August 2021 amounted to 75.6 million people,…

Official unemployment rate in Moscow fell to 0.55 percent, the lowest since April 2020, according to Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Economic Policy Vladimir Efimov. Over the past year the number of vacancies has increased by 79 percent, while the…

Today, June 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on temporary measures to regulate the legal status of foreign nationals and stateless persons in the Russian Federation during the continuous spread of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19).   Starting…

We talked to Alexandre Stefanesco of ATSAL about a different way of recruitment, and this is what he said: First of all, how are you and your family doing in these COVID-19 times?   Alexandre Stefanesco: I got Covid-19 in November 2020, but…

A bit of Demography, Labour Market and Immigration. According toMVD 215.901 people received Russian citizenship (67% being ukrainians) from January to April 2020, comparing with 85.937 during the same period last year; 6.448 HQS (ВКС) were delivered, comparing with 10.227…

These sanctions were supposed to punish Moscow’s elite, but instead they’ve spurred economic development and patriotism. The current conversation about Russia sanctions centers around targeting and scope. Are we punishing the people whose behavior we most want to change? Is…

« We recruited foreign specialists for Russian clients who wanted and will for example produce cheese and milk IN Russia. Those market share are totally lost for foreign companies that were previously exporting their goods to Russia”. « Nevertheless, the…

Winston Churchill once said, “Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” Thanks to our new Partner in Moscow, Executive Search in this exciting market doesn’t have to be. An interview with new Talentor partner Alexandre Stefanesco….

So obviously that’s a very good news for us. After 6 years of existence and 6 years of continuous growth, ATSAL has reached a new stage of its development. We are happy to announce our partnership with TALENTOR! TALENTOR is…

2017 is coming to an end and everyone is already looking into the future. So do we. Peeking a few months ahead, we share with you what could be main recruitment trends in 2018. So, feeling like a fortune tellers,…

2017 has been a great year, but there’s always wish for more, so 2018, please make that… 🎄That economical growth is accelerating! 🎄That wages in Russia increase! 🎄That more and more French companies invest the Russian market. 🎄That Russian authorities…

Editorial written for the newsletter of the French House of Entrepreneurship. While 2017 ends, the economic recovery seems to be confirmed. Russia is coming out of two years of recession due to the sharp drop in the price of hydrocarbons in autumn…

Demographic crisis in Russia: what consequences does it bring to human resources ? People often talk about demographic crisis in Russia underestimating its consequences and dynamics that was a result of the collapse of births following the collapse of the Soviet…

Interview for the platform STAYA Our first expert is Alexandre Stefanesco and he is the Head of the HR Agency ATSAL (www.atsal.com). He was born in France, but has lived in Russia and in Moscow for nearly 9 years. He…