Over the past year, personnel shortages in the Russian hotel industry have increased significantly. writes about this Interfax Referring to the Russian Association of Tourism Industry (RST).
“On average, about three people are currently applying for a vacancy. But the norm in the labor market is that a job offer takes 5-6 resumes,” said Alexey Musakin, CEO of Cronwell Development and chairman of the PCT infrastructure projects committee.
He noted that this ratio of vacancies and applicants is currently observed in most regions of Russia.
According to Musakin, one of the main reasons for the personnel shortage in the accommodation sector is low wages. While the average salary in the country in August 2022 was 34 thousand rubles, the applicants’ expectation was 45 thousand rubles. In September 2023, the average salary in the sector increased to 39.9 thousand rubles, and expectations increased to 50 thousand rubles.
Experts warned that personnel competition will increase even more with the launch of new projects in the tourism sector in the Russian Federation.
Before that Russian students in the name the size of the “dream salary”.
Previous analysts guess Increased unemployment in Russia until 2026.