When searching for job, Russians are worried about the amount of salary and social guarantees rather than labor intensity and good relationship with colleagues.
MOSCOW, May 12, 2011. Russian Public Opinion Research Centre (VCIOM) presents the data describing what is important for Russians when searching for job.
The main factor for russians when choosing job is the amount of salary (72%), followed by social guarantees according to the law; however the second factor is getting less important for Russians (from 37% in 2007 to 30% this year). Other important things for Russians are professional self-realization (23% versus 28% four years ago) and convenient schedule (23%).
Less important things for Russians are workplace conditions (17%), additional "social package", official job (16% for each), and prestige (14%). Least important factors are pension contributions (8%), law intensity of labor (6%), good relationship with colleagues and bosses (5%).
The amount of salary is particularly important for Russians who are hired permanently (77%). The same share of respondents pay attention to convenient schedule (25%). Those who have a work based on oral agreement pay attention to the official character of job (31%). The professional self-realization is important for entrepreneurs (36%).
Respondents with high level of education appreciate professional self-realization (39%) rather than prestige (17%). Those who have low level of education prize the amount of salary (83%) and social guarantees (35%).
The initiative Russian opinion polls were conducted on 23-24 April, 2011. 1600 respondents were interviewed at 138 sampling points in 46 regions of Russia. The margin of errordoes not exceed 3.4%.
If you had to search for a job, what would you pay attention to? (close-ended question, not more than three answers, % of those who work) | ||||
| 2004 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
Amount of salary | 74 | 74 | 74 | 72 |
Social guarantees stipulated by the law (paid vacations, sick days, different payments, compensation payments) | 33 | 37 | 33 | 30 |
Convenient schedule, convenient location | 21 | 22 | 25 | 23 |
Professional self-realization (match between job and qualification, professional career) | 23 | 28 | 26 | 23 |
Good workplace conditions (workplace and equipment) | 18 | 22 | 21 | 17 |
Additional "social package" (hospital, vouchers, kindergarten, housing) | 14 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
Official job (labor contract or admission to work by order) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
Prestige | 16 | 21 | 14 | 14 |
Pension contributions | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
The work that would not require excessive efforts or high labor intensity | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Opportunity to set good relationship with colleagues and bosses | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
Hard to tell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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