Moscow news
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23-Feb-2010
Moscow brings in pay-per-view job terminals
Job seekers will be able to log on and find work at their local metro station or kiosk by the end of next month.
More than 20,000 terminals designed to ease job-hunting are set to be installed on Moscow's streets by the end of March, with the HeadHunter company rolling out a pilot scheme across the whole city.
Mikhail Zhukov, the firm's CEO, told RIA Novosti that three prototype terminals were already running.
The Moscow News
"In the spring we plan to increase up to 15 terminals," he said. "In addition we are currently negotiating with a partner to provide similar services in Moscow and the Moscow Region for up to 21,000 terminals."
The current machines are in a job centre near Novoslobodskaya metro station, the Moscow offices of the United Russia party and in the Kashirsky Dvor DIY centre. Now the service is free, though the city-wide version will have a toll.
Zhukov says the terminals, due to be placed in rail and metro stations and supermarkets, will bring the benefits of on-line job-hunting to people who don't have internet.
He aims to compete with job newspapers such as Rabota by providing a searchable database of vacacies.
Job seekers can also fill out a short questionnaire and receive targeted information about up to 20 vacancies, complete with contact details for the employers.