main wave of reductions in credit institutions occurs at the end of 2008 and early 2009, but the fear of possible dismissal and the fear of a mistake in the relationship with a demanding boss is still very strong.

An analysis of federal statistics on employment sites shows that in 65 major cities for one vacancy in banks (as well as financial and insurance companies) had an average of 30.7 job seekers. This data on October 20, 2009. For comparison it should be noted that in mid-January 2009 (see “Where to find a job to an unemployed banker” for Bankir.Ru on February 3, 2009) on one bank job an average of 29,4 applicant.

The worst situation is in the following 17 cities: Yoshkar-Ola, Russia, Kaluga, Kaliningrad, Kursk, Magadan, Penza, Petrozavodsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Pskov, Smolensk, Syktyvkar, Ulan-Ude, Cheboksary, Cherepovets, Chita , Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and Yakutsk. Here, the chances to get a job in the banking profession was almost nil. Overall, from January to October 2009 the number of vacancies in the banking specialties declined in 65 Russian cities of more than 30% (see table). However, the number of job seekers bankers also declined – nearly 28%.

Table. Supply and demand of banking and other specialties in 65 cities in Russia

Source: according to the federal site “Rosrabota»

As the financial crisis first raised the banking industry, and then spread to other branches of Russia’s economy, the ten months of this year, unemployment for the rest of the profession has grown much larger. If in January 2009 for one above average job seekers accounted for eight Russians, then in October of 2009 – already 19,4 applicant. The number of people seeking jobs increased by 2.31 times or 131%, while the number of proposed jobs has decreased by 4,4%.

On the basis of ranking Russian cities by the number of jobs attributable to 100 applicants can draw the following conclusion: the leaders of the city were located in the Urals, the Far East and in northern European part of Russia. These cities have taken the first three rows. It should be noted that only in these cities the number of vacancies per 100 unemployed bankers was higher than 10. In Vladivostok, who are in rating on this indicator in the first place, on 17 vacancies in the banking profession claimed 100 applicants. Municipalities, which at the time of the study there were no banking jobs, the rating does not address.

Moscow, Russia ranked first in total number of available banking jobs (more than 21% of all vacancies in 65 cities of Russia ), the number of vacant seats in the 100 job seekers in the banking and financial industry has taken 13 place, and St. Petersburg – only 23 place, that is found in the middle of the list. The last place in the rating fell to Togliatti and Barnaul, where for one vacancy “hunted”, respectively, 167 and 111 unemployed bankers.

In the near future, as many experts believe the employment situation in the banking industry ; worse. First of all, this is due to the fact that some major banks are planning to hold a series of reorganizations. The fact that the period out of the market out of recession poses for top managers a good opportunity to optimize the cost of a regular bank staff because it is easier to do in the presence of a large army of unemployed.

typical example is the Savings Bank , who last spring announced his intention before the end of 2009 to reduce staffing in Moscow on 4 thousand people, and in St. Petersburg – 2,5 thousand people. Reductions in waiting and in regional branches of Sberbank. In particular, in the Komi Republic in October of this year, planned to dismiss 200 employees. And, for the most part in the outback, where the laid-off nearly deprived of any possibility of employment. The adopted in late 2008, Sberbank’s development strategy by 2014, intends to downsize its staff to 210 thousand employees.

Another factor, which in the next two or three years will contribute to unemployment among bankers, is the entry into force on 1 January 2010 a new law under which the minimum capital of banks is set at 90 million rubles from January 1, 2012 – at 180 million rubles. As a result, at least hundreds of small banks or lose their licenses or be forced to reorganize in non-bank credit organization .

addition with the fall of 2008 observed decrease in the total number of branches operating in the regions, respectively, reduced the need to hire staff. Especially significant decrease in the number of branches in Central, North-West and in the Urals Federal District. Only in Moscow and Rostov region (notably, in Rostov-na-Donu) the number of branches compared with 1 January 2008 has increased.

ratings on six major cities in Russia (Moscow , St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Samara, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnoyarsk), which at the time of the study accounted for more than 53% of vacancies in the banking professions can make specific findings on the most popular professions of the financial sector.

insurance experts, auditors and brokers are now the most popular. This is evidenced by data from Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Samara, Krasnoyarsk. The situation with the device to work in St. Petersburg was in many respects similar to Moscow. However, it should be noted that the list of vacancies in the city still lower than in the capital. As in Moscow, the highest chance of getting a job in St. Petersburg have insurance experts and auditors, but the third spot in the St.Petersburg rating took no brokers, and auditors.

Less of demand in the Moscow market employment were tax advisers, bankers and specialists in lending. The lowest chance to get a job in St. Petersburg, Samara, Krasnoyarsk and Rostov-on-Don have specialists in lending, bank officials and economists. The last three places in the rankings Yekaterinburg took bank officials, auditors and financial managers. Chance to work in the city in these fields was equal to only 0.2 -0,7.