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The FINANCIAL — Georgian Railway is Georgia’s biggest employer according to the National Statistics Office of Georgia.

The FINANCIAL — Georgian Railway is Georgia’s biggest employer according to the National Statistics Office of Georgia. The company has 12,431 employees and their average monthly salary stands at GEL 680. Age of job applicants is not a limiting factor when it comes to starting work at Georgian Railway, but the average age of employees is getting younger with time.

“Interviewees should be dressed more or less formally for one of our interviews,” said Nino Jugheli, HR Manager of National Bank of Georgia (NBG). “Appearance isn’t vital to us. Other criterions we pay more attention to in the interview are ability to present oneself properly, grounded talk, showing that one has the space for professional growth, proper speech.”

Qualifications, appropriate level of education, experience, teamwork and showing initiative are essential to starting work at NBG as well, which is one of the preferred places for finding work according to a survey of students by The FINANCIAL.

NBG currently has 309 employees and both genders, men and women, are equally welcome at the company depending on their individual skills and abilities.

Jobseekers should apply at: hr@nbg.gov.ge. NBG will be in touch should a vacancy appear that matches the applicant’s qualification.

BP is quite a desirable company to work at for lots of Georgians, so too the majority of foreign companies in the country.

“The interviews are evidence based. In addition to assessing technical competency the examples of certain values and behaviours are sought from the interviewee, such as ability to communicate with respect, decision-making, teamwork etc,” said Leila Mamadova, HR Manager of BP. “Interviewee’s apparel does not influence the hiring decisions at BP.”

Gender is inconsequential for BP, so is age. “Our recruitment is based on merit and the best candidate irrespective of the gender gets the job offer. If a successful candidate is medically fit to perform the job then the offer is made. There is no age limit as such.”

While gender is of no import in the recruitment process at BP, it is more specific for Gulf Georgia, as it needs more technical staff.

Jobseekers for concrete vacancies should upload their CV on to the page: http://www.bpgeorgia.ge/go/doctype/1339/16953/

“We don’t demand designer apparel and model good looks, but all our employees have to have a pleasant appearance and demeanour and presentable clothing,” said Irina Mardakhiashvili, Head of Administration and HR Department at Gulf Georgia.

Gulf Georgia is the only exception among companies asked by The FINANCIAL where pensioners are employed among their total workforce of 1,250 employees whose average monthly salary amounts to GEL 780.

Tegeta Motors is mainly a working place of men, like Gulf Georgia. In the case of cashiers and operators the company prefers women, but for technical jobs and drivers men are the preferred candidates.

“We evaluate hygiene and clothing style with 3 points out of 5; we really pay attention to that aspect. External appearance speaks of how seriously the individual sees the job opportunity,” said Nino Mesablishvili, Head of the HR department.

Having a well-organized CV is integral to starting work at Aldagi BCI as well as other main criteria.

Aldagi BCI plans to open branches in Kutaisi, Batumi, Poti, Zugdidi, Telavi and Akhaltsikhe. Therefore the company’s team which has 500 employees and 200 insurance agents at present is likely to grow. The company advises all interviewees to pay attention to how they are dressed for their interview asides from the skills they have.

Jobseekers should apply at: hr@aldagibci.ge.  If you wish to work at ALDAGI BCI, fill in an application form and send it to their HR Department. Even if there is no open vacancy at the time, your data will be kept on a database, and will be accessed if any suitable role comes up. Provided you have the competencies required for the role, we will invite you in for a test which is the first step in the recruitment process. The type of the test will depend on the role requirements. Should you pass the test successfully, you will be invited back for an interview.

Working for Marriot hotels is quite prestigious in Tbilisi as well. But the company does not have a large staff. In total it consists of 191 individuals.

“Each vacancy has its own requirements, but in general we pay attention to sociability, diligence and experience. It’s important how an applicant presents him/herself, proper speech and purposefulness,” said Davit Kipiani, HR manager of Marriott Hotels.

According to the National Statistics Office of Georgia the top ten employers are Georgian Railway, Georgian Manganese, Energo-Pro Georgia, Tbilisi Transportation Company, Tbilservicegroup, Silknet, United Water Supply Company of Georgia, Energy Invest, Telasi and New Energy.