The key facts

  • Health insurance was chosen by 51% of respondents under 35, training by 41%, housing or rent compensation by 29%
  • The survey covered 3,000 economically active Russians; no more than three options could be selected
  • 45% of zoomers do not consider vacancies with a 'negotiable' salary

What young employees chose

Health insurance, company-funded training and housing assistance turned out to be the most sought-after additions to salary among Russians under 35. This was reported to Gazeta.Ru by SuperJob CEO Anastasia Chuchalova. According to a joint study by SuperJob, Ingosstrakh and Bud Zdorov, 51% of participants in this age group chose voluntary health insurance, 41% chose training, and 29% chose rent compensation or provided housing. In total, the survey covered 3,000 economically active Russians, with no more than three options allowed to be selected.

Not just the list, but the content

According to Chuchalova, young specialists care not only about the list of benefits itself, but also about what they include: what services the medical program covers and who will help them master the profession. 'Behind a promise of development there must be answers: who will help the newcomer, what projects they will be entrusted with, what they will learn in the first months, and how the results will be evaluated. Access to courses alone does not address these questions,' she emphasized. Housing assistance is especially important for those who relocate for work.

Other benefits and salary transparency

Meals and gym membership were each chosen by 20% of young survey participants, preferential loans or mortgages by 18%, and extra vacation days by 13%. Another SuperJob study, cited by Chuchalova, concerns income transparency: 45% of zoomers do not consider offers with a salary 'negotiable,' and another 36% respond to them only occasionally. On this basis, she advised employers to state the salary right in the job posting.