By AVITO, Russian biggest on-line classifieds’ aggregator.

Automotive industry jobs are increasing twice in 2023. The automotive business is rapidly gaining momentum in showing new foreign brands, reorienting imports, increasing the demand for used cars on the market, as well as developing domestic manufacturers. The demand for specialists and the supply of average wages for them correspond to the pace of development in this area.

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Last summer, the number of vacancies for specialists in the automotive business increased by 76% compared to the same period last year. According to the consulting department of the Autohub service (Avito project), finding, retaining and motivating employees are key issues for auto business leaders in 2023.

In addition to a 76% increase in the number of vacancies, the average salary offers in the automotive business also show an 18% growth rate. If at the end of last summer the segment’s employers were willing to pay an average of 62,581 rubles, now the amount is 73,656 rubles per month.

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Avito Works analysts recorded a double increase (98%) in the number of vacancies for working with China in the automotive business. Moreover, the interest of job seekers in Chinese business segments increased by 29%.

“The number of vacancies in the automotive business has grown by more than one and a half times and, as of the end of August, it occupies about 7% of the total number of job offers. The high demand for industry specialists and the increase in salary offers are due to the emergence of new domestic and foreign manufacturers. So, in the summer of 2023, in the auto business, we recorded a two-fold increase in vacancies related to work with China.

The development of the used car market and the extension of the service life of cars also had an impact, which led to the popularization of such working specialties as a car mechanic, car mechanic and car electrician” by Artyom Kumpel, Managing Director of Avito Works.

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In the context of individual professions, the change in such a specialty as an auto electrician is indicative. The number of job offers across the country for this profession increased by 110%, and the proposed salary – by 18% and reached 84,611 rubles per month.

The number of vacancies for car painters increased by 90%, and the average salary offers – by 12% (92,198 rubles). They are followed by auto mechanics with an increase in vacancies by 70% and car mechanics – 68%. The increase in the proposed wages amounted to 8% (79,907 rubles) and 15% (77,144 rubles), respectively.

Automotive Industry Trends in 2023 in the development of personnel in the automotive business

In June 2023, the team of Autohub (Avito project), a service for managing key business processes of a car dealer, conducted a survey among the heads of car dealerships and found out that the search and retention of employees are priority issues in personnel development. Thus, 63% of respondents are interested in the issues of motivation and retention of personnel, 43% – where and how to look for employees.

The top trends also included the formation of a team of leaders (34%). And 21% of dealer network managers are interested in developing their own HR brand.

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“In order to find the perfect candidate for a job in the automotive business, the first step is to create a profile of the employee that the manager wants to see in his team. The profile should meet the needs of the business and include formal requirements, personal and professional competencies, as well as the functionality itself. When choosing a team member, you should pay attention not only to popular web resources with candidate profiles.

Social networks, referral programs for employees, search for candidates at universities and technical schools work well. One of the ways is hunting, when you attract people who are already working somewhere to your team with the help of a “field trip” or through the collection of recommendations. In order to not only find new employees, but also retain current ones, it is important to develop the company’s HR brand.

The HR brand is relevant both for the internal audience: current employees, and for the external one: candidates. In order to improve the HR brand for candidates, it is important to analyze salaries and conditions on the labor market, create a high quality description of vacancies and brand the company page on job sites,” comments Daria Koporova, an expert in the “Personnel” direction of the Autohub service.

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By AVITO, Russian biggest on-line classifieds’ aggregator.

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By The Captain

The challenge to launch 12 projects in 12 months. The goal is: $1 million from a meaningful project.

Let's look at how the service turned from a small Yakut social network group for ordering a taxi into an international company worth $1.2 billion.

When you raised $1.2 Billion on a public page on a social network.

Let’s go find out:

In 2021, InDrive’s valuation stood at $1.2 billion. How did InDrive manage to outperform Uber in many markets, despite entering the international arena much later?

In previous articles, I’ve shared a three-part formula for launching a successful IT venture:

“Steal like an artist”: Instead of searching for an original idea, replicate a business model that already works.
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Focus: Don’t launch all your ideas at once. In the initial version, improve and launch just one feature.
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Launch in 1 month: Don’t tinker with something for 3 years in a garage, like a true-blue startup founder. Instead, release the first version in just one month.

If we analyse all successful businesses, only a small portion of them are pioneers. The majority adheres closely to this formula. They find working businesses, enhance a single feature, and swiftly launch a product with significantly lower risks than the original company.

“On a day when it was -45°C (-49° Fahrenheit) outside, local taxi drivers hiked their prices.“

(c) Arsen Tomsky, founder of InDrive

InDrive was founded by Arsen Tomsky in 2013 in Yakutsk. The app emerged from… a VK (Russian Social Network like Facebook) group!

Arsen Tomsky, founder of InDrive. (Photo from Arsen Tomsky LinkedIn profile)

Let’s try again: The guys started from a VK public group. And they built a billion-dollar company, almost catching up with Uber.

When the market demand was confirmed, the VK group with 60,000 members transformed into an application. Later, the app made its debut in other Russian cities. Starting in 2018, it began to expand into Latin America and Africa.

Your AI blockchain startup VS InDrive, which started with a group on a social network.

“Before we ventured onto the international stage, people told us that no latecomer had ever managed to dethrone the “Big Brother” from the number one spot. Nevertheless, within our first year of operation in several Latin American cities, we achieved exactly that.“

(c) Egor Fedorov, Chief Operating Officer of InDrive

Today, the app operates in 48 countries and 655 cities.

InDrive’s key markets include Latin America, Asia, and Africa:

In 2022, the company increased its revenue by 88%, reaching 61.8 million downloads. This is only half the number achieved by the giant Uber.

In February, the company also secured a $150 million funding round from General Catalyst. The team intends to allocate these funds for expansion into new verticals. Over the past year, they have already diversified into delivery, cargo transportation, and on-demand labor services. Additionally, this summer, InDrive entered the U.S. market.

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The elements of that very formula are evident:

Instead of reinventing the wheel, they embraced a working idea.
InDrive acted wisely by entering an established mobile taxi market rather than attempting to create something entirely new from scratch. In contrast, Uber assumed all the risks of a pioneer.

Before 2009, people ordered taxis via phone calls. Uber, as a pioneer, was shaping a new reality. They undertook the most challenging task: selling the concept of booking rides through a phone and demonstrating its feasibility. They learned to navigate a myriad of legal obstacles, protect their drivers from taxi company displeasure, and much more.

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InDrive arrived when things were already set up. Users were accustomed to this format. Taxi drivers were somewhat reassured, and many countries legalized the online taxi industry.

For instance, they entered the Pakistani market in 2021 and swiftly approached the download numbers of Uber and other major applications, which had been building the market and expanding their driver base there for over five years.

Taxi services by download count in Pakistan.

An example of InDrive’s entry into a specific market.

They started with the simplest approach: a social network public group, rather than spending years developing a complex solution. When InDrive launched, the team didn’t spend millions creating their own platform; they began their journey with a VK public group.

“Experience taught me that if [the VK group’s] story develops without support and investments, such a business will take off,” said Arsen Tomsky.

This approach not only shortened their launch timeline but also saved on their budget, allowing them to focus on solving users’ key problems instead of developing everything from scratch.

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They didn’t try to do it all. They improved one feature.

At the outset, the team took a specific function and made it better: Users set their own prices for rides, and drivers either accepted them or made counteroffers. Typically, this was more convenient and profitable for both parties.

"We chose a model where people communicate directly and offer prices. The VKontakte public model became part of our ideology," explained Arsen Tomsky.

As a result, they managed to achieve something invaluable in the industry: lowering the commission. While Uber takes more than 25% of passenger payments, InDrive’s average commission worldwide is 9.5%.

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In summary

"The madmen pave the way, and the prudent follows." (c) Fyodor Dostoevsky

When Yakutsk students created a VK group to find affordable taxis in 2013, few could have predicted that it would turn into the world’s second-largest ride-sharing service and the fastest-growing app in terms of installations a decade later.

The bottom line: the company is valued at $1.23 billion.

But most importantly, the founders of InDrive faced significantly fewer risks than Uber.

We often forget about risks because it usually goes like this:

1. You get an idea. Examples of other successes excite your imagination.
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2. You forget about the survivorship bias. And you start working on something for 3 years.
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3. You find out that nobody needs it.

In short, becoming Uber requires too many stars to align.

It's much less risky to become InDrive. Find an established market. Improve one key feature. Swiftly launch a simple solution. Eventually, build a sizeable business with far fewer risks.

What do you think?

How do you like this launch formula? I invite you to discuss it in the comments.

I love this strategy so much that we organised an IT reality show in this Telegram channel: 12 launches in 12 months. There, we launch IT projects using the following scheme: find a large market, simplify the competition, launch in 1 month. And we see what happens.

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