The agreement with Detech was signed by their managing partner Svetlana Simonenko and Sochi 2014 President and chief executive Dmitry Chernyshenko at a special ceremony.

Detech come on board in the "Staff Assessment Products" category, and the company will assess competencies of candidates to work and volunteer for Sochi 2014 .

"We are honoured to become a provider for "Sochi 2014" Organising Committee," said Simonenko.

"Personnel assessment methods that we propose for this ambitious national project are based on contemporary scientific psychological research, best international practices and understanding of cultural specifics of our country.

"The main goal of our methods is to increase personnel effectiveness by revealing personality traits and abilities of people.

"We are glad to help assess and select the right people of all levels for preparing and holding Olympic competitions."


The HR company use techniques such as online competency tests and interactive interviews to find the best candidates.

They will play an integral part in staffing the 26 Sochi 2014 volunteer centres, with over 25,000 volunteers also set to work at the Games.

Detech will also be part of Sochi 2014's recruitment programme, and will work with the likes of Kelly Services, Adecco and Exect.

Staffing is a key concern for Sochi as they need to bring in 150,000 employees for the Winter Olympics, more than a quarter of the population of the Black Sea resort.

Chernyshenko made this point as he welcomed Detech: "Staffing is actually one of our main tasks at present and within tight deadlines we have to select and train tens of thousands of specialists, so only the very best HR professionals will do for the Games.

"I'm therefore delighted that Detech Company has joined our team, as they have great capability to find and recruit young talent.

"They are the perfect partner to achieve their main goal of selecting 25,000 Sochi 2014 volunteers.

"I have no doubt that with the help of Detech we will recruit a great team to help stage the most innovative Games in history!"

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