Finding Employment
The following section contains information on State Employment Opportunities, Employment Agencies and Self Employment. More detailed information on these routes can be found below.
Overview
Generally , most employment positions are 40 hours per week with one or two days off. The yearly paid leave shall be no less than 28 calendar days. The minimal age for being employed is 16 years, in exceptional cases younger persons,of 15 years of age, are allowed to work.
The legislation regarding the minimum salary stipulates different rates for the private and public sector. Starting with the 1st of August 2005, the minimum salary for the employers of the private sector is 550 Moldovan lei (44 USD). Starting June 2007 the minimal salary for the public sector employees has been set to 400 MDL (32 USD).
State Employment Opportunties & Training
The National Employment Agency (NEA) of the Ministry of Economy and Trade is the main state body empowered with policy implementation, strategies and programmes for the labour market
The NEA offers a number of free services including :
Information regarding vacanies through announcements, publications and career fairs.

The NEA also offer :
- Free-of-charge vocational training courses including welding, finishing, plastering, cooking, accounting, driving, mechanics, metal turning, designer, hairdresser, constructor, office-assistant, etc. To enroll free of charge, applicants need to register as unemployed with the National Employment Agency. Tuition-based enrollement is open to anybody.
Unemployment allowance during the training courses;
- Payment of return transport and housing for the persons attending the courses in other places, or for the daily transport.
List of the regional offices of the National Employment Agency (NEA)

No.	Region	P.O, adress	Name, surname of the director of the regional office of NEA	Contact phones	Fax
1	2	3	4	5	6
1	r-n Anenii Noi	6501 or. Anenii Noi, str. 31 august, 4	Vicol Maria Gavril	265-23982 23495	265-23982
2	r-n Basarabeasca	6702 or. Basarabeasca, str. K. Marx, 55	Caicî Olga Ştefan	297–22505 22733	297-22505
3	r-n Briceni	4700 or. Briceni, str. Independenţei, 3	Muntean Valentina Ion	247-22653 23696	247-22653
4	r-n Cahul	3909 or. Cahul, str. Şt. cel Mare, 15	Dimineţ Ludmila Ion	299–22186 21623	299-22186
5	r-n Cantemir	7300 or. Cantemir, str. Trandafirilor, 2	Baba Elena Vladimir	273 - 23300 22541	273–23300
6	r-n Călăraşi	4404 or. Călăraşi, str. M. Eminescu, 19	Diaconov Tamara Platon	244-22071 22371	244 - 22071
7	r-n Căuşeni	4304 or. Căuşeni, str. Mateevici, 9	Cernat Vasile Constantin	243-23055 23344	243-23055
8	r-n Cimişlia	4100 or. Cimişlia, str. Ştefan cel Mare, 14	Aramă Tatiana Nicolae	241-23036 23309	241-23036
9	r-n Criuleni	4801 or. Criuleni, str.31 August, 139	Orlov Tatiana Ion	248 - 21450 22708	248 - 21450
10	r-n Donduşeni	5102 or. Donduşeni, str. Independenţei, 25	Corcimari Larisa Petru	251 –22489	251 –22489
11	r-n Drochia	5202 or. Drochia, bd. Independenţei, 15-a	Zavorotnîi Galina Boris	252 –22782 21827	252 -22782
12	r-n Dubăsari	4571r-nul Criuleni com. Cocieri, str. Ţărmului, 2	Micu Vasile Hariton	248 –52870 248 - 52871	248 –52870
13	r-n Edineţ	4601 or. Edineţ, str. M. Eminescu, 24	Celac Rodica Nicolae	246–22779 24399, 24807-c 22344	246 –24399
14	r-n Făleşti	5902 or. Făleşti, str. Şt. cel Mare, 50	Chiruţă Ion Ştefan	259 - 22262 23330	259 - 22262
15	r-n Floreşti	5000 or. Floreşti, bd. Victoriei, 2, bir.44	Rusu Iulia Vasile	250 –22669	250 -22669
16	r-n Glodeni	4901 or. Glodeni, str. Suveranităţii, 4	Buza Nicolae Ion	249 –23360 23182	249 -23360
17	r-n Hînceşti	3401 or. Hînceşti, str. M. Hîncu, 123 bir.19	Vlas  Maria Ion	269 –23961 23251	269 – 23251
18	r-n Ialoveni	6800 or.Ialoveni, str.  Al-dru cel Bun, 49	Sert Mihail Mihail	268 –23452 22109	268 –23452
19	r-n Leova	6301 or. Leova, str. Independenţei, 3	Vasile Bujac Constantin	263 –22046 22593	263 –22593
20	r-n Nisporeni	6401 or. Nisporeni, str. Suveranităţii, 2	Muşchei  Pavel Mihail	264 –23055 22734	264 –23055
21	r-n Ocniţa	7101 or. Ocniţa, str. Independenţei, 47	Şeludico Valentina Victor	271 -23760	271 -23760
22	r-n Orhei	3505 or. Orhei, str. V. Lupu, 36	Lisu Petru Alexandru	235-21490 20912        22407 27690-n	235-21490

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employment Agencies
There are a number of non-governmental organisation and private agencies that can assist in helping you find employment opportunities. Below is the list of agencies and NGOs that may help you in finding a job. It is important to note that some of these agencies and non-governmental bodies may charge a fee for assisting you in obtaining employment.
IDS Consulting
str. 31 august, 98, officiu 412, MD-2004
( “Uniunea Scriitorilor” building)
Chisinau, Moldova
tel: (+373-22) 203547
fax: (+373-22) 203548
mob: (+373) 67100205
email: info@hr.md
web: www.ids.hr.md
Self Employment
Registration Procedures
1)All businesses are required to apply for the unique state identification number (IDNO) at the territorial offices of the State Registration Chamber.
2)Register with the local Fiscal Inspectorates of the Ministry of Finance for VAT
Time to complete: 1-3 days Cost to complete: no charge
3). Register with the Statistics Department of Republic of Moldova
Time to complete: 1 day Cost to complete: MDL 12
4) Register the company with the Social Security Fund
Time to complete: 1 day Cost to complete: no charge
5) Register the company with the National Medical Insurance Company
Time to complete: 2 days Cost to complete: no charge
Setting Up your Own Business : Getting the Idea
Developing a business idea is a matter of creating a vision, leveraging your strengths and determining what the market needs. These three steps should get you started.

1. Create a vision
   Close your eyes for a few minutes and conjure up a detailed image of what you want your life to look like in 5 years. Be as specific as possible.
   • Where do you live?
   • How do you spend your days?
   • What kind of work do you do?
   • Do you work alone or with other people?
   • Who are you surrounded by?
   • What do you do when you aren't working?
   Don’t limit yourself to these questions; create a vivid vision of yourself, touching on things that are important to you. These are all personal issues that will impact the type of business you pursue - being a city or country person; wanting to travel or sit at your computer; liking to meet people or work on the phone. This activity will help you create a foundation for choosing a business, making business decisions, and setting clear goals.
   It is best to do this exercise with someone else and share your vision. If you can’t, write it down to make your vision more concrete.
2. Determine what you’re good at and what you like to do
   It’s often useful to look inside yourself to figure out what you like and dislike, and where your talents lie. It’s one thing to come up with a winning business idea. It’s another to come up with one that fits your skill set and interests you. Your business has to keep you excited so you can thrive over the long haul.
   One of the best ways to do this is to make three separate lists:
   List 1: What you’re good at
   Everyone is good at something and many skills can be the foundation for a business. You might be naturally organized or have a knack for fixing things. You may be so used to your skills that they don’t immediately come to mind, so assemble this list by observing yourself for a few weeks with an eye out for your aptitudes and by asking people who know you well for their impressions of what you excel at.
   List 2: Skills you’ve acquired over the years
   Whether or not you’ve worked in a conventional environment, you no doubt have accumulated many. Write down all the work responsibilities you’ve had; think about the varied tasks you know how to complete. Make sure this list is complete -- there should be at least 10 distinct items.
   List 3: Things you like to do
3. List the things you enjoy doing. This may not be as easy as it sounds. This list should be at least 10 items long. Stretch beyond your hobbies and interests that spring to mind immediately.

When you are contemplating business possibilities, keep in mind that you don’t have to stay in the business you start forever. You can run a business for a few years until you come up with an off-shoot idea or are in a position to start a more capital-intensive business.

1. Keep your business antenna up, with an eye out for unfilled opportunities.Research the market by:
   o Reading the newspaper and magazines
   o Watching television
   o Talking to people
   o Going to the shopping districts
2. What products or services would you want that you haven’t been able to find?
3. Is there something that everybody hates to do that you can do for them?
4. Is there a product or service that would make life easier for people you know?
5. What business trends are happening that you want to participate in?
6. Are there gaps in the market that you can fill with your talents? What are they?
   Now... Write down some potential business ideas and be specific.

(Source : OPEN: SMall Business Network, 2007)

Support Organisations
PROCREDIT Moldova
ProCredit S.A. is a development-oriented finance company. ProCredit offers loans to micro, medium and small entrepreneurs in Moldova. Businesses must have been in operation for at least 2 or 3 months before they are eligible for a ProCredit loan. The required documents - ID, business registration certificate and licence (if applicable) need to be presented during the first
visit to ProCredit. After initial counselling by one of the loan officers and submitting an application, a credit analysis will be carried out to assess the creditworthiness of the business. If the results of the credit analysis are favourable, the application will be submitted to the Credit Committee, which will then take a decision on the loan.
Contact Details

ProCredit Chisinau, Head Office 65, Stefan cel Mare blvd., office 900, 902, 904 tel. (373-22) 27-07-07 fax (373-22) 27-34-88	ProCredit Chisinau, Centru Branch 35, Eminescu str. tel. (373-22) 27-32-99 fax (373-22) 27-17-07	ProCredit Chisinau Râscani Branch 9A, Moscova bld. tel. (373-22) 47-30-09 fax (373-22) 47-21-70
ProCredit Chisinau Ciocana Branch 5, Mircea cel Batran bld. tel. (373-22) 44-39-25 fax (373-22) 49-98-12	ProCredit Chisinau Botanica Branch 27, Dacia blvd. tel. (373-22) 55-83-09 fax (373-22) 55-87-16	ProCredit Chisinau Buiucani Branch 8, Constitutiei str. tel. (373-22) 59-39-85 fax (373-22) 59-39-88

MICROINVEST
Micro Invest plc is a micro-finance institution offering micro-credit services to individuals and/or micro and small enterprises. Besides micro-credits, assistance for business plans development is offered, consultancy and constant monitoring and interventions in case of problems are available. Micro Invest runs a number of regional offices throughout Moldova, being close to its clients.
Contact information

Microinvest Office headoffice
Chisinau, 16, Puskin Street, Republic of Moldova, MD-2012
e-mail: microinvest@microinvest.md
tel.: (373 22) 21 27 64, 21 27 68, 22 99 05
9 fax: (373 22) 22 99 02

Addresses	Phone Number	Email
Chisinau, str. Puskin 16	212264, 212768	microinvest@microinvest.md
Cahul, bd. �Republicii 20/2	(299) 20734	cahul@microinvest.md
Criuleni, str. 31 August 120/3	(248)21991	criuleni@microinvest.md
Căuşeni, str. Eminescu 25	(243)22863	causeni@microinvest.md
Cimişlia, str. Ştefn cel Mare 17	(241)24899	cimislia@microinvest.md
Călăraşi, str. Ştefan cel Mare 4	(244)22875	calarasi@microinvest.md
Bălţi, str. Stefan cel Mare 13	(231)29074	balti@microinvest.md
Orhei, str. V. Lupu 121	(235)20467	orhei@microinvest.md
Ungheni, str. Eminescu 10	(236)27482	ungheni@microinvest.md

List and contact data of Commercial Banks

Eximbank BCA mun. Chisinau, bd. Stefan cel Mare, 6 (22) 27 25 83, 54 98 28 (credit office) info@eximbank.com http://www.eximbank.com	Banca Comerciala Romana S.A., Sucursala Chisinau mun. Chisinau, str. Tricolorului, 32 (22) 22 05 49, 22 05 49 (credit office) bcr@cni.md	Mobisabanca S.A., BCA mun. Chisinau, str. Tighina, 65 (22) 54 19 74, 54 50 11 (credit office) info@mobias.com http://www.mobias.com
Banca municipala Chisinau S.A. mun. Chisinau, bd. Stefan cel Mare, 83 (22) 22 80 90, 22 91 22 (credit office) bsm@mdl.cc	Comertbank BCA mun. Chisinau, str. Columna, 63 (22) 54 13 56, 27 07 66 (credit office) combank@ch.moldpac.md	Energbank BCA mun. Chisinau, str. V. Alecsandri, 78 (22) 54 43 77, 54 43 83 (credit office) office@energbank.com http://www.enrgbank.com
Banca de Economii mun. Chisinau, str. Columna, 115 (22) 24 47 22, 24 14 75 (credit office) bem@bem.md http://www.bem.md	Banca Sociala BCA mun. Chisinau, str. Banulescu Bodoni, 61 (22) 22 14 81, 22 45 15 (credit office) office@socbank.md http://www.socbank.md	Victoriabank BCA mun. Chisinau, str. 31 August, 141 (22) 23 30 65, 24 14 75 (credit office) office@victoriabank.md http://www.victoriabank.md
Moldindconbank S.A. mun. Chisinau, str. Armeneasca, 38 (22) 22 55 21, 54 63 98 (credit office) micb@moldindconbanc.com	Eurocreditbank S.A. mun. Chisinau, str. Izmail, 33 Tel.: (373 22) 500101 Fax: (373 22) 548827 info@ecb.md http://www.ecb.md/	Unibank BCA mun. Chisinau, str. Puskin, 26 (22) 22 55 86, 22 23 29 (credit office) unibank@cni.md www.unibank.md