Talentor Latvia, Ausekļa iela 11/210, Riga (2026)

15/10/2026

Five leadership opportunities. Five different challenges 🚀

Different industries, different responsibilities, but one thing in common:
❗ We’re looking for people who know how to lead, build, and make things happen.

🔷 Factory Manager – Leading the development of a new operations facility, building strong teams, and establishing different processes.

🔷 Production Manager – Driving operational performance and continuous improvement, while being hands-on and ready to use technical knowledge.

🔷 Supply Chain Director – Overseeing supply chain strategy, procurement, and operational efficiency in a large, complex business environment.

🔷 Chief Operating Officer – Leading business operations, driving organizational efficiency, and supporting strategic transformation.

🔷 Supplier Management – Managing and identifying the best suppliers, strengthening supply capabilities, and ensuring operational efficiency and reliability.

Five roles, each with its own opportunities to make an impact.

Interested in exploring one of these roles, or know someone who might be a strong fit?

Get in touch with anyone on our team at Talentor Latvia. All enquiries will be handled confidentially.

13/10/2026

A four-day workweek comes with more than a free Friday – it comes with a lot to discuss too 👀

This Thursday, October 15th, our Partner Gunita Smirnova will join the panel discussion “Four-day working week: utopia, fad or future?” at Rīga Stradiņš University.

Alongside Latvian business representatives and international experts with experience of four-day week trials, Gunita will bring context from the business side and an HR practitioner's perspective: what companies need, what they hope to gain, what concerns them, and how applicable the concept could be in their everyday work lives.

The discussion will explore a four-day, 32-hour working week without cutting pay, its possible effects and consequences on employees and organizations, as well as potential challenges in the labor market in Latvia.

Talentor Latvia is helping connect , the Horizon Europe research project studying working-time reduction across Europe, with businesses whose perspectives and practical experience can help shape their research.

📍 Join the conversation: https://www.rsu.lv/en/events/discussion-four-day-working-week-utopia-fad-or-future

06/10/2026

A resilient economy, with uncertainty still ahead. 📈

Gunita Smirnova and Ilze Pudāne attended the Annual Macroeconomic Outlook Discussion organized by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Latvia (SCCL), where Liva Zorgenfreija, Chief Economist at Swedbank Latvija, and Dainis Gašpuitis, Economist at SEB Latvija, shared their insights on the economic outlook for Latvia and the Baltics.

Surprisingly, the outlook gave us reasons to feel cautiously positive. The economy has proved more resilient than anticipated, with encouraging developments in manufacturing, exports and lending. Still, with winter approaching, energy prices and geopolitical uncertainty remain very much in the picture.

We have noticed this balancing act in conversations with businesses too: plans being reconsidered, investments postponed and different ways of managing risk. Everyone is adjusting in their own way.

Importantly, with the elections now behind us, it is clear that voters have expressed a deep desire for change and given a mandate to move things forward. Maintaining a positive economic momentum and reducing risks will require timely, well-considered decisions – even when they may be unpopular.

Furthermore, for us, the labor market overview was especially relevant. Unemployment is expected to remain stable, while wage growth is slowing as businesses face pressure on profitability.

For employers, this makes hiring decisions particularly sensitive. Budgets need careful consideration, and finding people who can help a business navigate change remains a priority. A slower pace of wage growth also leaves room to think more broadly about what attracts and keeps people: clear leadership, opportunities to develop and confidence in the company’s direction.

Beyond the forecasts, it was lovely to catch up with familiar faces and meet new ones, all in SEB’s modern and welcoming new Riga office. 🤝

Thank you to SCCL, SEB and both speakers for an insightful and interesting discussion, and plenty to think about.

02/10/2026

Yes, we get low scores too. 📊

Even when our own Talentor Latvia consultants complete assessments, the results aren’t a chart full of highs. And we would never expect them to be.

The useful part is understanding what a score actually tells us. Depending on the assessment, it might reflect an ability, a preference or a typical way of working. Those are different things.

Someone might find a certain task draining, yet have learned to do it very well. Another person’s strengths may be especially valuable in one role and less relevant in another. The conversation around the results helps us understand those differences.

That doesn’t mean explaining away a concern. If a result points to a difficulty in an area essential to the job, we do need to explore it carefully.

But treating every assessment like a pass-or-fail exam misses much of its value. Used thoughtfully, it can help a client understand how someone might approach the role, where support could be useful, and what the candidate could learn about themselves.

How we interpret and explain the results matters just as much, if not more, as the numbers we receive.

30/09/2026

A little French art de vivre in Riga! 🥂

Our colleagues Agata Anča and Thibault Normand had the pleasure of joining the Business Club France Latvia for a wonderful evening hosted at Pullman Riga Old Town Hotel, discovering the craftsmanship and heritage of Maison Pommery & Associés.

Six exceptional cuvées, fascinating stories shared by Matthieu F., and most importantly, great conversations with familiar and new faces from the Franco-Latvian business community.

Relationships are at the heart of what we do, and evenings like these are a lovely reminder that some of the best connections happen outside meeting rooms and offices

A big thank you to Eric Brisset, Inese Treilina-Bergmane, Guna Zagorska, Maison Pommery and the Pullman Riga Old Town team for putting together such an enjoyable evening!

À la prochaine! 🥂

25/09/2026

Too experienced. Not experienced enough. 🤔

The number of years is easy to see. What someone has learned and achieved in that time takes a little more conversation.

A CV gives us a useful starting point. It tells us where someone has worked, in which roles, and for how long. But it rarely tells us what they inherited, what they changed, or which difficult decisions were theirs to make.

Ask any of our consultants for their favorite interview question, and you’ll probably get an “it depends.” Often, the best question is the follow-up to something the candidate has just said.

A familiar job title can hide very different responsibilities. Experience in an unfamiliar industry can turn out to be surprisingly relevant to the client’s challenge.
That’s why the conversation matters. Before deciding whether someone has enough experience, we need to understand what that experience actually involved.

22/09/2026

🚢 The Talentor network is setting sail!

On September 24 and 25, Talentor International partners from around the world will come together for the Talentor Global Summit 2026 - a few days of shared ideas, practical insights and conversations about where recruitment is heading right now.

AI will naturally be a key part of the program: where it genuinely adds value, how to use it efficiently and responsibly, and where the human factor remains essential. The summit will also explore changing client expectations, business development and the future of executive search.

Although we will not be on board this year, we will be following along from Latvia and supporting the exchange of knowledge that helps our industry continue to grow.

Wishing all Talentor partners an incredible and inspiring journey, valuable conversations and yet another memorable summit! 🌍

17/09/2026

Some events manage to genuinely draw you in - even through a screen.

With the Nordic Business Forum on the big TV in our cozy meeting room, our very own cinema almost makes us feel part of the crowd!

After a truly thought-provoking first day, two ideas in particular have stayed with us.

Michael Beckley, political scientist and expert on global power shifts and great-power competition, spoke about the end of easy growth. For decades, much of the world became accustomed to rapid progress and expansion. Today, that growth is slowing, and AI introduces an extraordinary level of uncertainty. It could maintain current trends, accelerate growth beyond anything we have seen before - or bring consequences we are not yet prepared for.

Kjell A Nordström, whom we have followed since his breakthrough with "Funky Business", offered another striking perspective: AI as a new “continent” of digital labor. It crosses borders continuously, enters our organizations and societies, and reshapes jobs, companies and countries - while being largely developed and controlled elsewhere. Decades later, Kjell A Nordström remains remarkably skilled at identifying and articulating the trends that are emerging and what they could mean for both businesses and countries.

Different perspectives, but a shared message: the future will not simply happen around us. Us humans will have to understand it, adapt to it, and decide how we want to participate in it.

We are continuing to participate in the Nordic Business Forum virtually today and gaining new ideas about what it means to maintain a truly human edge in a world increasingly shaped by technology.

15/09/2026

How much does an empty chair actually cost?

Let’s take a simple example.

A Latvian company has €30 million in annual revenue. Its Commercial Director, with a gross monthly salary of €6,500, leaves the company.
Five months later, the position is still vacant.

Looking only at salary costs, the company has “saved” €32,500 in these 5 months.

But is it really a saving?

Let’s assume that this role directly influences around 20% of the company’s revenue - €6 million. And let’s be quite conservative and assume that the lack of leadership results in just a 3% negative impact: slower decisions, lower sales conversion, delayed projects, missed opportunities.

That alone is €180,000.

And this does not yet include the time other executives spend covering the role, additional responsibilities across the team, recruitment and search costs, management time spent interviewing, or the time a new person will need to become fully effective in the role.

So, what looks like a €30,000+ saving can quite easily become a €200,000+ business cost.

Of course, there is no single formula. Every company, every role and every situation is different.

From our perspective, the conversation oftentimes focuses more on the visible costs of hiring - salary, recruitment fees and management time - while the cost of not having the right person in the role receives far less attention.

And this cost is much more difficult to see on a P&L.

When a critical position remains vacant for five or six months, the question should perhaps not only be: “Have we found the perfect candidate?”

But also: “What is waiting actually costing us?”

11/09/2026

This week, Agata Anča and Gunita Smirnova attended the Joint Chamber pre-election debate, “Latvia at a Crossroads: Strategic Opportunities for Global Investors”.

It was a lively and, at times, heated discussion – one that reflected the significance of the decisions ahead for Latvia.

Some of the points raised also touched on very practical choices that can influence Latvia’s long-term development: moving public procurement away from a predominantly lowest-price mindset towards greater emphasis on quality and value, and thinking more strategically about how we strengthen the domestic economy.

Now, it is especially important to stay grounded, fact-check what we hear, look beyond the headlines and slogans, and form our own informed views.

❗ And most importantly – VOTE, and encourage the people around you to do the same. ❗

This is an important moment for Latvia, particularly in the context of wider global developments and a shifting security environment. The choices ahead deserve careful thought – not only about where we are today, but about the direction we want our country to take.

Photos: American Chamber of Commerce in Latvia

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