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New rules in Singapore to advertise jobs to locals could slow recruitment

International tax advisory firm Von Essen has warned that new rules compelling employers in Singapore to advertise all vacancies to Singapore nationals on a government job site could slow down recruitment for many businesses. Introduced by Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower … Continue reading

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Professional job opportunities up 5% across APAC

According to findings from the Q2 2014 Morgan McKinley Asia Pacific Employment Monitor, there was a 5% year-on-year increase in financial services jobs vacancies in the Asia Pacific region. The Monitor recorded a 7% increase in vacancies in the first … Continue reading

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Hong Kong tops poll of contingent workforce engagement

Recruiter magazine has reported that a recent survey found that Hong Kong continues to be the highest-ranked country for the commitment and connection to its contingent workforce in 2014, followed closely by the US (Note: The contingent workforce consists of … Continue reading

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India, China and Brazil lead planned salary increases

According to data released from the WorldatWork 2014-15 Salary Budget Survey, India, China and Brazil averaged the highest 2014 total salary budget increases at 10.5%, 8.2% and 7.2%, respectively. These three countries are also projecting similar salary increase budgets for … Continue reading

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Chinese Speaking Expat Assistant Customer Relationship Managers (Philippines)

I have a client in the BPO/Call Center/Outsourcing/Shared Services space seeking Chinese speaking (ideally Mandarin and/or Cantonese etc) Assistant Customer Relationship Managers who will assist Customer Relationship Managers with team management to ensure customer service excellence. Day-to-day work will include … Continue reading

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Expat Mandarin Speaking Human Resources Director/Manager

I have a client in the BPO/Call Center/Outsourcing/Shared Services space seeking a Mandarin speaking expat human resources head to be based in the Makati/Fort Bonafacio/Bonifacio Global City area of Metro-Manila (the Philippines) who will be responsible for the management of … Continue reading

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More Koreans are working but also unemployed

Recruiter magazine says that according to figures from the government-funded Korea Labor Institute in Seoul, more South Koreans are working than a year ago, but the unemployment rate is still rising. The Korean labor force grew by 3% to 26,714,000 … Continue reading

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Insights from an ANZ Senior Manager based in Singapore

The May issue of the newsletter for Advance, an organization that connects the global Australian Diaspora, interviewed Lim Lay Wah, who, after almost two decades with Standard Chartered, joined the ANZ team in Singapore as the Head of Financial Institutions … Continue reading

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Mall General Manager for a Shopping Mall Opening in China

I have a client seeking a shopping mall general manager as well as a deputy general manager for their flagship mixed use development in China. The general manager role will include full P&L responsibility for the mall complex covering leasing … Continue reading

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B2B Sales/Business Development with the Myanmar Apparel/Garment Industry

I have a client seeking someone to do B2B sales/business development with the apparel/garment  industry in Myanmar. Candidates will need to have some kind of B2B sales/business development background and will obviously need to be able to speak English fluently … Continue reading

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