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Category Archives: Asia
More South Korean students study abroad in China
The number of South Korean students enrolling in Chinese colleges has tripled from less than 20,000 in 2003 to around 63,000 according to the Wall Street Journal’s Jeyup S. Kwaak. That’s significant because South Korean students are a significant market … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, China, Greater China
Tagged China, Korean returnees, South Korea, Study Abroad, US Graduate Schools, Videos
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Singapore ranks #1 for US companies to staff overseas operations
Stipenda, a Boston headquartered firm that supports US professional employer organizations (PEO) providing outsourced employment solutions, has found that Singapore leads a list of the top 10 countries for US companies looking to staff overseas operations thanks to its low … Continue reading
Chinese students increasingly stay home for a western education
William Vanberge of BE Education was interviewed (also see: Some Chinese Students Stay Home to Get Ahead) by the Wall Street Journal’s Wei Gu about why Chinese students are more willing to stay in China to study instead of studying … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, China, Greater China
Tagged China, Greater China, Study Abroad, US Graduate Schools, Videos
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A glass ceiling for Asian managers at Western employers?
The Wall Street Journal has a lengthy article about the lack of Asians in upper management or executive roles at western MNCs in Asia as the top slots are usually still filled with westerner expats. Traditionally when Western MNCs entered … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Asia Recruitment, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Greater China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Tagged Expatriates
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Why Chinese job boards and recruitment sites look different
To westerners, a Chinese job board or recruitment site may look cluttered and chaotic, but that’s also what works in the country according to a recent article in Recruiter magazine. In the article, a Director with a job board noted … Continue reading
Salary, benefits and job titles interest Chinese job candidates the most
Recruiter Magazine has spoken with a couple of recruiters in the Chinese recruitment market with one commenting that “the topic of salary and money comes up very quickly” in the Chinese hiring process verses other markets. In fact, it’s something … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, China, Greater China, Hong Kong, Macau
Tagged China, Greater China, Salaries
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Global sea turtle recruitment: How to recruit talent back home
The Intelligence Group, which is specialized in global recruitment intelligence, employer branding, recruitment marketing and labor market knowledge, has come out with a short whitepaper about how to recruit so-called “sea turtles” – expats who do want to return home … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, China, Greater China, Hong Kong, Macau
Tagged China, Greater China, Repatriation, Sea Turtles
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A really cool infographics resume
A Print and Interactive Designer/Developer named Chen Zhi Liang in Singapore had a semester-end assignment to create an infographics resume and this is what he came up with: That’s pretty cool and probably effective for someone searching for a graphic … Continue reading
Hays shuts down its India recruitment business
Hays has closed its specialist recruiting businesses in Delhi and Mumbai. According to a brief announcement on the company’s website: We will continue to recruit in the Indian market for our global clients with specific requirements and this will be … Continue reading
Indians and Mexicans are the most willing to become expats
Recruiter magazine has reported that a survey has found that employees in India, Mexico and China are the most willing to become expats in order to find the right job. The survey spoke to at least 400 workers in every … Continue reading
