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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

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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

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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

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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

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China knowledge and Mandarin abilities in demand at London job fair

UK based Recruiter magazine has an article about the China Skills Recruitment job fair earlier this week in London that was organized by Chopsticks Club, a Sino-UK networking and cultural and knowledge-sharing organization. The event attracted both Chinese firms and … Continue reading

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A struggle for Chinese entrepreneurs?

We recently mentioned a growing trend where Asians study abroad or work in the West only to return home to Asia to become entrepreneurs (See Entrepreneurs create the “American dream” back home in Asia); however, being a returnee entrepreneur in … Continue reading

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Entrepreneurs create the “American dream” back home in Asia

CNBC has a lengthy article about Asians shunning the “American dream” to return home. The article began by profiling Thomas Woo who returned home after studying in the USA to become a co-founder and president of City Super – a … Continue reading

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For western expats in Asia, the job market will keep getting tougher

For westerners thinking of coming to Asia to further their careers, the New York Times has a must read article about how the job market in Asia is gradually becoming less welcoming for westerners – and its not due to … Continue reading

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Is there an ROI for Chinese students studying abroad in the USA?

The Wall Street Journal’s China Real Time Report has a lengthy article about Chinese studying abroad in the USA and struggling to generate returns from their expensive American education (Note: the original story appeared on The Wall Street Journal’s Chinese … Continue reading

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Guanxi is more important than a foreign degree (to a certain point)

The Christian Science Monitor has a lengthy article about how more Chinese study abroad students are enrolled at American universities than ever before, but US degrees that do not come from an elite school like Harvard aren’t widely valued back … Continue reading

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