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Greater China

Working overseas gives you a “new way of thinking that is global”

The May issue of the newsletter for Advance, an organization that connects the global Australian Diaspora, interviewed Australian expatriate Fiona Lawrie, who has lived half her life in Asia, primarily working in the area of environmental sustainability, before deciding to … Continue reading

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Wheat vs. Rice: How China’s Culinary Divide Shapes Personality

A recent study published by a group of psychologists in the journal Science finds that China’s noodle-slurping northerners are more individualistic, show more “analytic thought” and divorce more frequently. By contrast, rice-eating southerners show more hallmarks traditionally associated with East … Continue reading

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Western MNCs are loosing their edge in recruiting Chinese talent

Alan Pang of Aon Hewitt recently told the Wall Street Journal’s Kathy Chu about why China’s job seekers are increasingly preferring domestic Chinese employers over Western MNCs: According to Alan, macro economic trends such as inflation, manufacturers and western MNCs … Continue reading

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Studying abroad makes China’s second-generation entrepreneurs different

The Wall Street Journal has an article along with a video segment about how China’s private economy will change hands in the next decade, from the first-generation entrepreneurs to their children – many of whom studied abroad and have a … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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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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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