Archive for China Recruitment – Getting Good People
Posted by Jim Nelson on November 29, 2023
Talking with a customer recently, he touched on the loss of time and total hassle of one bad hire. It begs the question: Why take a chance of a bad hire? Avoiding a bad hire may cost a little more and occasionally it takes a little more time, but what is that against the cost […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on November 22, 2023
Candidates are humans with their own concerns and hopes. It no wonder that drawing in candidates is a deep challenge. Surprisingly, I see it is not always recognized as a deep challenge. Desperate candidates are the easiest, but we can fail to see that gaining their engagement and passion are critical to what we might […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on November 15, 2023
Cold calling candidates does not usually occur as text messaging can lead to a call. Let’s look at all in this case. More than skill we need to right heart. Finding candidates and gaining trust and getting then to open up or take in interest and finally deciding to apply is an art and also […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on November 8, 2023
Recruiting speed or quality or both is an important question. I think we all like both. However, that needs a deeper thought. One can produce the other. The need for the right hire reminds us to avoid rushing to a disaster. So, the right hire is key even if it takes another month. It […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on November 1, 2023
At SHI Group, we often say the details count in recruiting. We do not mean we notice if the candidate picks up paper we drop on the floor. That is theater. SHI Group digs for every detail in the work experience of candidates. We also notice every interaction in the whole recruiting process. Candidates work […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on October 25, 2023
Many companies in China have leaders that stand way above the next level management. However, is top down leadership the Chinese Way? To this, we add an emphatic No! Is it too common, yes. Even Singaporeans may lead like this. The good news is we find that servant leadership is still alive and working in […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on October 19, 2023
I guess we all know bad hires are poison implicitly but try to ignore it or feel resigned to it. Given my personality and background. I was not one to ignore any elephant in the room. My first business leadership experience was leading a factory start up in Tianjin. I faced bad hiring straight on. […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on October 11, 2023
We have heard it said that the right hire is worth the money. I suppose that is true, but how do you know when you make the hire that this is the right hire? We totally respect the concept of spending money on the right hire. However, we see both sides from where we sit. […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on October 4, 2023
At SHI Group we focus every day on getting Trustworthy Talent® for our customers. However, we need to speak clearer on what we mean. Every company needs spot on talent. Further, every company needs their people to be worthy of trust. So, in brief that is why we find you trustworthy talent. However, isn’t every […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on September 27, 2023
Multiple interviewers takes significant resources, but has certain advantages. Let’s think about this more. In my 25 years quest for premium recruiting, I have tried many ways. In 2005, I used multiple interviewers and got some benefits. As the leader of a 10 office financial organization, I was the first one to interview and killed […]
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