Archive for China Recruitment – Getting Good People
Posted by Jim Nelson on May 2, 2023
Saving money on recruiting or salaries? Which do you do? Let’s look at the options. Let’s Look At Saving Money on Recruiting You might do it in house, or you might want to get the cheapest recruiter. For many smaller companies, in house recruiting is a sign that they are over staffed as do not […]
Continue Reading →
Posted by Jim Nelson on April 24, 2023
Among tools for raising productivity are automation, training, and lean implementation. When SHI Group starts recruiting, companies find recruiting can be their key to improve productivity. Why would that be? The quality of recruiting is the key ingredient to how much value you get out of your work force. What contributing factors go down to […]
Continue Reading →
Posted by Jim Nelson on April 18, 2023
Those of us who have placed many many people know the feeling when the right hire walks in the door that first day. They ask all the right questions and have a positive attitude, They get things done and move forward with purpose. As these are great hires, we all want to do more best […]
Continue Reading →
Posted by Jim Nelson on April 11, 2023
Internal frustration on the team makes everyone feel bad and even not want to come to work. Many times the boss is favoring a lower level leader who then defies his direct leader or otherwise causes frustration. So, sometimes, it just takes a realization from the boss to get everyone in the right chair and […]
Continue Reading →
Posted by Jim Nelson on April 4, 2023
The world is filled with bad hiring. Here, I write how to really have better hiring practices. Need is the first issue. Whether you need better bench strength or have growth or want to replace someone, need is the first step. Job descriptions are next and people often go too far on these. Some people […]
Continue Reading →
Posted by Jim Nelson on March 28, 2023
SHI Group exists to put an end to bad hiring. Factions, jealousy, silos and more all have one root. Bad leadership and bad hiring, hmm, that is two but it seems one. Getting good leadership is clearly the best and most important step. You need one who does not foment politics as gets to know […]
Continue Reading →
Posted by Jim Nelson on March 21, 2023
What are Chinese people like is an audacious topic, and one like I often want to tackle. Having focused on recruiting since 1997, I dig in on these kind of topics. Each person in China is different. They have different personalities and different family and school backgrounds. Finally, they have different work experiences before they […]
Continue Reading →
Posted by Jim Nelson on March 14, 2023
We find that vagueness and deception in China hiring are a big problem. Gene Hsu helpfully notes that Chinese people do not mean what they say with people they are unfamiliar. This would be like an interview for example. Note this quote from his LinkedIn post. In Chinese culture, people don’t say what they mean or […]
Continue Reading →
Posted by Jim Nelson on March 7, 2023
Hiring managers have a lot to think about and talent and budget are usually the top two. Seems reasonable, but thinking more – what should hiring managers care about or not care about? Here are some others I see: Resume with no gaps Presently Employed Long time working in each position Increasing length of stay […]
Continue Reading →
Posted by Jim Nelson on February 28, 2023
I see it often. Great companies have great hiring. The best companies put lots of energy into hiring as see how important it is. They see that if you put the best energy in, you will get the best hiring done. Here in the China context, SHI Group is getting the best hiring done. As […]
Continue Reading →
Page 4 of 16 «...23456...»