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We need to think how character is a choice while many other thngs are not. Remarkable quote here from my fellow West Pointer, Pete Kilner. We judge others (and ourselves) based on their character precisely because character is a choice. No one is responsible for the circumstances of their birth (e.g., genetics & social circumstances), but […]
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China bad hire costs cannot always be fully calculated. Good hire benefits have the same issues. Some people at Career Builder put together some numbers some years ago indicating a bad hire costs more than 300,000 RMB in China. I think we all can nod our head and say, “Yes, more than 300,000.” It is […]
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My team likes to buy things that are good quality. We also like to do Top Quality China Recruiting. It feels good consistently providing candidates that are just what the customer needs. We believe that the customer needs to be able to sleep well at night, and we want to too. Let me explain. If […]
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Most companies are careful to use data, but if you look closely, strong feeling decisions dominate in China recruitment. Find a way for China Recruitment success to be consistent. Do you fill out a form when you interview? That will not save you. How you fill out the form or even put in numbers to […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Hiring Fast, Hiring Slow. Which way is it for you? Which way is best? Brian Schwartz at Fast Company said he tried to hire fast in an important time at his company, and it did not go well. His lesson learned is to hire slow. To that I say yes and no. Hire Fast, Hire […]
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Culture fit is code for I want people like me. Often hiring managers are not even aware that they are doing it, and the phrase cultural fit has given too much space. There must be a behavior or pattern of experience that makes you say cultural fit. We would do well to say specifically to […]
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Mark Zuckerberg says hire talent over experience. I want to talk more about that. I generally say that we need character first and talent next. However, I have been hiring talent over experience for a long time, so I should speak to that as well. More than a decade ago, I built a business in China […]
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Kiss up kick down is super common in China. It is kissing up to your superiors and kicking your staff. Common does not mean it should be acceptable. Excellent leaders know when they have been kissed up to and how to check to see if that person is kicking down. It is critical to keep […]
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