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Should We Accept All Chinese Cultural Differences?

Chinese Cultural differences should be respected when talking food preferences. What about differences in levels of honesty? Recently, we explained a lie on a resume to a client.  The client declined to go further even though the guy interviewed well. We heartily agreed to not move forward with this guy. Chinese Cultural Differences in Lying […]

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Cost of a Bad China Hire-Avoidable Damage

The cost of a bad China hire is worth looking at in a little more detail. While bad and mediocre hiring is too common, there is hope for the companies who are ready.  Most companies are not clearly aware how much they are losing. Often, they have been manipulated or think this is just the […]

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“Other China Recruiters Do Not Do That!”

  China Recruiters, be they International and famous or Domestic, appear to be on the wrong track.  Not so long ago we were doing some searching for an American company in West China. Finding talented workers in their remote location is not easy, but the kind of work we like. One candidate complained as we […]

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Chinese People Are All Trained Politicians

Chinese People Are All Trained Politicians

Paul Wang is my General Manager, and one day we were talking about business culture and problems therein. Paul said, “Jim, Chinese people are all trained politicians.” I was shocked by what he said. I felt there was often a lack of transparency in Chinese people, but I never had put that together in that […]

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