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I have harped on the problem of perfect resumes and naturally was attracted to this TED Talk. Hire the scrapper is a thought from the video. Let me explain why I grabbed that. In 2005, I was leading an organization that had ten service offices across three provinces in East China. I had the unenviable […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →How good is our Chinese Hiring Process? We know Chinese managers and salesmen leave for private companies because we are recruiters. My GM, Paul Wang, mentioned this to me a while back and just a few minutes thinking about it proves the point. As head hunters, many candidates do not want to leave their job […]
Continue Reading →Comparison of China and the United States can always show vast differences. This tool I introduce today is no different and very insightful. China Law Blog has put up a blog noting the Geert-Hofstede country comparison tool. They are interesting to take a look at. I want to note power distance and individualism in respect […]
Continue Reading →Walmart China has a problem and so do over 70% of the Western Businesses in China. Western Companies continues to think they can hire in China by their own western wisdom and succeed. OK, some of the 70% are succeeding but not nearly as well as they could have. Further, they always face the risk […]
Continue Reading →Leadership sometimes is denigrated as we have made the wrong guy the leader like many Western companies have here in China. Surely, everyone has their own definition of leadership, but I espouse this one: Leadership is getting things done through other people. Some people hire leaders because they are the best doers and then the […]
Continue Reading →Though Luckin Coffee is losing money every month to try to undercut Starbucks on price, Starbucks China is still an amazing foreign retail success story, and I see two reasons. 1. They adapted to China and Chinese tastes. 2. They maintained their core values. One of their values is to be a good place to […]
Continue Reading →Never thought I would get advice leading to China Business Folly in Inc. Inc. Magazine has an article up that demands a response. See the whole crazy article here. It is called “Best Hires For Each Stage in Your Business Life Cycle. ” Everyone has a bad day and certainly this is a regrettable article […]
Continue Reading →Greetings, A mistake led to a maintenance sign being up in our blog for many days without us knowing it. It is fixed now, and we should be back to normal. Take a look at the blog I wrote while you were unable to see. Sorry for the inconvenience. Jim
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