When I arrived in China as a pure American, one of the things that struck me the most was that in China, yes means no and no means yes. China is an opaque culture in that way. A Wushu teacher taught me that Westerners are specific (具体）and the Chinese are blurry (模糊). As such, he […]
Continue Reading →If you do not think good hiring is so hard work, then probably you do not need to read this, but then maybe you do. It has taken a lot of work to get to where we are to get the right hammer and nails every time in recruiting. The worst candidates are often the […]
Continue Reading →The Chinese government has done much in recent years to harm trust with Western businesses. Wolf Warrior Diplomacy, Hong Kong crackdown, Taiwan air intrusion, regression on reform and opening, no limits friendship with a weak Russia, and unfair policy to Western Businesses in China are among the issues that make Westerners unhappy with China. However, […]
Continue Reading →Lao Tzu founded Taoism and now we see Lao Tzu knew some leadership. Take a look at this quote from Lao Tzu, A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves. Now, taken to extremes, this statement would apply […]
Continue Reading →When I came to China in 1991, it seemed the only innovation I saw from this Confucian culture was in innovative ways to cheat on certifications and also cheat customers. Then, as the 90’s moved along, I saw another innovation chance for China. Chinese culture was so far removed from Western culture that they naturally […]
Continue Reading →Big China business news is out in the last week and more news each day. China’s sudden decision to end the 0-Covid policy means near hope for better business environment.It is hard to start recruiting projects if things seem too uncertain. Covid is moving fast in North China now and should move to South China […]
Continue Reading →In the early years of this company, we asked our best customer, “Why do you want in a recruiter? Why do you choose us repeatedly?” He said, “I don’t know. “You speak good English?” We somehow thought we could bring more daylight. Thereafter, Paul and I looked at each other and realized we needed to […]
Continue Reading →Background checks take time and put your apparently best candidates at risk. Is that good news or bad? You should be worried. Without our ability to draw in the right candidates through our honesty, you would have the first gap. Then, you would miss our strong thinking on interviewing deeply and oh so specifically. This […]
Continue Reading →Using job offer to get more happens unfortunately. You make a good offer and then they use it to get their present companies to give them a raise is a certain problem we help you avoid. This is analogous to the guy who accepts the offer but never shows up for work. We do not […]
Continue Reading →What are recruiters doing? All recruiters are looking for candidates that you can hire. It is a hard job. The best candidates are doing well at good companies and will not move. Many candidates will not move if they are not familiar with the company. Therefore, most recruiters package up their candidates to help them […]
Continue Reading →Recruiting Talent With Character
SHI Group Recruitment China - Our Accuhire process for your business success in China.