Posts Tagged China hiring
Posted by Jim Nelson on November 10, 2020
A China hiring background check, also known as pre-employment background screen, is not emphasized in most companies here in China. To see the legal issues in China background checking, check here. It is a lot more trouble than a cursory background check, but our business knows it is important because of what we find out. […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on December 15, 2014
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 […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on January 27, 2014
Successful business leadership China can occur with the right thinking. I recently visited a GM we placed who is rapidly turning around a previously struggling US WOFE. He said, “Western companies are too cheap when they come to China. They need to spend the money to get the right guy to succeed.” I heartily agree. […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on January 6, 2014
People worthy of our trust in China are rare, and that is worth talking about again. Vernal Management has a blog post that I want us to take a look at it. I recommend this blog, and you can find the whole thing here. I paste one point here: In study after study, two distinguishing […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on October 8, 2013
Hiring sales people in China does not have to be so hit and miss. With right thinking you can have great sales people and even a great team. 12 Steps to Hiring Sales People in China and Keeping Them 1. Clarify what and how you need the salesman to sell. (Most companies do this pretty […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on August 30, 2013
We need to see better that Chinese values are not all the same. When I go to Western businesses in China, I am often struck by the mishmash culture that companies have put together. In pursuit of perfect resumes, they have forgotten that they need everyone to be on the same team. I see companies […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on April 26, 2013
Bearing the cost of bad hiring in China is epidemic, but even in the West it can happen. I talked with a guy in the US who did what he could, but his business failed in the US. He said that he had no deep thought on hiring. Then he hired on gut feeling and […]
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