China Business Leadership Blog

Those pesky job descriptions do need some help. Let’s think about them a little bit more. We can use them so a candidate understands their responsibility when they join.  That’s understandab...

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Every hire you make in China is a window or wall. Some Western company hires make you smarter in China and some make you dummer. Let me start slow.  Some hires tell you “This is China.” and ...

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No one doubts that candidates are more than a resume. Hiring Managers actually have a much bigger vision. However, the resume has a mystical effect. Once a resume is in hand, the color of everyth...

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Better interviewing in China would make the world of work here a better place, so let’s take a look. Interviewing utilizes the principle: Past experience is the best predictor of future outcome...

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Bias and recruiting is usually an unspoken problem. I want to take a look at it today. Sad news is everyone has some unhelpful bias whether we believe it or not. So, does recruiting have to have ...

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Chinese people do not raise their hands in school full stop. This is primary through college. American  and many Western schools are much more active. What does that say about hiring in China? I...

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Hiring is people focused is a no brainer I suppose, but lets take a look at this topic and see what we can do. You hire people and not resumes is the first step.  Resumes often get us going the ...

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At SHI Group, we are saving you time and saving you money every time we work for you. We do the ground work at first so you do not have to waste your time with bad interviews.  How does SHI Grou...

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China, the number two economy, has looked a little shaky, but it is definitely number two. Hiring has been easier as the labor market has been a little soft. Now is the time to hire to capture bu...

https://shigroupchina.com/en/china-recruitment/there-is-money-to-be-made-in-china/

Finding the right people is the goal of every hiring manager and person assisting him. The challenge is double when you want to do it cross culturally in China. Most early efforts can come up wit...

https://shigroupchina.com/en/china-recruitment/finding-the-right-people-the-holy-grail/

Moving faster in recruiting can be valuable and also can ruin your hiring. Let me explain what we see. From our perspective, we see a couple critical times. We usually have to wait on the candida...

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SHI Group is reaching higher in recruiting to make sure you get the right person the first time every time. Well, for a long time, I have been saying we are 95% successful in placing the right pe...

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Many people learn recruiting rules along the way. At SHI Group you can find us breaking the recruiting rules to get you better talent and more talent. One rule is get resumes with no gaps in empl...

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Most JD’s list requirements and responsibilities, which is not wrong , but to capture the interest of candidates, we have to consider responsibilities or goals for hiring. Candidates can be att...

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Getting candidates the job offer usually works, but problems should be avoided. Let’s look closer on key issues especially as far as the candidates are concerned. In our case this happens when ...

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Keeping Chinese candidates warm is a critical job. It is not just about losing them to a competitor. It is also about losing their passion for your company. SHI Group is very careful not to over ...

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Let’s talk about who we refuse. As bad placements get sacked, and they lie about what happened, these bad hires get passed around. You get extra chances to make them an offer.  Now the example...

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Hiring a branch manager in China is an important step that needs right consideration.  You need a recruiter who will dig deep to ensure that the hire has both the ability and openness you need s...

https://shigroupchina.com/en/china-recruitment/hiring-a-china-branch-manager/

I have focused on hiring for more than 25 years (see Video). I had ups and downs in my success in the early years.  My early success led to a failure. I found hubris harms hiring. Let me explain...

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Hiring your 1st person in China is critical as you may imagine. What do you put into it? SHI Group puts in the best recruiting in China as it is just that important. This first person will usuall...

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Getting surprised at interviews or hiring is too common, and you do not have to put up with it. Recruiters who find and do screening should make sure that does not occur. Your time is valuable, a...

https://shigroupchina.com/en/china-recruitment/getting-surprised-at-interviews-or-hiring/

In interviewing SHI Group always asks how they learned the things they know. Why do we do this? You need candidates that can learn from you and also learn from other stakeholders. We all learn th...

https://shigroupchina.com/en/china-recruitment/hiring-learners-to-lead-works/

Talking with a customer recently, he touched on the loss of time and total hassle of one bad hire. It begs the question: Why take a chance of a bad hire? Avoiding a bad hire may cost a little mor...

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Candidates are humans with their own concerns and hopes. It no wonder that drawing in candidates is a deep challenge. Surprisingly, I see it is not always recognized as a deep challenge. Desperat...

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Cold calling candidates does not usually occur as text messaging can lead to a call. Let’s look at all in this case. More than skill we need to right heart. Finding candidates and gaining trust...

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