Dangers for Hiring in China

By Frank Mulligan, Talent Software - View Frank Mulliganís Blog here

The employment market in China is great news for professionals, but for companies it offers only challenges. And íchallengesí, as we all know, are just MBA-speak for problems.

So letís put this more directly. In China the biggest corporate problem by far is hiring. If you are looking at surviving in the China market you had better understand the challenges that you face as you try to build a talent pool of excellent people.

Now and in the near to midterm future, success in business in China is contingent on successfully hiring the people that you need. The business is there but the people are not.

Unfortunately, every step of the way there are barriers to successful hiring.

As a start, the availability of experienced, qualified employees will continue to be the biggest problem for all industries. Expanding industries always suffer from a shortage of talent, and every industry in China is essentially newly expanded. Education and training cannot solve the hiring problem, and will not be able to catch up until the next recession, or for another generation.

Training helps but it can never fill the gap.

More tomorrow......

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