Talent in ChinaTalent in ChinaFocused on the talent acquisition cycle in China from candidate identification, through onboarding to exit. Articles
China Hiring Future
2007-05-17 15:10:00 Picture one of your friends. Let?s call her Amanda Li. Amanda has a job as a Design Engineer in one of the big international technology companies based in Beijing, China . Life is good and Amanda is known for being responsible, practical and creative. More About: Future , Hiring , Assessment
Online Hiring Basics
2007-05-16 18:49:00 Initial attempts at online hiring allowed candidates to simple email their Resumes to the hiring company, but the current generation of online hiring systems, often called Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), now include online screening, skills testing, video interviewing and other technological tools that take it way beyond what was originally envisaged. More About: Online , Hiring , Line , Basics
10 Key Hiring Questions
2007-05-11 02:43:00 A friend of mine in China is a headhunter and we often swap stories about hiring. Last year he told me about a client who emailed on of his Consultants with a demand to provide 'at least 10 candidates for my position by next Friday'. I kid you not. More About: Questions , Hiring , Quest
Flat World
2007-05-08 07:04:00 Last year’s bestseller The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman took my fancy, so I bought it, and it was more than worth the money. One story that really sticks out is the one about call centres taking over the ordering for drive-in McDonalds in Missouri. This is a great story and it has some lessons for ...
Selection Methods
2007-05-05 17:16:00 A very common task for HR is to assess the competency and fit of potential new employees and the studies show that most of us think we are a good judge of these issues. Unfortunately .... More About: Assessment , Selec , Methods , Select , Sele
Halo Effect
2007-05-03 15:35:00 First identified by American psychologist Edward Thorndike, the Halo Effect is an important psychological phenomenon that needs a good understanding if HR staff and Recruiters in China are not going to fall victim to it. More About: Psychology
Discouraged Candidates
2007-05-02 14:30:00 Some time back I was asked if there was a danger that Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) may discourage good potential applicants. At that time my answer was that online systems increase the power of the recruitment brand so they are more likely to encourage applicants!. More About: Candidates , Assessment , Disco , Disc , Candidate
Top 10 Signs
2007-04-30 18:07:00 Mirroring is a technique that trainers in China introduce to audiences as a practical way to alter the behaviour of others. They present this at one-day conferences and leave the audience to try out the technique by themselves. Unfortunately, some do. More About: Signs , Psychology , Sign
China Pay Scale
2007-04-29 12:43:00 Payscale haven't arrived in a big way in China yet but when they do HR departments better be prepared for more fuel on the fire that represents the War for Talent. More About: Cale , Scale
Behavioural Interviewing
2007-04-29 01:00:00 The basis of Behavioural Interviews, or Competency Interviews, is that that past behavior is the best way to determine future performance. Pity it doesn't work so well in China. More About: Assessment , Wing , Viewing , Ural
High-Tech Opportunities
2007-04-27 23:28:00 Based on research done by auditing and consulting company PriceWatersHouseCoopers, the HR website Workforce dot com just posted an interesting ranking of cities around the world based on the level of high-tech opportunity. Guess who makes the list? Shanghai. More About: High Tech , Tech , Opportunities , High , High-Tech
Future of Hiring
More articles from this author:2007-04-26 17:00:00 February 23, 2010. Another day at DH Services, one of the largest healthcare providers in the world, and Jamie Deal was just arriving at his office. More About: Future , Hiring , Assessment 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
 |
|
 |
