Executive search and finding the right talent in China
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007Kent Kedl interviews Lee Brantingham, partner at Strategic Executive Search. SES has been in business for about 20 years, helping companies recruit business leaders across China and the greater Asia Pacific region.
Kent and Lee discuss HR issues in China, particularly the opportunities and challenges in finding the right talent to lead business operations in China.
There was a time when expats who spoke English and knew about Western business practices “had it easy,” but now the local competition for jobs has intensified. Additionally, while it’s intuitive to look for native “PRC Chinese” candidates for top positions in your China operations, not all situations lend themselves to that common-sense solution.
For example, Lee says, if you’re looking for native Chinese CPA with 30 years of experience, that person simply doesn’t exist. Positions like this have only existed in China for a relatively short period of time.
Listen to today’s podcast for deeper discussion of this and other hiring and talent concerns in China.