Coming to Work in China: Public Relations
Article by Laura Desinsa Jackson from Danwei.org. You just walked across the stage and became a college graduate, so what are you going to do next? Maybe entering the Chinese job market is the...
View ArticleAgenda Jobs
We’re very pleased to announce that in conjunction with top recruitment agency Antal International, Agenda has a new jobs section. Specifically targeted at our professional and managerial readership,...
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FINANCIAL ANALYST The Role - In charge of several companies and JV whole financial and operational situation analysis, annual budget forecast and account auditing in direct cooperation with each...
View ArticleHow to get the first few days of a new hire just right?
OK, so you have secured a new employee to join you – great news! But what’s the next step? The induction, or “on-boarding” as some call it, of a new recruit into the business is critical. The first...
View ArticleMore benefits of in-house training
More on the importance of staff training: last issue, I looked at what training you could offer your staff as cost-effectively as possible, by doing it internally. Now I’d like to look at what other...
View ArticleHow to hold on to your best employees
It’s all very well to pat ourselves on the back for hiring good people. Ensuring we keep them, however, can be a major headache. According to the British Chamber of Commerce’s 2012 business climate...
View ArticleHow to train and motivate new recruits
Okay folks, I’d like to talk a bit more about in-house training. But before I do I just wanted to take this opportunity to announce that Antal recently won two awards at the Global Recruiter Asia...
View ArticleWhen to use headhunters and recruitment agents
I have been writing this column for several months now, and have often been asked by you, the readers, “Why should we managers even use a recruitment company?” I have often been told that it must be...
View ArticleBusiness Book: What Color Is Your Parachute? By Richard N. Bolles
Career expert Richard N. Bolles has now written forty-one books with the same title: What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers. Bolles not only updates the...
View ArticleCareer Days at Kempinski Hotel
The Kempinski hotel will host its second Career Day in Beijing on 23rd March 2013 to recruit new talent, with external applicants and current employees able to meet and network directly with the...
View ArticleBe Our Managing Editor
No, indeed. Being a Managing Editor is hard work, requiring a nose for what’s relevant, editing and writing skills, charisma, persistence and a hearty work ethic. But it can also be highly rewarding...
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