(Photo: The China Pavillion. by Jakob Montrasio)

UPDATE: Our latest registrations include China Investors Club, Bird & Bird, British Chinese Accountancy Association, House of Fraser, China Daily, Chopsticks Club, Armstrong Craven, Smith Stone Waters, Lan-bridge, and professionals interested in developing their China-related career. 

You can register at the Eventbrite page if you don’t have PayPal:  http://bitly.com/1Ekm35m

Getting the right people for the job is a critical source of competitive advantage for companies. Increasingly, Chinese companies are globalising and recruiting in the UK, and UK companies are looking for talent with Chinese language, market and cultural skills.

If you’ve been involved in any part of the recruitment process, you’ll probably find that Chinese and UK companies hold marked differences in expectation, perception, and attitude towards talent, and often have different emphasis on the selection criteria and use different retention strategies.

This event will 1) help you understand the key differences in talent recruitment and selection between UK and Chinese companies, how to apply that understanding to better attract, recruit and retain talent with Chinese related skills, and 2) practical tips on how to maximise your chance of getting your dream China-related job as a job seeker.

We will discuss the key differences through three critical lenses:

• The Recruitment Consultant’s lens – having worked with thousands of candidates and companies from multinationals to SMEs in the UK including China Telecom, Cath Kidson and Bank of China, what does James Kent, China Team leader of People First, think the key differences between UK and Chinese recruitment and selection are, what challenges does he face in bridging the expectation gap between candidates and companies, and what advice he has for candidates on meeting Chinese companies?

• The Chinese HR Manager’s lens – having worked in HR in both Chinese and UK companies in the financial and technology industry including Barclays, Ciena and Huawei, what is the personal experience of Annie Mao, Head of HR at Chinese company GF Financial Markets, on the differences, challenges, and opportunities in improving selection and retention for staff with Chinese language and market skills?  

 • The overseas Chinese HR Consultant’s lens – with 30 years of recruitment experience behind her, Claire Martin, an overseas Chinese HR specialist, has helped both Chinese and UK companies with difficult HR challenges. What does she make of the very real risks of recruitment to SMEs operating both here and in China and, more importantly, what to do about it?  She will also share useful tips to job seekers looking to develop their career in a Chinese organisation or a UK company in China.

Grab your ticket today!  Door sale will be £20 if any space is available (Price includes drinks and nibbles).

This event is ideal for:

• Professionals who want to start or develop their career in a Chinese organisation or British company in China, or

• Chinese or UK SMEs, or HR professionals who are involved in the process of employing, developing and retaining talent with Chinese language and market skills.