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6 TOP Secrets About Employee Motivation

Improving the working atmosphere during this tough period in the economic cycle is a problem for many HR professionals. Both employers and employees are worried about economy recovery. Employers will do whatever it takes to motivate employees to work hard to survive the crisis. However, employers or HR managers might find it increasingly difficult to motivate employees. If they stick to a bonus incentive plan, their employees may still appear indifferent and unmotivated. I would like to share my experiences of the “motivation generator”. These are my 6 top secrets for employee motivation. Have a Monday morning“chat” I often hear complaints from HR managers that they find it tedious to study what motivates employees. I don’t agree with them. I […]

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Employers try to attract passive candidates

Zhang Meng, a coding engineer with seven years’ experience, receives phone calls from headhunters from time to time, though he has no urgent wish to leave his company. “I am open to all opportunities, but I don’t hate my boss,” he said. “If there are good openings with considerable benefits, I am willing to have a try.” Zhang, 33, has posted his resume on social platforms such as the US-based network LinkedIn. “Sometimes, headhunters have found me through friends’ recommendations,” he said. Zhang turned down an offer last week because the position did not offer the 30 percent salary raise he was hoping for. “Then, it won’t make a big difference,” he said. “I am familiar with my current position […]

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If You Are Not The One

By ROBERT PARKINSON Imagine being promoted to managing director of your company in China. How would that make you feel? Perplexed, pleased, excited, or perhaps a mixture of all of these feelings? This possibility might seem pretty remote for most young expats. That is why I am sharing this story to help you prepare for that moment in the future. In 2002 I joined a very reputable recruitment company to establish branch offices in Amsterdam and Brussels. It was a tough and challenging period working with many nice people during exciting times. Then my life turned a new page when I went to China. When my boss asked me to come to Beijing, I did not have to think about […]

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Holiday Anomalies

The week-long National Day holiday at the beginning of October is a firm favorite among Chinese employees. It is a prime time for them to ask for leave to go traveling or visit relatives in other cities. However, if you are about to write an email to your Chinese boss to ask for 20 days of annual leave to travel somewhere in China, then I really have to stop you right there! It is already confusing enough for expats to understand the complicated Chinese holiday exchanging rules, but you are about to discover another culture shock – the difference between the East and the West when asking for leave.

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Can You Talk between the Lines?

By ROBERT PARKINSON Every Chinese is proud of their country’s 5,000 years of cultural history. However, if people from the Western world were to interpret this culture in the wrong way, it would be quite difficult to communicate. Bearing in mind the cultural differences, many expats will have encountered conversational awkwardness with Chinese employees or colleagues. So, I begin my discussion with the Chinese style of “Han Xuan,” small talk. To start with, let’s imagine the following scenario: You come out of your apartment and meet an old lady from the neighborhood who asks you “Ni chi le ma?” (Have you eaten?). Expats are normally confused as to why Chinese people always ask them whether they have eaten – anytime […]

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陈彤加盟小米 互联网人跳槽该选哪个“坑”

根据《第一财经日报》的报道,此番陈彤加盟小米,得益于小米八位创始人之一的王川,“是他(王川)把我带进互联网殿堂,1997年年初带我拨号上了网,打开的第一个网站就是四通利方(新浪前身)。”陈彤称,“现在他叫我回来也义不容辞。”因为这份感谢,在新浪工作17年的陈彤成了小米的一员。

跳槽在如今这个自由程度越来越高的人才市场已经不算什么新鲜事,不过比起传统行业,最近几年互联网行业的跳槽频率实在高得有些引人注目。

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对未来老板要做“背景调查”

当你成功获得心仪公司的面试机会以后,一定会急于了解该公司各方面的资料,了解企业文化,查阅面经等等。但当你对自己未来的发展前景、优越的工作环境、友善的公司氛围、丰厚的薪酬待遇满怀憧憬的时候,你可能不会想到,有一个因素对你未来职场发展的影响力,将大于前面所有因素的总和。

这个因素,就是你的未来老板。这里说的老板,可以是一个小型企业真正的CEO,也可以是大型公司里你所在部门的头儿,或者就是你的直线经理。简而言之,这个老板是你工作的直接领导与评价者,对你的升职、加薪、工作认可度起着最大的作用。

罗迈国际针对离职原因的电话访问显示,隐藏在那些晋升空间、同事关系、职责内容等等常见离职原因背后的黑手就是你的老板,90%的员工是因为不和谐的上下级关系最终选择了离职。如果在加入公司之前就对这位如此重要之人有一定的了解,可以有助于找到适合自己的工作机会。说适合而不是好坏,是因为工作之好坏没有统一标准,也很难量化,适不适合自己才是问题所在,对上司的判断更是如此。

求职面试是一种双向选择,被面试者和面试者拥有平等的机会,但他们显然很难处于信息对等的状态。然而互联网的蔓延和信息的爆炸却也给了我们更多的渠道,让用心、肯思考的人可以拼接出一个相对真实的老板形象。

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Are You Ready To Link In With China?

Are you ready to link in with China? Robert Parkinson People in the west are mostly familiar with the leading on-line business networking platform LinkedIn. According to its official statistics, by the end of 2013, the number of its registered users in 200 countries has surged above 250 million people. So putting LinkedIn as a tycoon in the social workplace field is not to overstate its position. Recently I received an invitation to test  the Chinese version of LinkedIn. It is quite obvious that LinkedIn is aimed at elites and professionals of the 1.4 billion people in China. In this regard, for international companies with expansion plans in China, being part of this talent-seeking and selection group might bring them […]

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What Don’t You Know About Chinese Outings?

What Don’t You Know about Chinese Outings? By ROBERT PARKINSON TGIF! Now that the workweek is over, you might be wondering which bar or club to spend a fantastic Friday evening with your Chinese colleagues. Sorry to pop your bubble, but you may be in for a disappointment when the “nice Chinese guys” at work huffily decline your invitation. For a newcomer to China it is completely normal to be refused at first. However, if you don’t sit down and ask yourself why Chinese colleagues are declining your invitation, you will probably remain an outsider who knows nothing about working with the Chinese. I have always paid careful attention to  interactions between Chinese colleagues, employees, business partners and families over […]

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Li seeks to smooth application process to obtain green cards

Li seeks to smooth application process to obtain green cards A plan to make it easier for foreigners to obtain a Chinese green card is to be considered by the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone as part of trailblazing reform efforts to further open up and attract global talent. Premier Li Keqiang has asked the zone to come up with a plan to simplify procedures for applications and the issuance of Chinese permanent residency permits for foreigners in the zone. The zone covers about 28 sq km in suburban Shanghai and acts as a test site for what are considered China’s boldest reform measures in decades. “Complicated procedures for green card applications have impeded the FTZ in attracting global […]

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