Talented recruits were in high demand on the Chinese mainland in the first quarter, especially in the State-owned enterprises sector, according to an employment survey.

Only 8.2 percent of 589 corporations that took part in the survey said they had not increased their head count.

The RMG Recruitment Insider Survey is a nationwide quarterly review of hiring carried out by RMG Selection, a China-focused international recruitment and human resources consultancy.

A total of 99.1 percent of State-owned enterprises hired new talent in the first three months of this year. Joint ventures had the lowest hiring rate, but 81.8 percent of them had new vacancies.

Sophie Li, marketing and operations director at RMG Selection, said, “Job-market activity can be measured by two factors – the job-hopping rate and the recruitment rate.

“We can see from the first-quarter survey that 91.8 percent of companies introduced new talent, and this demand continues.

“Part of this activity can be attributed to the boom in starting innovative businesses,” Li said. “Encouraged by policies and the market, many company executives have started their own businesses, providing more opportunities for job seekers.”

Despite SOEs being affected by the nationwide campaign against corruption, strong recruitment demand remains.

The survey also found there was high demand for talent in first-, second- and third-tier cities, with 91.5, 92.4 and 91.9 percent of companies hiring.

Moreover, 14.6 percent of employers in first-tier cities would like to offer 20,000 yuan ($3,220) to 30,000 yuan a month for new employees, compared to 3.8 percent of those in second-tier cities, according to the report.

Zhu Hongyan, chief careers consultant at the human resources website Zhaopin, said it used to be difficult, for example, for graduates at Tsinghua University to find jobs in third-tier cities that would use their potential. “Now the case is totally different.”

But Zhu said there have been cases of talented professionals moving to smaller cities and then returning to Beijing or Shanghai.

“Retaining talent is more important than simply attracting talent. High salaries are just a starting point.

“Smaller cities and local industry should learn from Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, which have professional working environments and better promotion mechanisms.”

据一份招聘调查显示，一季度中国（大陆）招聘人才的需求巨大，其中国有企业尤为突出。

参与调查的589家公司中仅有8.2%没有进行招聘。

罗迈国际招聘内幕调查旨在呈现中国招聘市场的季度行情。该调查由罗迈国际咨询公司发起。罗迈国际是一家全球性的招聘和人力资源咨询公司，主要在中国开展业务。

在今年第一季度，99.1%的国有企业招聘了新员工。相比之下，合资企业招聘率最低，但仍有81.8%的合资企业吸收了新员工。

罗迈国际咨询公司市场和行政部门主管李哲说：“就业市场的活动可以用两个因素来衡量，一是员工跳槽率，二是企业招聘率。”

 “第一季度的调查报告显示91.8%的企业招聘了新员工，而这样巨大的招聘需求将会持续。”

 “有如此巨大的招聘需求一部分归因于创新业务开展的热潮。”李哲说道，“在政策和市场的激励下，许多公司主管自己创业，因而为求职者提供了许多工作机会。”

尽管国有企业受到全国范围内反腐运动的影响，但是仍然保持着巨大的招聘需求。

该调查还表明一线、二线以及三线城市对人才的需求量都十分巨大，分别有91.5%，92.4%和91.9%的企业招聘了新员工。

此外，一线城市中14.6%的雇主愿意为新员工提供2万到3万人民币的月薪，而二线城市中愿意开出同样月薪的雇主占3.8%。

提供人力资源服务的网站——智联招聘的高级职业咨询师朱红艳说，“过去清华大学的毕业生很难在三线城市找到可以发挥潜能的工作，但是现在情况完全不同了。”

但朱红艳表示也有专业人才流向小城市，然后又回到北京或者上海这样的大城市。

留住人才远比简单地吸引人才更为重要，公司提供高薪只是一个起点。

 “小城市以及当地行业需要学习北京、上海和广州的成功经验，例如专业的工作环境和更优良的升职机制。”

Read the article on China Daily (China Daily 05/21/2015 page 4)

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