10 Misunderstandings About the Chinese Talent Market

10 Misunderstandings About the Chinese Talent Market

Ed BarzilaijYvon Niu

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World of contrasts

World of contrasts

World of contrasts

World of contrasts

World of contrasts

... as well in the labor market

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2,300 interviews

in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou

10 Misunderstandings About the Chinese Talent Market

1China’s labor force counts more than 800 million on a total population of 1.3 billion.

Misunderstanding:

There’s absolutely a surplus in the labor market.

True False

xx% xx%





Height requirement





2Misunderstanding:Salary is the most important reason to switch jobs in China.

True False

xx% xx%

52%

Career opportunities

47%

High Salary

28%

Working environment

(culture)

22%

Size of company

22%

Working location

As a Pull factor-Salary vs. Career opportunities-Salary vs. Acceptable workload-Salary vs. Company size-Salary vs. Employer reputation-Salary vs. Working environment

Career opportunities | 42%

Acceptable workload | 33%

Size of the company | 32%

Reputation/good name of company | 31%

Working environment (culture) | 28%

3Misunderstanding:In China, the turnover rate in popular industries is more than 20%.

True False

xx% xx%

YES NO

Medical94%6%

Banking/insurance89%11%

Accountancy83%17%

FMCG88%12%

Telecom91%9%

Technical91%9%

IT82%18%

4Misunderstanding:More than 10% of the working population in Chinais actively looking for another job.

True False

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I AM ACTIVELY LOOKINGFOR ANOTHER JOB

7%

49%

I AM NOT LOOKING FOR A JOB, BUT I REGULARLY MONITOR THE MARKET

I AM NOT LOOKING FOR A JOB AT ALL AND WOULD LIKE TO STAY IN CURRENT JOB

44%

5Misunderstanding:Chinese professionals prefer Western managers.

True False

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38%

CHINESE EUROPEAN

23%

AMERICAN

21%

NON PRC(SG/HK/MY/TAIWAN)

12%

JAPANESE/KOREAN

6%

NO PREFERENCE

32%

MEDICAL37%

BANKING/INSURANCE42%

ACCOUNTANCY46%

FMCG36%

TELECOM32%

TECHNICAL29%

IT35%

56%

(VERY) CAPABLE

32%

NEUTRAL

12%

NOTCAPABLE (AT ALL)

6Question:What is more important in China?Is it the job or who you work for?

The Job Who you work for

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Online job board and newspaper

The apprentice - the employee

Master - the employer

Corporate and Recruitment Advertisement

7Misunderstanding:Accountancy is a male dominated industry in China.

True False

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male

female

Medical 22% 78%

male

female

FMCG 33% 67%

Accountancy 57%43%

8Misunderstanding:FMCG is the most desirable industry among Chinese talent.

True False

xx% xx%

Medical 84%

Banking/insurance 60%

Accountancy 73%

FMCG 54%

Telecom 72%

Technical 59%

IT 76%

Medical 4%

Banking/insurance

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Accountancy

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FMCG12%

Medical19%

Technical18%

IT31%

9Misunderstanding:“Chinese people desire democracy”.Therefore they prefer a democratic corporate culture.

True False

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PROFESSIONAL 79%

STABLE 70%

HARMONIOUS 64%

STRICT 64%

DEMOCRATIC 59%

INNOVATIVE 59%

BUREAUCRATIC 23%

AGGRESSIVE 18%

INFORMAL 17%

10Misunderstanding:

Working hard is like second nature for Chinese professionals.

True False

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21%

IT

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Technical

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Telecom

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FMCG

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Accountancy

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Banking/insurance

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Medical

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(VERY) CAPABLE

56%

(VERY) CAPABLE

3% POSSIBILITY TO WORK PART- TIME

4% POSSIBILITY TO WORK AT HOME

6% CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY

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