Comments on: Why Western Employers Are More Attractive To Many Chinese

By: Education Blog

Education Blog — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:23:21 +0000

Great information! Thanks for writing this. It is an honor to participate in the discussion.

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:00:56 +0000

I completely agree and I think this is also one of the reasons why so many American companies seem to have a greater proportion of female employees than Chinese companies. These females got their jobs on merit, rather than guanxi. Dans last blog post..The CCP And China's Courts. The World Is Getting Darker.

By: Alex Toh

Alex Toh — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:27:11 +0000

I'm currently running 2 offices in China (one in the South and the other in the West) but with an American outfit. However, attrition and ability to find the right person at the right price for the job is still very challenging for both offices. This is echoed by other managements in US listed firms. The issue we all agreed was not with the lack of resources but from the outrageous demands on the packages and renumerations they were expecting, probably because we wore an American outfit. Guess its a double edge sword for everything and the cons of being an American company is that you have to pay higher prices rather than you want to pay higher prices. Alex Tohs last blog post..A Dog’s Life (Part 2)

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By: Maimai

Maimai — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:53:07 +0000

There is another aspect to it as well. When you get into a Chinese company, the management see it as a long-term commitment, as in, this is your job for life. I have personally had the experience and know plenty of others as well who started out in a Chinese company, stayed for a few years, built up serious skills and then decided it was time to move on to greener pastures. In a small company, especially one run by Taiwanese, they see this as deception and do everything they can to ruin your career. Here in the west, changing jobs is the norm for the most part. Starting off in a Western company gives the advantage of training, meritocracy and the ability to leave without fear once you feel it is time to move on. The pay is a factor too, but not as large of one in my honest opinion Maimais last blog post..Adventuring in Xinjiang

By: Xiao Zhu

Xiao Zhu — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:47:47 +0000

I think that it all boils down to money. Western companies pay better than Chinese companies. In actual fact, I think that many Chinese see the use of guanxi as an advantage.

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China Journal : Best of the China Blogs: June 26 — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:12:12 +0000

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