Archive for the ‘Recruitment’ Category

Jobseekers’ long list of expectations

Today’s jobseekers are focused on more than just remuneration and quick progression when they look for their next job. In our experience, jobseekers in Hong Kong have a much longer list of considerations and are increasingly selective in the roles they are willing to consider and the organisations and projects they are willing to work for and on. As a result, salary is not the sole factor in candidate attraction.

May 3, 2012 Posted in: Jobseeker expectations, Recruitment No Comments

Career progression attracts talent

Compensation & Benefits specialists, solicitors and civil construction professionals are just some of the skills in high demand in Hong Kong according to our Hays Quarterly Report. With a number of significant projects coming online, this will put a strain on Hong Kong’s current labour pool.

April 11, 2012 Posted in: Recruitment, Skills in demand No Comments

Wanted – human resources professionals in Hong Kong this year

Over the past year we have seen steady demand for human resources professionals across all of Hong Kong’s industry sectors. According to our 2012 Asia Salary Guide a greater emphasis is also being placed on human resources at a strategic level. In particular, demand has risen for talent and employee development professionals as employers focus on staff retention, and skilled trainers to oversee the regional development of employees at all levels.

March 5, 2012 Posted in: Recruitment, Skills in demand, Uncategorized No Comments

Hays Salary Guide released: Asia’s resilience drives salary growth in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s workforce can expect an average salary increase of between three and six per cent this year, according to the 2012 Hays Salary Guide. Out now, our Salary Guide reveals salary and recruiting trends for 1,000 roles across Hong Kong, China, Singapore and Japan and was based on a survey of over 900 employers as well as placements made by us.

February 27, 2012 Posted in: Recruitment, Skills in demand No Comments

Compensation & Benefits specialists and global mobility professionals in demand this quarter

Compensation & Benefits (C&B) specialists are in demand across Hong Kong’s human resources market this quarter as companies focus on improving remuneration packages and restructuring benefits policies to attract or retain good talent. This is one of the key findings from our latest Hays Quarterly Report.

January 30, 2012 Posted in: Recruitment, Skills in demand No Comments

Make your employees feel valued

In an often uncertain and turbulent business environment it is vital for an organisation to focus on looking at what HR strategies are working and what practices could be improved in order to attract and retain key talent and increase employee engagement.

January 18, 2012 Posted in: Performance Management, Recruitment, Talent Management No Comments

Top ten talent issues for 2012

The integration of mobile technology, internal mobility and the use of Recruitment Process Outsourcing for global expansion are amongst the top issues that will dominate Hong Kong’s recruitment market in 2012.

December 16, 2011 Posted in: Recruitment, Skills in demand No Comments

This is not a test: Psychometric assessment

While psychometric assessment has become a key component of many recruitment processes, such tools are not a panacea for recruitment challenges.

November 28, 2011 Posted in: Performance Management, Recruitment, Skills in demand No Comments

Embracing the business benefits of inclusion could make mandatory diversity quotas redundant

Diversity in the workforce has an increasingly global relevance, but there is much debate both here in Hong Kong and abroad about how it can best be achieved in business. In our second Hays Journal we examine how gender quotas are very much the public face of the diversity agenda, but many remain sceptical about their effectiveness when it comes to driving performance, change and share value.

November 18, 2011 Posted in: Career planning, Networking, Recruitment No Comments