Chao News client reporter Lu Jia.
Headhunters are "going to sea" is the trend of the times, and many domestic headhunting companies are paving the way for their new "going overseas" business. "This year, we have found suitable middle and senior executives for many Chinese companies overseas. Wang Longkang, the person in charge of the "Guancheng headhunting" going to sea" business, introduced that for example, the financial person in charge of the Thai base (with experience in European and American anti-dumping) was introduced to Zhejiang New Materials Group, and the person in charge of Southeast Asian power plants was introduced to a comprehensive group in China. Civil engineering management personnel and administrative personnel, the introduction of procurement managers in the Middle East for a construction group, the introduction of legal and financial leaders of South Asia projects and the heads of power plants in Southeast Asia for an environmental protection group, the introduction of production managers of South American production bases for an electromechanical group in the province, the introduction of Russian sales directors for domestic new energy enterprises, etc."
It has become a popular trend for local headhunters to "go overseas" and introduce talents for Chinese-funded enterprises. "This is closely related to the implementation of the national Belt and Road Initiative, with a large number of enterprises going out, headhunters will naturally go out together. Fang Yao, founder of Guancheng headhunting, said that this should be a new normal for the headhunting industry.
Fang Yao, the founder of Guancheng headhunting, and Zhang Lingyan, a legal expert, exchanged views on the legal risks of the company's overseas employment.
What is the difference between the "going overseas" business of a headhunting company and the traditional domestic headhunting business?Fang Yao, who has been engaged in the headhunting industry for nearly 20 years, said that first of all, new requirements have been put forward for the team of headhunting companies, and the operation of overseas headhunting business requires the team to have cognition and understanding in language, compliance, culture and other aspects. "When I was engaged in domestic headhunting business before, in order to let the company better understand the talent situation, the company often did a very careful job in the talent recommendation report, and even put the height of the candidate in the report, and when communicating with overseas talents, the culture of many countries is unacceptable, so the content of the recommendation report needs to be changed according to the different situations of overseas countries. "Secondly, higher requirements are put forward for the organizational ability of headhunting companies. "In order to facilitate better access to overseas talent resources, we have set up a cooperation office in Canada, and we can work with our team in Canada to better find overseas talent for our clients. Fang Yao said that some work projects now need to consider the time difference when communicating with overseas partners, which makes traditional headhunting work more international.
The "going overseas" business of headhunting companies will also have some industry focuses. Fang Yao said that at present, the industries that attract overseas talents are mainly new energy, new materials, mechanical and electrical equipment, environmental protection, and construction. In addition to the above industries, there are also many industries such as automobiles and biomedicine.
For example, a European company is recently entrusting Guancheng headhunters to introduce a sales director in China, and another Japanese-funded company is also preparing to introduce the R&D director of Hangzhou R&D center. "Going to sea" and "going to sea in reverse" show the vitality of China's economy going out and bringing in, and at the same time, it shows that the trend of global competition for talents will become more and more obvious, which is also an opportunity for candidates with a certain international background.
Wang Longkang, head of the "going overseas" business of Guancheng headhunting, said that the candidates introduced by Chinese-funded enterprises overseas are still mainly candidates with overseas experience Chinese the current point of view. For those who are willing to "go to sea", Wang Longkang gave the following suggestions: in addition to practicing language, you can do some homework on local customs. Secondly, it is necessary to have a full understanding of the climate and other factors of the destination in the early stage, such as the humid heat in Southeast Asia, the high temperature and dryness in the Middle East, etc., all of which require psychological and physical preparation. In addition, for long-term overseas work, you can only come back once in half a year or a year, and you also need the support of your family and your own adaptation and overcoming of the relatively lonely environment.
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