Hiring for the Technology, Media and Telecommunications industry in China. An executive search firm overview.
China’s telecommunications sector is one of the world’s biggest marketplaces for communications today where more than one billion people were using the internet, as of June 2021, making up more than one-fifth of all internet users worldwide. This industry brought in more than 119 billion yuan every month.
Executive Assessment in China
Companies can learn about the leadership skills of a candidate or employee and get an idea of how s/he might function in a management position by conducting an executive assessment. In China, this is very popular, especially among multinationals that want to make sure candidates fit the role and culture of the organization. Executive assessment […]
An Executive Search firm overview of the Automotive Industry in China
“China is the world’s largest automobile producer and consumer. It has a complete industrial system, diversified market demand and the capacity for self-recycling and strong economic recovery. China’s auto industry will overcome difficulties and achieve steady and healthy development.” Xin Guobin, Chinese vice minister of industry and information technology. Zavala Civitas has specialists in various […]
Organizational Alignment in China during Mergers and Acquisitions
One of the most common reasons why Chinese companies require an organizational alignment is mergers and acquisitions (M&A), especially with foreign companies. The M&A market in China is dominated by the more economically developed regions, such as Beijing, which had 119 M&A deals in 2021, and Shanghai, two of China’s largest cities. However, even though […]
The CEO position in China over the last year and its impact on Executive Search.
Times are changing. In our day-to-day job in executive search and organizational consulting, we have seen firsthand how quickly the market evolves, becoming extremely challenging for companies to keep pace with these transformations and how these changes have influenced how things are done and the way management positions are reshaped to adapt to new situations. […]
The evolution of the tech CEO’s role in China
The role of “tech CEO” is relatively new but nowadays it has gained great importance. For us as a executive search firm, it has been very interesting to analyze how this role has evolved to the rapidly changing economic environment, especially in a country like China, where some of the world’s leading technology companies are […]
An overview of an Executive Search firm perspective of incentive limitations for bank executives in China
One of the biggest challenges for companies in China is to retain talent. The country needs to make sure to provide candidates with an added value in their job proposition to do so. As an executive search firm, we have seen how job satisfaction, career progression, and work-life balance have become more and more important, […]
Impact of the environmental status of companies in China in the Executive Search process
China has been working to become an ecological civilization for almost 20 years now. This has a direct impact on business, which ought to comply with specific requirement including the full disclosure of their environmental information. Companies in China that are not updated on this matter or do not follow these measures may have problems. […]
SMEs in China in the covid-19 era. The impact on recruitment and Executive Search.
In China, SMEs account for almost 97% of enterprises. These SMEs are essential in China, providing huge amounts of employment opportunities and representing the most important source of jobs in China, accounting for 80% of the non-government labor force. SMEs in China have had to cope with the difficulties resulting from the covid-19 measures, which […]
Executive Search, China and the Metaverse
The Metaverse is a disruptive technology that will have an impact in countless sectors and in our daily life. In the executive search industry, this technology has come to change the way things are done. Executive Search companies need to anticipate and be prepared for a wave of changes. Especially for those working in China, […]