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Che cosa una recessione degli Stati Uniti significherebbe per le vendite ora della Cina?

23 gennaio 2008 dalle storia di successo di affari della Cina

Da Andrew Hupert

Aumenti il talento straniero CinaIl `là o là non sarà?' Il piccolo gruppo di commessi europei & asiatici giovani si rompe dal loro huddle e mette la domanda a me. Provano al sembr disteso, ma sono interessati chiaramente. L'intero reparto di vendite sta guardando le economie della quantità di moto perdente dell'Europa e degli Stati Uniti e sta facendosi la stessa domanda:

Ci sarà un afflusso del talento dall'America del Nord e dall'Europa in Cina? Schang-Hai si trasformerà in nel nuovo atterraggio-rilievo del alberino-grad per i costruttori casuali e il duro-gioco del resume degli insegnanti inglesi? O la commercio-gente seria e con esperienza deciderà che questo è il momento perfetto di stabilire la loro Cina-presenza?

È una domanda grande per i responsabili maggiori con la responsabilità di ora.

Supponiamo che gli Stati Uniti capo per un rallentamento economico significativo mentre la Cina continua a svilupparsi nella gamma di 11% - di 8. Disoccupazione nei punti ad ovest, mentre la Cina continua a pagare gli più alti e più alti stipendi i responsabili con esperienza.

3 generi di talento

Nuovi rami o uffici. Se la Cina è infornamento tranquillo su tutti i cilindri mentre gli Stati Uniti si arrestano dal lato della strada, possiamo vedere molto bene che le PMI (piccole & imprese di medie dimensioni) accelerano i loro programmi per installare il negozio in Cina. Grande MNCs probabilmente non cambierà il loro rotola-fuori i programmi a meno che le cose ottengano significativamente più difettose.

Risultato di ora: Alcuni gente ed esperti maggiori da Stateside - ma questa gente sarà hirers netti GRANDI. Admin and technical-minded locals will be first on their wish-list, followed quickly by department heads, sales management and finally the front-line staff.

Probably will not have huge impact on the HR situation.

Top and middle managers looking for jobs. Victims of bankruptcies, lay-offs and downsizing may very well end go on a mysterious Chinese treasure hunt. Distance, language and general weirdness will keep the numbers low at first – and a high crash & burn rate will probably keep a lid on this trend. What about overseas Chinese managers? If John Q Chen gets laid off from Citicorp he may very decide to look up his Mom’s distant relations in China and come home to lao-jia. But for the most part, this demographic has already had a good look at the China option and the overseas Chinese who wanted to roll the dice here have probably already done so.

HR Impact? Those with 7+ years of western experience will probably not drive a noticeable influx into the Chinese job market, but those that do make the trip and survive the first year could have an out-
sized impact on business in the big cities.

Recent grads. Yes. This is the group that is going to start swarming to the Middle Kingdom – and there are signs that is already happening. The tricky bit here is that there are probably not enough English-teaching/acting/modeling/hostessing jobs around to support a large population of relatively unskilled 20-somethings. But China’s relatively low rents & expenses and cultural attractions (pretty mountains, cheap beer, sex) will keep them hanging around – and possible incubating some interesting new business ideas. A few will stay for the long term, but most will drift back home after a year or two.

Impact on HR – Very high if are an English teacher or a Maoming Lu bar girl. Sharp sales managers will keep an eye out for nice kids with lots of potential to do special projects or develop specific markets, but these are the goldfish of the working world- they’ll go belly-up if you look at them funny. The better their skills, the harder it will be to hold on.

So will a downturn in the US have any impact on hiring in China? Well, if you have an international team it gives you extra Bluster & Threat bonus points as you reinforce the myth that you have a stack of Ivy League resumes in your office. But if you think that your middle management gaps can be patched with refugees from the bear market, you may want to reconsider. Unless the US goes into a loooong recession that somehow misses China completely, the probably won’t be a significant influx of new senior managers.

Andrew Hupert, Chinasolved

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