A good simultaneous interpreter in Shanghai can earn up to RMB500 an hour. I teased a friend of mine (who was one) that she was having a dream job, and shouldn’t be quitting. She would take on 1 to 2 assignments a month,lasting 5 days max, and earn between 7,000 to 10,000 RMB a month is more than enough to live comfortably.

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More than half of the largest organisations in the world have begun using balanced scorecards to improve the way they organise their business. In the first of a two-part series in China Staff, Irv Beiman and Yongling Sun of eGate Consulting Shanghai discuss how the balanced scorecard methodology can be applied to workplaces in China.

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The secrets for attracting and retaining talent are not mysterious or complicated. They are within the grasp of all foreign-invested and domestic companies in China. Manpower China developed a Workforce Optimization Model (see graph V) to provide insights, based on over 12 years operating in China, which gives five practical steps for successful employee attraction and retention…

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In more than four years working for the Chinese law firm Wang Jing & Co., assisting foreign companies in their business activities in China, I have been frequently asked about the major legal concerns that foreign companies in or entering in the Chinese market must deal with. In surveys, foreign businesses operating in China often identify legal issues as among their biggest challenges …

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Our China Business LinkedIn Group keeps growing (over a hundred members now!), and already it is proving to be of added value. For instance we received a question from Tebogo Lefifi, one of our China Business Group Members writing: “I am moving to Beijing in a few weeks and interested in exploring the Personal Life style management companies (personal concierge). Are there any in China, does the culture exist?”

Now we are pretty sure there are plenty, but which one would you recommend, what are the things you will want to make sure they offer, and how about pricing? What is your experience with Personal concierge Services in China? Read the rest of “Concierge Services in China anyone?” or post a comment