Human Resource Considerations In China

When people think about the reasons they have left an organization or have not accepted an offer with a company, one of the key common factors is perhaps something one might not expect: development, or rather, the lack thereof. Compensation, while certainly important, is often not the deciding factor in the decision to work or stay somewhere.

The same need for development seems to be a growing emphasis as part of the recruiting efforts in China for many organizations. The rapidly rising economy in China has led domestic and foreign companies to often compete for the same pool of candidates. Job-hopping has become commonplace as the workforce's desire for growth and improvement increases. The HR function of foreign companies in China cannot simply focus on recruitment, but in order to retain qualified talent, it must increasingly focus on training and career development for its employees. This is increasingly evident as the days of cheap labor in China are quickly