Organisations are under pressure to digitalise their customer journey, but there are many considerations business leaders must take into account before they begin, says recruiting experts, Hays.

Middle managers often find the value they bring to an organisation being scrutinised, but recruiting expert Hays says they can be an organisation’s biggest asset – provided they have open and honest career development conversations, are given opportunities to develop their skills and are empowered by senior managers to make change happen.

China’s co-working spaces market will continue to flourish in a more rational way, as leading operators, many of which felt the pinch during last year’s drought in financing, are shifting focus from ambitious expansion plans to offering clients better services, aiming for longer term growth, according to recruitment expert Hays.

Many innovative employers in the corporate world are beginning to encourage reverse mentoring, which helps to combine the knowledge of junior and senior employees in an organisation and allows innovative new ideas begin to come to fruition, according to recruitment experts Hays.

Repatriated talent from Mainland China who have worked or studied abroad have returned to be closer to their families. However, satisfaction levels in their current roles leave much to be desired, according to recruitment experts Hays.

A clear majority of employers in Mainland China are eager to employ an overseas returnee in the coming year, and they cite ‘language and communication skills’ to be the top benefit that returnee talent can bring to the table.

As a result of heightened EPC activity, both Asian and European banks across the country have been seeing a greater need to service State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and Private-Owned Enterprises (POEs) in the infrastructure, power, and energy fields, according to recruitment experts Hays.

Mainland employers more generous, Hong Kong’s returnees less satisfied with local jobs: Hays finds in Overseas Returnees Report, first of its kind in six years

Employers must help their workforce in achieving a more positive, balanced and healthy relationship with their work, as workaholic employees risk burnout, according to the CEO of recruiting experts, Hays.

Fintech is already a fast-growing industry in China, and the number and diversity of roles available are creating opportunities for financial services and technology professionals, international recruitment expert Hays has noticed.

As lawtech –– otherwise known as technology that aims replaces traditional legal services –– increasingly becomes a norm in Mainland China, tech-savvy and experienced legal professionals have therefore become important assets in the development of online applications and tools, according to recruitment experts Hays.

An overreliance on technology when communicating in the workplace could lead to employees feeling isolated, warns recruiting experts Hays.

Career breaks are becoming more common in the world of work, as professionals are taking time out of their career to care for loved ones, study, raise a family or deal with long-term sickness. This phenomenon is likely to mushroom as the length of a person’s career is expected to increase in the future alongside life expectancy.

Job seekers in Mainland China are influenced, either completely or to a certain extent, by online comments about prospective employers, according to a survey conducted by recruitment experts Hays.

Rapid development across the life sciences industry in Mainland China is outpacing talent supply, according to the latest report The inside Story of Life Science in Mainland China delivered by global recruitment group Hays. The top skills in demand in Mainland China’s life sciences industry include oncology drug and treatment R&D specialists, contract research organisation (CRO) specialists and product marketing managers.

Less than half of organisations in Mainland China have formal diversity and inclusion (D&I) policies and practices in place, a slight decrease from last year. Amongst those who do, there has been reduced adherence to such policies. This is one of the key findings in the Hays Asia Salary Guide 2019, a report that highlights salary and recruiting trends based on responses from Hays Asia operating markets Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore.

While technical skills are most sought after by employers across Asia, businesses in Mainland China hold in high regard talents with hard skills as much as those with soft skills. This is one of the key findings in the Hays Asia Salary Guide 2019, a report that highlights salary and recruiting trends based on survey responses from Hays Asia operating markets Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore.

Employers throughout Mainland China have raised concerns over their ability to find candidates with the skills they require to ensure further development in 2019. This is one of the key findings in the Hays Asia Salary Guide 2019, a report that highlights salary and recruiting trends based on responses from Hays Asia operating markets Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore.

A recent global survey by recruiting experts Hays, revealed that men are more likely to believe their employer is committed to achieving gender equality in the workplace than women.

Despite forecasted business growth in Mainland China, salary stagnation persists amid skill shortages in the country. This is one of the key findings in the Hays Asia Salary Guide 2019, a report that highlights salary and recruiting trends based on responses from Hays Asia operating markets Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore.