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Challenges of Executive Recruitment in Asia
49890 Business > Careers Oct 16, 2007 WJaegel Challenges of Executive Recruitment in Asia With more than three billion people, Asia is home to over two-thirds of the population of the world. Many of the East Asian nations such as Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore are well-established. In recent years, Asian nations including India and China have also received much recognition. Due to tremendous increment in foreign investment, even less developed nations in Asia like Thailand and Vietnam also make some headway in terms of per capital income as well as GDP growth. Above all, understanding the strong industrialization and infrastructure options that majority of the Asian nations render, a large number of international corporations and huge business firms have chosen these countries to carry out their core business activities. As a result, scores of international as well as local firms have been sprouted up throughout the Asian countries. In fact, recruitment procedures in Asia have also now become much sophisticated. However, it is now often seen that many Asian firms and business set ups face some key challenges for recruiting executives including mid as well as senior level managers. Executive recruitment is a specialized field dealing with recruitment of specialist or senior level personnel for a business firm. This article further elucidates key challenges of executive recruitment in Asia. One of the prime challenges in the recruitment of executives in Asia is the lack of qualified candidates for filling top level positions. An executive must necessarily be a strong leader with a proven career track in managing and working with top level personnel both internally and externally. Lack of cultural sensitivity is another challenge in the recruitment of executives, ie, inability of candidates to adapt in various working environments. Also, a major challenge for the recruitment of executives is lack of communication and language skills. Apart from these, key challenges also include conflict between the attitudes of young generation and business coaches, lack of confidence to take risks; global exposure, lack of innovative and creative thinking, and lack of skills in structuring and coordinating the processes vital for developing leadership qualities in individuals. In addition, constraints for recruiting executives also include factors such as lack of openness, ie, in most cases, there is no open or free flow communication between the individuals and business executive coaches, which in turn hinder the shaping of a successful as well as competent business executive. From the aforesaid discussion, it is evident that executive recruitment in Asia is not an easy process. However, with careful planning coupled with the assistance of an expert as well as dedicated professional recruiting firm, one could easily locate and appoint competent candidates to fill their executive positions in Asia. On recognizing the challenges and drawbacks involved in the recruitment process, many business executive search firms have now come forward to render excellent services in the recruitment of executives, and that too depending upon your firm's requirements. Many of these executive recruitment firms have developed innovative programs to recruit business executives in almost all areas of a business, including, accounting, construction, engineering, health care, legal, information technology, industrial, professional services, general manufacturing, and logistics. Further, in most cases, these recruitment firms provide necessary training to the candidates, for which they have expert business executive coaches. However, prior to approaching a service provider, it is important to make a through investigation with regard to its reputation and the steps they take to find the most suitable executive for your firm. A good executive search firm recruits candidates after match up the personality as well as the candidates' goals with the client company's corporate culture, which in turn guarantees a pinpoint placement. The internet serves as a great source to search for the most suitable recruitment firm in Asia. Since many of the service providers have their own websites, it enables you to find an executive recruitment firm that goes with your needs. Online directories, business magazines, and yellow pages are the other major sources to find a competent recruitment firm in Asia. In short, executive recruitment is a high specialized field comprising a lot of innovative of endeavors. Hence, a recruitment agency must be able to render highly dedicated management solutions in order to fill in the gap in the management structure of a company. Hunt Partners is a high end Executive Search firm providing search and human capital solutions for global and regional clients who require discreet search of top management and board level positions throughout China, Hong Kong, India and across the Asia Pacific region. send email to WJaegel

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