More career opportunities in China, says report

Economic prosperity brings in more career opportunities. 62 % corporations plan to intensify recruitment process in the third quarter and 58 % estimate a more than 5% growth of salary next year, China Economic Net reported, citing a report released by Hudson International Consultant on July 20.   According to the report, 62% want to hire more people for permanent positions. 87% of medical and life science companies want to hire more, showing the most needs for human resources; Banking and professional services industry come in second with 72% will conduct recruitment. In addition, the new sectors opened up by WTO will require respective skilled professionals.   “Economic sustainability maintains the growth of future recruitment and the lack of skilled human resources. These workforces would require more income and it is more difficult to secure them as well as keep them in place,” commented the General Manager of Hudson China, Angie Eagan.   Hudson International Consultant Group is owned by Hudson Highland Group, Inc. Since their first report released in Asia in December 1998, Hudson’s quarterly research report has been an important economy indicator.