2nd Quarter Newsletter 2017
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong hiring 2017: increases in head count and salary
Although a slight dip in some industries is expected for 2017 and the unemployment rate seems to remain a stable 3.3...
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Hong Kong Salary Overview
China
China companies look to branding to attract talent
There is a positive outlook on hiring by Chinese companies in 2017 according to a recent survey conducted by an...
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China Salary Overview
Singapore
Singapore’s salary and employment outlook
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has released its fourth quarterly analysis on the labour market situation for...
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Singapore Salary Overview
Thailand
Investments in Thailand up by 20 per cent
Thailand’s corporate and state enterprises plan to invest more than Bt1 trillion this year, including projects eligible...   
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Thailand Salary Overview
Hong Kong hiring 2017: increases in head count and salary  
Although a slight dip in some industries is expected for 2017 and the unemployment rate seems to remain a stable 3.3 per cent, the total economy is forecast to grow by 2 to 3 per cent, according to Hong Kong Trade Development Council Research.
 
A recent survey by a global multinational firm shows that 35% of Hong Kong employers expect to increase head count this year, mainly focusing on mid-level employees. Furthermore, 58% of employers expect to increase salaries by up to 5 per cent. The reason for this might be linked to their beliefs on talent attraction and retention; 68% of participants think salary increases contribute to these topics. Career progression (64%) and workplace flexibility (37%) are believed to influence attraction and retention of talent as well.
 
Not only the shortage of talent in the market and the decline in head count for multinationals (demanded by international headquarters) but also the fact that job seekers seem to start preferring flexibility and variety in employers, leads to the prediction that hiring contract workers will increase, according to a report by another multinational recruitment firm. It says that it already saw an increase of contract hires by 20% in 2016. Contract employment does take up head count and attracts a different group of job seekers, giving organisations access to a new talent pool. Next to offering contract roles, organisations are also expected to increase their outsourcing of large-scale recruitment to external agencies.
 
These positive developments for talented job seekers also lead to higher demands, specifically in the digital and financial technology industries. Organisations in these industries face talent attraction challenges since they are looking for talent with relatively novel skills, like app development and social media marketing. The relatively small number of suitable job seekers that is available to these organisations get an almost unlimited amount of companies to choose from. However, it seems that most of the technology talent is interested in Fintech companies nowadays, mainly because they feel it to be an area of growth with the potential to make large returns.
 
A final development organisations should consider in the war on talent is the changing attitude of job seekers towards Chinese organisations. Where Chinese companies were considered unattractive a few years ago, due to the globalization of Chinese brands and limited opportunities in the job market job-seeker sentiment towards these firms is becoming a lot more positive. The fact that Chinese organisations have implemented competitive remuneration packages and clear career progression opportunities adds up to the attractiveness of Chinese companies, and therefore to the talent attraction challenges for Hong Kong companies.
 
Source:
http://hong-kong-economy-research.hktdc.com/business-news/article/Market-Environment/Economic-and-Trade-Information-on-Hong-Kong/etihk/en/1/1X000000/1X09OVUL.htm
Gemini Spring Dinner 2017
In February we welcomed the Year of Rooster with our annual spring dinner at the Kowloon Hotel with both Hong Kong branches attending. We enjoyed a fun evening filled with great food, fun games and some fantastic Lucky Draw prizes.
 
Welcome to our new consultants 
Senior Consultant - Permanent Division, Ms Flora Lai
Flora has eight years of extensive experience in the recruitment industry and has established herself in the Pharmaceutical, Medical and Healthcare sectors, with a good understanding of (on-going changes) within the Life Sciences industry.
An independent self-starter and creative, proactive and dedicated responsible worker, Flora contributes her success to her ability to attract and maintain industry-leading talents as her key priority and working closely and well with top management and decision makers of large multinational companies.

Senior Consultant - Executive Division, Senior Consultant, Ms Junior Lo
Junior has more than twenty years of experience in Human Capital related positions in corporate companies in the Electronics, Telecoms and Insurance industries before spending her last eight years as a sole proprietor of her own search company. She has gained good credentials among her clients and candidates and works well with people from all walks of life.  Her experience covers and includes placement of C-suite and senior level positions with multi-national companies in the Manufacturing, High-Tech and Fast Moving Consumer Goods sectors. She shall be responsible for the furtherance of business growth in Pharmaceutical and Electronics industries with Gemini.
 
Top 5 Candidates in Hong Kong
General Manager
Nationality: Chinese Languages: Native Cantonese, Fluent English 
Based: Thailand (flexible to move within Asia Pacific)  Availability: Negotiable 
Skills: 
Master Degree holder in Pharmacology; over twenty years experience in Marketing and Sales in HK, Thailand and Vietnam, managing P&L with business size of over USD 50 million. Demonstrated performance in driving sales and revenue growth with solid experience in over 10 therapeutic areas and different business models (direct, indirect, and new start up).
Major achievement in the last position was successfully sustaining the No. 1 leading position in the market. Received multiple awards in various employments. The candidate’s expectation to the next role will be commercial Marketing and Sales at either regional or country level.

For more details regarding these candidates, please contact juniorl@gemini.com.hk
Marketing Manager
Nationality: Hong Kong  Languages: Cantonese speaker, fluent in English and Mandarin 
Based: Hong Kong  Availability: Immediately available
Skills:
The candidate has fifteen years experience in the Electronics industry with 10 years of regional exposure. His strengths are B to B strategic planning, market research and analysis, and market communications to generate sales. He has successfully brought an electronic product brand on to US market. He speaks good English and has a cheerful personality. Beyond his profession, he has a very stable working history and currently with short notice. 
 
For more details of this candidate, please contact sophiey@gemini.com.hk
IT Manager (Logistics)
Nationality: Chinese Languages: Fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese
Based: Hong Kong Availability: Immediately available 
Skills:  
Over ten years of Information Technology experience gained in well-established companies in the Logistics industry. Strong and all rounded Information Technology experience; Project management, Software development, Database, Operation systems, Hardware, Network and Infrastructure With supervisory experience in team building and management and  applications projects, like a server virtualization project to migrate all critical servers to VMware virtualization platform that successfully saved server running cost and increased the stability of the servers. Holder of Project Management Professional (PMP) & Oracle Certified Professional (OCP). Degree in Computing and Information Systems.
 
For more details of this candidate, please contact kittys@gemini.com.hk
Assistant General Manager
Nationality: Chinese, HKSAR Languages: Fluent English, Cantonese and Mandarin
Based: Hong Kong Availability: One month's notice
Skills: 
Accumulated over sixteen years retail, wholesale & brand management experience in luxury watch, jewelry eyewear and accessories industries. An experienced business specialist with entrepreneurial spirit and vision, with remarkable establishments in Greater China and South East Asia. Broadly involved in the aspects of maximizing business development, devising loyalty programmes and sales strategy planning, formulating various brand marketing initiatives, product training catered for a diversified target audience (including retailers, wholesalers and end consumers). A professional, capable, confident and vigorous candidate.
 
For more details of this candidate, please contact laurisy@gemini.com.hk
Marketing and Branding Expert
Nationality: Chinese, HKSAR Languages: Fluent English, Cantonese and Mandarin
Based: Hong Kong Availability: One month's notice
Skills: 
Experienced Brand building and Marketing Professional with over fourteen years of experience in brand management, marketing communications, public relations and business development. Extensive experience in FMCG within personal care and beauty sectors. Also experience in luxury fashion and watch industries. Passionate about FMCG and personal care industry. Highly self-motivated person with strong entrepreneurial mindset and analytical skills. Sound project and time management skills with high flexibility.   
A strong team leader and a reliable staff member. Possesses sound communication skills that ensure effective communication. 

For more details of this candidate, please contact katheriney@gemini.com.hk
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