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Asia Pacific HR Newsletter

August / September 2011

Matthew Chapman Managing Director The Chapman Consulting Group The year is moving quick and it’s now time for our August / September HR update. Market activity in HR remains jittery, but still buoyant. The banking sector has largely put the brakes on with its HR hiring until either Q1 or market conditions stabilise. There is even talk of possible reductions in HR in some institutions in this sector. Outside of banking, HR hiring proceeds in most other sectors and markets, although as we move into Q4 we expect this hiring to transition to only essential hires. We are quite amazed at the amount of inter-market transfer of talent occurring from global markets to Asia Pacific. This trend is on two fronts. Firstly, Chinese and Indian HR talent in the US and Europe is being entice back to their home markets, and Global HR Leaders. Secondly, European and American HR talent (particularly at an early career level or late career stage) continuing to want to be in Asia. The Chapman Consulting Group's global team in the US is busy facilitating these movements. Cross-border rotation of talent within Asia also continues at a pace. We've often commented on the movement of Mandarin speakers between the markets of Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing and Taipei. But we're also seeing a greater influx of South East Asian talent into these markets too, particularly at the regional middle management level. Even Japanese and Korean talent, both of whom have historically been under-represented at regional headquarters, are starting to become more geographically mobile in their future career planning. The Chapman Consulting Group has recently held a number of HR Leadership roundtables. Alongside our regular get-togethers in Singapore, we also held meetings in Jakarta (26 Jul), Beijing (28 Jul), Hong Kong (30 Aug), Seoul (6 Sep), Tokyo (7-9 Sep), Delhi/Gurgaon (12 Sep), Bangalore (13 Sep) and Mumbai (14-15 Sep). Full details of the discussions from these lunches are in our press release section. For the remainder of 2011 we have members of our team at HR Leadership events coming up (not including our regular series of events in Singapore): London (11 Oct); Shanghai (19-21 Oct); Austin, TX, USA (25 Oct); Hong Kong (10-11 Nov); Dubai (28 Nov); Melbourne (8 Dec) and Sydney (9 Dec). Details of these have and will be forwarded to our HR friends in these locations. Click here for more thought leadership articles added since our last newsletter, or follow the links to our latest ones below:

The Chapman Consulting Group Surveys the Latest HR Trends in India (pdf)

HR Directors Discuss Successful Change Management Approaches in Japan (pdf)

Korea HR Continues to Make its Presence Felt on the International Stage (pdf)

Asia Pacific Banking HR Leaders Meet in Hong Kong (pdf)

Maersk North Asia hosts the ChapmanCG Q3 Asia Pacific HR Update Afternoon Tea (pdf)

The Geographical Mobility of International Chinese HR Talent (pdf)

Monica Levine joins The Chapman Consulting Group as Associate Director (pdf)

Closing the Asian Talent Gap: The Multinational CHRO's Perspective (pdf)

The Latest on HR in Beijing (pdf)

The Chapman Consulting Group Holds its Quarterly HR Roundtable in Jakarta (pdf)

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Click here to review our regularly-updated HR Q&A forum, which in this edition includes the following mix of contributions:

Are Japanese language skills necessary for an HR career in Japan?

What sorts of HR positions can I expect to see in Indonesia?

How is HR in India different to the rest of the region?

What type of HR jobs can I expect to find in Hong Kong?

Do you foresee a day when multinationals may base global HR positions out of China?

Can I expect an expatriate package if I move my HR career to China from another location?

What complications have you observed with the HR profession in China?

I'm based in Australia but want to move to Asia. What's the most efficient way to do this? Visit our homepage on www.chapmancg.com to participate in our latest HR Study for September/October 2011 - this looks at how your company’s Asia Pacific recruitment strategy is reacting to recent economic jitters. Click here to browse a sample of the recent searches we have been conducting, or follow the links in the selection below: Singapore

Upcoming: Regional Head of C&B (1092/TCCG), based in Singapore

Upcoming: HR Business Partner SEA, Singapore (1083/TCCG), based in Singapore

Upcoming: APAC Head of Talent Acquisition (1097/TCCG), based in Singapore or Sydney

Shortlisting: Head of HR for South and South East Asia (1080/TCCG), based in Singapore

Shortlisting: Regional HR Director (1065/TCCG), based in Singapore

Interviewing: SEA HR Director (1062/TCCG), based in Singapore

Interviewing: Regional Head of Shared Services, APAC (938/TCCG), based in Singapore

Shortlisting: Regional HR Lead (683/TCCG), based in Singapore

Shortlisting: Regional OD Lead - APAC (742/TCCG), based in Singapore

Shortlisting: Regional HR Business Partner, APAC (1049/TCCG), based in Singapore

Interviewing: HR Lead, Singapore (C&B focus) (1020/TCCG), based in Singapore

Upcoming: Regional SEA HR Business Lead (444/TCCG), based in Singapore

Shortlisting: Regional Head of Organisational Development (796/TCCG), based in Singapore

Interviewing: Senior Compensation & Benefits Manager (131/TCCG), based in Singapore

Interviewing: Singapore Compensation & Benefits Director (033/TCCG), based in Singapore

Interviewing: Compensation & Benefits Project Lead (123/TCCG), based in Singapore

Interviewing: C&B Country Head, Singapore (102/TCCG), based in Singapore Hong Kong

Upcoming: Regional C&B Leader, APAC (1086/TCCG), based in Hong Kong

Upcoming: Senior HR Business Partner APAC (1084/TCCG), based in Hong Kong

Upcoming: Regional Head of Talent Management (1070/TCCG), based in Hong Kong

Upcoming: Employee Relations APAC Head (1076/TCCG), based in Hong Kong

Finalising: Regional Talent Management Lead (1036/TCCG), based in Hong Kong

Shortlisting: Country HR Head, Hong Kong (1048/TCCG), based in Hong Kong

Shortlisting: Vice President of Staffing, Investment Banking (834/TCCG), based in Hong Kong

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China

Upcoming: China Compensation & Benefits Manager (1095/TCCG), based in Shanghai

Upcoming: Greater China Vice President, Human Resources (1043/TCCG), based in Shanghai

Interviewing: Greater China HR Manager (1066/TCCG), based in Hong Kong or Shanghai

Upcoming: HR Director, China (1058/TCCG), based in Shanghai

Finalising: C&B Head, China and India (1022/TCCG), based in Shanghai

Finalising: HR Director Greater China (1045/TCCG), based in Shanghai

Upcoming: HR Director, China (1030/TCCG), based in Beijing India

Upcoming: Country Head of Rewards (1098/TCCG), based in Bangalore

Upcoming: Head of L&D, APAC (1099/TCCG), based in New Delhi or Mumbai

Upcoming: HR Director, India (1073/TCCG), based in Mumbai

Finalising: Talent Acquisition Head – APAC, Middle East & Africa (923/TCCG), based in India Japan

Shortlisting: Japan HR Head (1094/TCCG), based in Tokyo

Upcoming: Japan Country HR Manager (839/TCCG), based in Tokyo

Shortlisting: Nagoya Head of HR (1079/TCCG), based in Nagoya

Shortlisting: Japan Head of Talent, OD and Succession Planning (1072/TCCG), based in Tokyo

Finalising: Japan Country HR Leader (1038/TCCG), based in Tokyo

Upcoming: Japan Country HR Manager (839/TCCG), based in Tokyo

Interviewing: Senior HR Team Leader – Change Agent (1063/TCCG), based in Tokyo

Interviewing: Japan HR Director (853/TCCG), based in Tokyo

Interviewing: Senior Director of Staffing, Japan (TCCG/1033), based in Tokyo

Shortlisting: Senior Head of HR, Japan (681/TCCG), based in Tokyo

Interviewing: Hands-On Senior HR Director (1004/TCCG), based in Tokyo

Finalising: Japan HR Consultant – Acting HR Head (1028/TCCG), based in Tokyo Korea

Shortlisting: Global Learning and OD Director (1082/TCCG), based in Seoul

Finalising: Korea Senior VP of Human Resources (1050/TCCG), based in Seoul Indonesia

Shortlisting: Head of HR, Indonesia (1053/TCCG), based in Jakarta

Shortlisting: HR Head of Indonesia (896/TCCG), based in Jakarta Other

Finalising: Head HR, ANZ (1042/TCCG), based in Sydney

Shortlisting: VP HR Thailand (1059/TCCG), based in Bangkok International

Shortlisting: Worldwide HR Directors (1006/TCCG), based in the U.S.

Shortlisting: Worldwide Vice President, HR (1060/TCCG), based in the U.S. [End]

About Us The Chapman Consulting Group is an executive search firm dedicated to the Human Resources profession across the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region. Headquartered in Singapore, we enjoy strong links to the global and regional headquarters of many of the world’s top multinational companies, where we partner directly with both business leaders and HR Heads. Working flexibly across geographical borders to source world-class local and international HR talent, we help build Human Resources leadership teams across 14 countries and across all industry sectors.