Career in China Job Fair - 13 December in Singapore
This Sunday, hiring managers from China’s banking and finance sector will be looking to make job offers Singaporean banking and financial talent can’t refuse.
On 13 December, local banking and financial professionals can head down to Suntec Convention Centre to attend the first recruitment fair, featuring some of China’s top banks and financial institutes. Co-organised by JobsDB.com and Singapore Edu-Train Centre, the Career in China Job Fair will feature 87 senior job opportunities offered by 18 banks and financial institutes based in Shanghai. Some of the positions companies such as Bank of Shanghai, China Unionpay and Shanghai Stock Exchange are looking to fill include director of corporate finance, chief analyst and head of asset management.
Ang Yinghui, senior marketing manager for JobsDB.com, cites Singapore’s reputation as an international banking hub and the local talent’s language ability as two main attractive factors for Chinese financial institutes to cast their recruitment net here. “There is a large talent pool of experienced and qualified Singaporeans to tap from who can be an asset to the various banks and financial institutes from China,” she says.
With the majority of Singaporeans effectively bilingual in both English and Mandarin due to the country’s education system, Chinese hiring managers believe talent here would make a better cultural fit to their organisations. “Singaporean staff will be able to communicate well with their peers while living and working in Shanghai,” says Ang. “At the same time, [they're] able to represent their company well by speaking a proficient level of English in international business dealings.”
While making slight adjustments to the new work and living environment should be expected, Ang says interested Singaporean jobseekers would find adapting to the Chinese work culture with “relatively more ease”. According to her, both nationalities share a common Asian work ethic - hard work, determination, responsibility and efficiency.
If Singaporeans do intend to work in China, Ang says a good way to prepare for the overseas stint is reading up on China’s organisational culture. Jobseekers should also consider taking up a short language course to brush up on their Mandarin speaking skills if they wish to acclimatise to the work environment at a faster rate.
Attendees interested to attend the career fair can register online at https://sg.career.jobsdb.com/chinajobs
Sources and references: Sandbox Advisors, HRO
