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留学生人力资源管理论文Human Resources | Special Advertising Section  The crisis will see businesses in Japan entering an economicrecovery with a reduced labor pool to recruit from and with limitedoptions for replacing highly skilled staff who are retiring.Corporations will have to prepare for compliance with labor lawchanges, such as the one regarding “continuous employmentafter retirement.”Businesses have different views on the effects of thelooming crisis: • Some see a welcome reduction in labor costs from the retirementof senior employees with high salaries and benefits. • Others see this crisis as a convenient way to reduceexcessive overheads. • A number of employers feel pressure to increase pay to recruitstaff due to labor shortages or high employee turnover. Many companies plan to focus more on paying salaries basedon individual staff members’ performance, their job classificationor specification, rather than on seniority. Firms also planto offer increasedbenefits based on today’s competitiveemployment market. If your company has not reviewed its retirement-benefit planrecently, you may want to consider doing so. With the variousrecent changes in labor laws and regulations, a pension plancould be acountermeasure to the Year 2007 Crisis. Our team ofretirement-benefit consultants suggests the following key points for a successful plan: • Is flexible to sudden organizational changes, such as M&A. • Accommodates an increase of senior staff members and adecrease of younger ones. • Adapts to contract workers, part-timers and those who are temporary or outsourced.  • Has benefits to retain important highly skilled technical staff. • Adapts quickly to changes in government regulations andaccounting standards. In reality, it is difficult to build a perfect pension plan that satisfies all the above points. Therefore, the company mustdecide what is most important, then evaluate its existing system before planning a new one focused on priorities.Defined-contribution pension plans are expected to accommodatemost features of the new labor market, such as portability,performance pay and flexibility. Defined-contribution pensionplans were legalized in Japan in October 2001, but there are bigdifferences between such plans and the 401(K) system in the United States. In Japan:#p#分页标题#e# • The tax-deductible annual contribution limit is significantly lower at ¥552,000. • The company does not match the employee’s contribution. • Claimants under 60 are paid only: • In cases of death or serious disability. • For an account without portability options that had been in force for three years or less, or with a balance notexceeding ¥500,000. However, as the regulations are expected to be reviewed afterfive years, we are looking forward to seeing further amendmentsto make tax-qualified defined-contribution plans moreacceptable. Yuji Tsushima, a Diet member, announced in October that the next amendments would focus on improvementssuch as easing of cancellation terms, raising the contributiontax-deductible limit and providing tax relief for employee contributions. The Year 2007 Crisis means that companies should waste no time in evaluating their HR systems to successfully compete in the rapidly changing Japanese labor market. Randy Wada Country Manager/CEO Aon Japan Crisis in 2007: Is Your Company Prepared? 40 / ACCJ Journal / April 2006 Executive Recruiting Hudson Tel: +81 (0)3-3511-5668 Fax: +81 (0)3-3511-5670 www.hudson.com/jp Hudson is a recognized leader in legal recruitment and is part of the world’s largest international legal recruitment network,with legal recruitment specialists operating in more than 130 offices. Thisnetwork, along with our legal recruitment specialists across the Asia-Pacific region,puts us in a unique position to source candidates for clients globally. We are part of theHudson Highland Group, Inc., (NASDAQ: HHGP), one of the world's largest combinedexecutive search, specialty staffing and related consulting services firm.In Japan, Hudson has assisted in the recruitment of more General Counsels, Headsof Legal, Regional Heads, Heads of Compliance, Foreign-qualified Partners andBengoshi Partners than anyone else in Tokyo over the past six years. We have a proudhistory of helping our clients find and attract lawyers with the right skills andattributes to really make a difference. Michael Page International(Japan) K.K. Tel: 03-5733-7166 Fax: 03-5733-7167 www.michaelpage.co.jp Michael Page International is one of theworld's largest publicly-listed executiverecruitment companies. The company has 3,000 employees, working in 118 offices in Japan, Asia, Australia, the UK, Europe, Canadaand the Americas. With 30 years’ experience as an established market leader in executive recruitment, the Michael Page brand is internationally recognized and highly regarded. Our market strength is in sourcing bilingualJapanese nationals with extensiveexperience working internationally or withmultinationals in Japan. Our candidatereach is extensive, utilizing our globaldatabases, on-line and off-line advertising,and industry associations, etc.Unlike many competitors, our consultantsspecialize in industry sectors. As specialistsin your industry, we offer a superior level of  service because our consultants are specialistsin the fields for which they recruit,meaning they fully understand the skillsand experience needed to find the right person
for your organization.We provide specialist recruitment servicesfor the recruitment of middle-to-senior management in Finance and Accounting,Sales and Marketing, Banking and Securities, Human Resources, Technologyand Executive Secretaries. 留学生人力资源管理论文For further information, please visit ourWeb site at www.michaelpage.co.jp or call Scott Mewing on 03-5733-7166.Way Simmons Partnership Tel: +81 (0)3-3580-3102 Fax: +81 (0)3-3580-3116 www.waysimmons.com Way Simmons Partnership was established in 2003 and provides contingency and search solutions across the commerce and industry sector. With many years of experience in search and selection, our team of expert recruitment consultants has experience in the following areas: • Executive & Management • Accounting & Finance • Human Resources • Marketing & Sales • Executive Support Our work is synonymous with people,businesses and their successful development.Specifically, we partner with organizations to add value through innovative andprofessional staffing solutions. Our consultants work in an entrepreneurial environment,and are empowered to provide a flexible and bespoke service to our clients.We provide a focused headhunting functionutilizing our broad network to actively search for candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.Alternatively, we can include open positions in our Asia-wide advertisements orin unique recruitment campaigns specifically tailored around individual client needs.Way Simmons Partnership focuses on hiringin the Fast Moving Consumer Goods(FMCG) and service industries, and we applya Total Account Management approach to our service, which enables us to provide youwith first-class levels of service in hiring the best people for your business.Executive Search CDS K.K. Tel: 03-5766-5822 Fax: 03-5766-5821 www.cds-consulting.com CDS is a leader in consulting-based executivesearch for foreign-capital clients inJapan. Our consultants demonstrate an indepthunderstanding of the local and international management challenges our clientsface. We have a strong commitment to confidentialityand ethics, respecting the needs of both client and candidate alike.We offer flexible, innovative executive search services that are carefully tailored tomeet each client’s unique requirements and embrace every recruitment challenge withthe conviction that we will deliver. Withour strong focus on internal training and#p#分页标题#e# development of consulting and research talent,we continue to offer the very best executive search practices to a select groupof multinational companies and start-ups.CDS's retained and contingency search services center around the following industryand functional practices: InformationTechnology, Consumer Goods & Retail,Professional Services, Pharmaceutical & Healthcare, Legal & Compliance, Marketing, Media & PR, Accounting & Finance, and Human Resources. CDS also offers a comprehensive In-houseRecruiting Solution that successfully managesthe entire recruitment process, and advises on a variety of HR issues, aimed atattracting and retaining talent. April 2006 / ACCJ Journal / 41Human Resources | Special Advertising SectionComites Asia LLC Tel: 03-5532-1955 Fax: 03-3503-2011 At Comites, we can help you make a difference. We are a global, high-quality, boutiqueexecutive search firm specializing in senior level assignments for multinationalcorporations. We provide executive recruitment, corporate assessment and organizationalconsulting for a wide variety of businesses ranging from industrial, health scienceand consumer to technology, legaland financial. Comites is a cut above our competitors. Our multilingual and multicultural professionalstaff combines the flexibility, focusand personal service of a small firm withexecutive search firm. We take a consultativeapproach to executive recruitment andpride ourselves in taking special care tofully understand your needs before we begin an intensive search. We work closelywith you during each step of the process toensure that you will find the best candidatesand be completely satisfied with the final placement. At Comites, you will receive our undividedattention. We select our clients ascarefully and thoughtfully as you select us,with the aim of building long-lasting partnerships. Each search demands specificexpertise and we tailor each one to fit you perfectly. Our solid, professional experienceand practical, working knowledge of business in Japan and Asia enable us to meet allof your individual needs. You can searchwith confidence. Please contact us atinfo@comites.co.jp or through the informationlisted above. Executive Search International Tel: 03-3479-0918 Fax: 03-3479-0858 www.esijpn.com In this increasingly competitive environment, finding and securing the right personnelto ensure the success of a businessventure can be a daunting task. For foreign start-ups, choosing the right executivesearch firm is imperative. ESI is a management consulting firm specializingin executive search and selection. We have been serving the business communityin Japan since 1969.Our Tokyo office employs both Englishand Japanese-speaking consultants toensure your requests will be clearly understood.Professionalism and integrity of a#p#分页标题#e# search firm are critical factors to evaluatetogether with experience, ability and delivery. Experienced in both retained andcontingency search, our specially trainedconsultants, through our overseas affiliates,can assist both foreign and Japanesemanagement in locating and recruiting vital personnel virtually anywhere inthe world. Our consultants are leaders in their chosenspecialties, which include • Investment Banking • Financial Services • Technology Finance • Securities • Technology • Heavy Industry and Manufacturing • Consumer Goods and Retail • Pharmaceuticals Our dual personalized approach ensures that we meet and exceed the requirements of both the Client and the Candidate. For more information, please contact Peter Scott, Managing Director, at peter@esijpn.com or call 03-3479-0918. The Ingenium Group, Inc. Tel: 03-4560-1000 Fax: 03-4560-1049 www.ingeniumgroup.com Ingenium is a Tokyo-based executive search firm that sources and introduces professionals and executives to industry-leading companies in Japan and Asia. Our clients retain us to identify, evaluate and advise in hiring the best candidates in the market. The firm is organized into seven practice groups: Finance, Technology, Consumer, Life Sciences, Semiconductors, Industrial and Professional Services. Our Consultants, who are supported by research staff, work in practice teams and are sector specialists. Our mission is to bring the highest standards of ethics, service, satisfaction and results to the Asia-Pacific recruitment market. These principles have raised the bar on what companies should expect from an executive search firm, and have enabled greater expectations from our clients and more consistent delivery and results Ingenium was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Tokyo, with offices in the United States and China. Ingenium, the source for talent. JCI Consulting K.K. Tel: 03-6418-5311 Fax: 03-6418-5312 www.jcikk.biz Whether your company is just breaking into the Japanese market or is well established in Japan, finding quality employees is perhaps the biggest challenge you will face. JCI Consulting K.K. specializes in identifying, attracting and recruiting country managers, executive- and middle-level managers as well as engineers and support staff, particularly in the high-tech industry. Our research capability, database and strong ties to the Japanese business community created over the past 16 years has resulted in an extensive network of toplevel management and executive-class personnel#p#分页标题#e# that you can draw upon. Our affiliate - Executive Support International - provides foreign companies in Japan access to high-caliber office support staff, such as secretaries, sales/marketing assistants, customer-service reps, and technical staff. Consequently, JCI Consulting K.K. can assist your company in finding quality employees at every level. Our promise to you is that we will not waste your time. We work hard to deliver screened candidates quickly. If you want fast results, please contact JCI Consulting: Tel. (03)-6418-5311, email: jobs@jcikk.biz 42 / ACCJ Journal / April 2006 Multus International Inc. Tel: 03-5718-6859 Fax: 03-5718-6857 www.multus.co.jp Multus International is a retained executive search firm in Tokyo, and represents the group of IMSA in Zurich, Switzerland, an international association of established, owner-managed, executive search and selection firms. We are providing top-tier candidates who have a record of accomplishment and “best practices” management experience. The most significant feature of Multus’ executive search is the detailed, in-depth research that focuses on the carefully selected specific areas of industries based on the profile of ideal candidates. For making the research as efficient as possible, we place importance on understanding our clients’ human resources requirement together with their corporate culture, business strategy and business environment, so that we will be able to profile precisely the ideal candidates with required skills, experiences, competencies and personal qualities. Executive search and selection for senior executives require the application of a rigorous, time-tested methodology on all projects, across all industries and functional areas. This methodology differentiates itself in the market by offering our clients a “hands-on,” timely and most effective approach emphasizing client communications, process management and quality control. Our clients entrust us with their most important, sensitive and confidential management problems. We respect this trust and place their interests above all by pooling our skills and resources for their benefit. Optia Partners K.K. Tel: 03-5549-9850 Fax: 03-5570-5707 www.optiapartners.com Optia Partners K.K. is a market leader in executive search in Japan. We currently have over 30 staff covering all major industries including Financial Services, Advertising & Consumer Goods, Information Technology, Pharmaceutical, Medical, HR &#p#分页标题#e# Accounting, Micro Devices and Industrial & Manufacturing. Our clients are some of the most reputable and diversified firms in the world, including Fortune 500 companies and newly established firms seeking mid-level to senior-level bilingual professionals in Japan. At Optia Partners, we employ a team approach and emphasize industry specialization for each of our teams and individual consultants. Each of our practice groups is led by an experienced and highly successful Partner with a proven track record, giving us over 40 years of accumulated experience in the local market. We have executed hundreds of searches, and understand that sourcing and retaining capable talent is of paramount importance to our clients’ success in Japan. We are well positioned to offer both retained and contingency-based searches that can be tailored to fit a client’s particular needs. For additional information on how we can provide the solution to your hiring needs, please contact: Max Knight, Director: mknight@optiapartners.com or Nick Germantsis, Director: nick@optiapartners.com Robert Walters Japan Tel: 03-4570-1500 Fax: 03-4570-1599 www.robertwalters.com www.robertwalters.co.jp Robert Walters is one of the leading global specialist recruitment firms, operating across five continents, with 23 offices in 13 countries. We offer a highly professional and specialized service across all industry sectors, and are proud of the long-established track record we hold in working with the world’s leading investment banks and multinational corporations, to smaller enterprises and business startups. Robert Walters Japan office recruits positions primarily in Tokyo, where our consultants share a wealth of recruitment experience and a thorough understanding of domestic and worldwide market conditions. We have an enviable reputation for sourcing world-class bilingual professionals for international firms operating in Tokyo in the fields of Accounting and Finance, Banking, Information Technology, Human Resources, Sales and Marketing, and Secretarial and Business Support. Human Resources Consulting Aon Consulting Japan Tel: 03-3222-3981 Fax: 03-3222-1655 www.aon.com Aon Consulting is a part of Aon Corp., one of the world's leading providers of risk management, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and human capital consulting services. Aon Consulting is committed to supporting multinational companies as they build#p#分页标题#e# strong, cohesive teams that transcend borders and span cultures. With 120 offices worldwide, Aon Consulting has significant experience and expertise on key human capital issues in each of the countries in which we operate. In Japan, we leverage this expertise to address a variety of client issues, ranging from the broad-based needs of multinational organizations to the specific service needs in the Japanese business environment and labor market. Our mission is to support companies located in Japan, taking the view of the business owners, targeting the improvements of their financial performances. For example, our benefit team can assist you to keep the postretirement benefit liabilities off your balance sheet, at the same time providing a program with which your company can maintain a competitive stance in the changing Japanese market. Please contact Aon Consulting Japan today for more information. Hewitt Associates K.K. Tel: 03-4580-2383 Fax: 03-4580-2380 E-mail: infotokyo@hewitt.com With more than 60 years of experience, Hewitt Associates is the world's foremost provider of human resources outsourcing and consulting services. Our full service spectrum makes us the only firm to offer end-to-end integrated HR solutions in April 2006 / ACCJ Journal / 43 Human Resources | Special Advertising Section Japan. Coupled with our proven expertise and reputation, we are the leading provider clients trust with their HR needs. Hewitt Associates began operating here in 1987, our first presence in the Asia-Pacific region. We have provided approximately 500 clients with high-quality HR consulting solutions in such areas as corporate restructuring, organizational and compensation system development, compensation analysis and measurement, employee engagement, retirement benefit-scheme design, benchmarking of benefit programs and actuarial advice for corporate accounting disclosures. The majority are subsidiaries of U.S. and European multinationals; we also serve domestic Japanese clients in a wide array of industries. In 2005 we established a joint venture with Human Link Corporation, wholly owned by Mitsubishi Corporation and a leading provider of payroll, benefits and social insurance administration services in Japan. Hewitt HLC provides HR outsourcing services to subsidiaries of foreign multinationals, and already has an impressive client list. Hewitt Associates provides you with the expertise of our local consultants and HR experts in Tokyo, and support these by leveraging on the resources of our global network. Pricoa Relocation Asia Pte., Ltd.#p#分页标题#e# Tel: 81-3-5549-8700 Fax: 81-3-5549-8711 www.pricoarelocation.com Pricoa Relocation Asia Pte., Ltd. provides a full range of relocation, residential real estate and expatriate tenancy management, as well as local housing portfolio administration and financial management services. Our global offices managed 248,416 client and service initiations during 2004. The Asia-Pacific office locations include Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Taipei and Tokyo. We have additional local offices in London, Mexico City, Paris, Toronto and in the United States. Pricoa Relocation’s hallmark is our commitment to personalized service. Whether you are new to Japan or simply relocating within the country, we specialize in minimizing the challenges of relocation. Our unique service approach has proven cost-effective for companies and helped set the stage for many successful assignments for expatriates and their families, both professionally and personally. Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc, which is headquartered in the United Kingdom Human Resources Management Products K.K. CrossVision International Tel: 03-3586-3053 Fax: 03-5545-7818 www.cvi.co.jp Human Resources departments are facing significant difficulties in selecting the right payroll outsourcer – especially one with a high level of professionally integrated services and the ability to provide expert advice on local regulations. Often an outsourcer’s selected payroll system is outdated, posing serious security risks in maintaining the integrity of employee personal data and conforming to the Personal Information Protection Law. Explicit needs such as bilingual Web pay slips, gross-up calculations, labor issues, as well as the inability to share real-time data with overseas headquarters, are beyond many outsourcers’ resources. K.K. CrossVision International's (CVi) bilingual HR applications and payroll outsourcing services directly address these needs – offering a wide-ranging combination of expertise – and chock-full of functionality. Certified Social Insurance Labor Consultants and HR professionals are strategically positioned to provide hands-on services. CVi’s ASP services offer clients flexible access to their critical data, such as incometax withholding slips and individual employee information that can be easily queried via secure Internet connections. Monthly attendance and employee data can be effortlessly uploaded through a secure SSL encrypted service, thereby eliminating#p#分页标题#e# the need to use insecure e-mail attachments. CVi’s specialists can also assist your company with any labor-related issue, such as rules of employment, employment contracts, regulations and more. Legal, Compliance & Financial Services Legal Futures Japan K.K. Tel: +81 3-3580-3101 Fax: +81 3-3580-3116 www.legalfutures.com Legal Futures was founded in 1999 and is a dedicated legal, compliance and financial services boutique consultancy that operates from offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore. We offer a premium personalized consultancy service and operate three separate and highly specialized divisions. Our Private Practice Division services the full spectrum of law firms sourcing qualified lawyers (both local and overseas admitted) at all levels, from associates through to partners; also practice support lawyers, paralegals and business services positions. Our Corporate Division services both domestic and international companies sourcing qualified lawyers (both local and overseas admitted) at all levels, from legal counsels through to regional general counsels; corporate compliance officers; company secretaries; and commercial/contract managers. Our Banking & Finance Division services the full financial services industry, from bulge bracket investment banks to retail banks and fund managers, and is responsible for the recruitment of financial services executives, lawyers (both local and overseas admitted) at all levels, from legal counsels through to regional general counsels; compliance officers at all levels, from junior compliance officers up to regional heads of compliance; also documentation officers, paralegals and mid-office personnel positions. 44 / ACCJ Journal / April 2006 US-TaxCPA.com Tel: 03-3353-5626 E-mail: Dan@US-TaxCPA.com www.us-taxcpa.com US-TaxCPA.com provides U.S. personal income tax preparation and advisory services to US citizens, residents, and non-residents living in Japan and around the globe. Based on an internet-service delivery platform, and specializing in overseas tax filings, our mission is to take the pain out of US tax compliance by offering fast, convenient service at a globally competitive price. While tax consultation is available at our central Tokyo location in face-to-face meetings, most clients prefer using our online tax organizer to submit tax information and essentially complete their tax returns in 15-20 minutes. After checking 留学生人力资源管理论文#p#分页标题#e#that the client’s information is complete, tax returns are prepared by a US-licensed Certified Public Accountant with over 15 years of expatriate tax experience. Clients simply review the completed return, sign, and mail to the IRS. Whether you’re an individual, or an HR manager looking for affordable tax compliance services for expatriate staff, completing complex expatriate tax returns has never been so easy. For more information, visit our Web site or contact us direct. You’ll be glad you did! Organizational Change Personnel Management Professionals Tel: 03-3509-9700/050-5525-4450 (IP Phone) Fax: 03-3509-9611 www.pmp.co.jp PMP is a group of HR directors with experience at major foreign affiliates in Japan. PMP staff are bilingual Shakai Hoken Roumushi, labor consultants licensed by the Ministry of Labor and Welfare. PMP has developed what we think is the most reliable computer system for HR outsourcing. We offer: Troubleshooting (PMP ‘Hot Line’) If you have a labor issue that needs urgent attention or a question about your day-to-day HR or labor management, please contact PMP. PMP’s national government-licensed consultants conduct thorough audits and can advise on the best solutions to your labor problems. Outsourcing PMP also offers a payroll and social/labor insurance service. PMP’s clients range in size from companies with under 10 staff members to those with over 10,000 employees. Consulting Our team of bilingual licensed labor consultants can translate labor laws and your company regulations. PMP can also help restructure your company and design your salary structure, evaluation system, pension and other HR-management matters. As HR consultants, PMP contributes to clients’ business growth. Careful attention to detail ensures our customer’s satisfaction and keeps their HR expenses to a minimum. All our staff members are professionals with HR backgrounds in foreign affiliates and Japanese enterprises. With rich knowledge, great insight, a high level of language skills and broad networks, we know how to make the best contribution in personnel management. To learn more about how we can help you, please email: hotline@pmp.co.jp Outsourcing & Payroll Services AP Outsourcing Tel: 03-5228-1820 Fax: 03-3266-7608 www.APOutsourcing.jp AP Outsourcing is an independent outsourcing provider of Accounting and Payroll with BIG Four experience (Arthur Andersen and KPMG). It was separated from Azsa Audit#p#分页标题#e# Corporation (the audit group of KPMG Japan) in April 2004. AP Outsourcing provides bilingual staff with extensive experience and knowledge of financial operations, payroll and tax, helping you compete better and accomplish your goals. Start-up Support: APO provides business start-up support for new foreign corporations and venture companies, including legal registration, tax and social insurance applications. Project Management: Effective and efficient project management support for outsourcing migration. Outsourcing Operations: Well-qualified bilingual accountants, tax/social insurance specialists and system experts accurately and promptly provide outsourcing operations, focusing on the confidentiality of accounting payroll/information. Loan Staff: Accounting/payroll processes are facilitated by the placement of our own specialist staff in the clients’ office for specific periods. APO also offers other specific services and support on request. For more information on how we can help you to simplify your business processes, call AP Outsourcing at 03-5228-1820. EOS Inc. Tel: 03-5730-3635 Fax: 03-5484-2201 www.eosi.co.jp EOS Inc. was established in April 2004 as a service provider of payroll and accounting, separated from one of the Big4 accounting firms. We provide bilingual services with expertise in payroll and finance/tax/accounting. We are proud to say that every client of ours is satisfied with our high-quality service at reasonable prices. Clients are thereby able to concentrate their management resources on their core business when outsourcing to us their back-office responsibilities not directly related to their strategic objectives. Our strength is that we have truly professional, skilled staff to meet the needs of our foreign-capital clients operating in Japan. You will find EOS to be a most reliable outsourcing service provider in Japan. April 2006 / ACCJ Journal / 45 Human Resources | Special Advertising Section Recruiting Disco Inc. Tel: 03-5228-0262 Fax: 03-5228-0706 www.careerforum.net Disco Inc. launched its first job fair abroad in Boston, Massachusetts, 20 years ago. Boston Career Forum has since provided a high-quality recruiting environment for cutting-edge companies worldwide. We welcomed 8,000 English-Japanese bilingual jobseekers last year. We will always aggressively pursue creating the best recruiting opportunity to empower your company’s global business. Disco Inc. will hold nine job fairs geared toward international students and bilingual mid-career professionals in 2006. Locations#p#分页标题#e# for such an extensive offering include Boston, Los Angeles, New York, London, Beijing, Shanghai and Tokyo. Upcoming events include: London Career Forum (June 17 & 18, London) Tokyo Summer Career Forum (July 4 & 5, Tokyo) Both events are geared toward: New graduates with a Bachelor’s degree or higher from foreign academic institutions; Students from colleges in Japan with a certificate of an exchange program abroad; Bilingual mid-career jobseekers. For further information, please contact Yuzo Kawamura, Global Business Operations (Kokusai-bu), 03-5228-0262 or yuzo.kawamura@disc.co.jp Executive Support International Tel: 03-6418-1247 Fax: 03-6418-1254 www.careerjapancenter.com Since 1998, Executive Support International has been providing bilingual assistants and secretaries to foreign-affiliated firms in Tokyo. Executive Support International is a service operated by CareerJapanCenter, K.K., a professional career-development organization. A regular newsletter is sent to more than 2,000 foreign executives, listing candidates available for immediate employment. All candidates pass a screening process and receive training before being introduced. This service has proven to be highly popular with busy foreign executives and has grown threefold since its inception in 1998. In most cases, clients can meet with prescreened candidates within 48 hours. Our clients repeatedly comment: “You never waste our time … all your candidates are excellent,” and “Your response time is so fast … we are usually meeting candidates the next day!” Last year, CareerJapanCenter announced its “Give Back to the Community” program. Hiring a bilingual assistant through ExecutiveSupport International generates a ¥50,000cash donation from CareerJapanCenter to aninternational school of the client’s choice andin the client's name. Our “Give Back to the Community” program is in recognition of thecontribution that international schools maketo the foreign business and diplomatic community in Tokyo. Resource Specialists PTS Resourcing In today’s market, hiring the right people andhaving access to a quality pool of resourcescan make all the difference between successand failure. At PTS Resourcing, our mission is to help our clients succeed. With a team ofprofessional and industry-experienced recruitmentconsultants, PTS Resourcing is uniquelypositioned to offer the quality of service thatboth our clients expect and our candidatesrequire. PTS Resourcing prides itself on offeringstrategic, informed and flexible resourcedelivery to our clients in Tokyo, Hong Kongand Singapore.#p#分页标题#e# PTS Resourcing is a wholly owned subsidiaryof PTS Consulting Japan K.K., aglobal leader in Project Management and Consulting. PTS Resourcing primarily focuses 留学生人力资源管理论文on the following areas of expertise: • Management Consulting • Professional Project Management (Construction and IT) • Technical Consulting (Infrastructure, Voice, Networking, BCP, Market Data, M&E) • Facilities Management • Corporate Services • Operational Support Services (Facilities and IT) For further inquiries, please contact Michael Craven/Yukari Onohara at jp; or call 03-5765-7131, ext. 301; or Temporary Staff Services Tempstaff Universal Tel: 03-3519-6051 Fax: 03-5640-6160 Tempstaff Universal supports foreign anddomestic companies throughout Japan byproviding high-quality non-Japanesestaffing services to suit the varying needs ofour clients. The Tempstaff Group has been providing Japanese businesses with staffing solutions for over 30 years. We are experts in providingstaff for both short-term and long-term contractperiods, either full-time or part-time, aswell as a staff introduction service. We currentlydispatch staff throughout Japan in thecapacity of accountants, editors/proofreaders,office staff, engineers, IT personnel andmore. For further information, please visitour Web site or contact us directly.46 / ACCJ Journal / April 2006 Human Resources | Special Advertising SectionJapan’s foreign-capital, or “gaishi,” market is enjoying a period of rapid growth, and the so-called “War for talent”has never been more severe. The shrinking and aging workforce and the increasing trend of Japanese companies tohire mid-career talent from the gaishi have further increasedcompetition. High turnover and poor hiring result in direct andindirect costs to the firm, and negatively impacts its marketreputation in an increasingly-networked candidate community.What can employers do in this demanding and competitivemarket to attract and retain the best talent? • Present the right face at interviews. Some gaishi businesseshave HR staff, many of whom are less informed about companystrategy and vision than the hiring (line) manager whoconducts the first interviews. They often repeat the samequestions, focus on salary issues and reasons for job change,and do little to sell companies. Line managers should beinvolved earlier, especially with talented candidates who arehappy where they work, but are still open to an interview. • Review the way interviews are conducted. Since experiencedand active job-seekers are often asked similar questions andbecome interview-savvy, ask unusual or testing questions tobetter evaluate their strengths. One client of ours, for example, asked a finance candidate how many taxis he thought there were in Tokyo and how he arrived at that conclusion.#p#分页标题#e# Another asked a potential sales manager to talk about hisfavorite hobby and sell it to the interviewer as something he,too, should take up. These kinds of creative, yet simple questionstest candidates’ ability to think on their feet and challengestheir level of logical thinking and analytical skills. • Speed up the whole hiring process. Many companies take toolong to review resumes and then subject the candidate tomultiple interviews with managers who often do not communicatefeedback or compare interview notes with each other. A recent trend is to hire bilingual, in-house recruiters fromsearch firms, who drive the process. • Tighten up reference checking and due diligence. Some companies ignore warning signs and hire in a hurry without properly checking a candidate’s history. There are fraudulent resumes from Japanese and foreign bilinguals on the market, but withproper screening costly hiring mistakes can be avoided. • Choose the right executive search firms to represent you. The market is flooded with recruitment companies that donot have the legally required recruiting license and who churn out resumes without the candidates’ permission. Thebetter search firms have industry experts, can clearly show relevant recruiting experience in your area, and are knowledgeableand passionate about representing and selling your firm and the opportunity to the market. It is important thatline managers spend time with their search partners andengage them, rather than leaving this solely to HR. This will also ensure your search partner gains a solid understandingof the chemistry and personal traits required to succeed within your organization. • Create ways to retain key staff and articulate these policiesduring the interview process. These could include providingopportunities to train overseas or to join team-building trips; offering “lifestyle-compensation” measures such as four-daywork weeks and flexi-time, or just providing a cooler, more flexible working environment with extra open space, and anemphasis on creativity and communication. These thingsreally matter when competitors are pursuing your employees.Some larger gaishi businesses still act with complacency and acertain arrogance, feeling that candidates will be attracted by http://www.ukassignment.org/HRM_Essay/name or brand alone. Subsequently, it is often the smaller tomid-sized companies that react more quickly and offer morecustomized and effective recruiting solutions. Simon Childs & Jason Dacaret Managing Directors, CDS Attracting the Best Talent in a Candidate Driven Market |
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