Archives December 2009

40% in poll interested in financial industry jobs

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Nearly 40 percent of people in a new poll conducted by 1111 Jobs Bank expressed an interest in working in the financial industry, due to higher pay and better prospects for the industry in the wake of the signing of a cross-strait financial memorandum of understanding (MOU).

The jobs bank released its survey in a news conference yesterday.

The poll found nearly 40 percent of respondents thinking about entering the financial industry. Their top three reasons were: having an expertise in the area, having an interest in the area and good pay.

By market segment, over 50 percent wanted to work in banks, while 17 percent wanted to work in securities or futures trading.

At the same time, 43.59 percent wanted to work with foreign firms, 37.18 percent wanted to work with local firms, and 9.83 percent wanted to work with state-run businesses.

Some 64 percent of respondents said their interest in the financial industry increased because of the MOU, which was signed in November and will take effect in January next year. The MOU will allow Taiwan and Chinese financial operators to invest in each other’s market.

Eighty-five percent of respondents said they would like to work in China as a result of the MOU.

The top three reasons for their interest in doing so were: more challenging work, prospects for good earnings for mainland Chinese firms operating in Taiwan and a more international environment.

The top three reasons for a non-interest in working in China were: unwillingness to go to China, unwillingness to work with the Chinese people and the ever-changing nature of China’s work environment.

The survey was conducted by 1111 Jobs Bank from Dec. 2 to 15 on salary workers. A total of 1,239 eligible surveys were returned. The margin of error was plus-or-minus 2.41 percent.

Sales and Marketing Manager(mkt386sh)

Lead and Develop the Sales & Marketing Functions to ensure company is the preferred supplier and grow the business

Identify and execute new business opportunities with exisiting customers and within existing served markets, and lead development of strategy for new business segments

Chair regular sales and marketing planning meetings

Develop and manage Sales and marketing budgets for the company.

Work with the Product Management team to develop Product Road Maps to support the Business Plans.

Establish and develop relationships with key Accounts.

Manage marketing and branding campaign for the company.

Manage an organization upto 15 staff; 7-8 Direct Reports

University Degree, relevant Engineering discipline preferred

MBA preferred

8-10 years MNC B to B sales experience related to Component Solutions

Proven track record Managing a Key Account Sales Organization spanning multiple geographies, and establishing Indirect/Distributor channels where appropriate, to achieve business growth

Demonstrated experience assessing new Market Segments, formulating and executing strategies to grow share

Optical or Projection Display Industry experience is preferred

Fluent in English both in written and spoken

Mandarin an advantageHands on /Strategic/conceptual thinking

Ability to be based in Shanghai prefered

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Biostatistical Analyst(hl035sh)

Position Title Statistical Analyst

Division Pharmaceuticals

Work Location Shanghai

Job Type Full Time

Job Description

1. Provide input as required at all meetings, discussions and activities covering aspects of research data management and analysis on research projects.

2. As required, make certain that documents and specifications are consistent and comply with company standards by providing input into pooled datasets, data structures, specifications of analysis datasets, listings, summaries, figures and tables for observational studies

3. Program, according to specifications, analysis datasets, listings, tables, and figures for research projects

4. Maintain records for all assigned studies including archiving of data analysis and associated documentation.

5. Comply with pre-defined project / study standards and specifications.

Minimum requirements

Masters degree in biostatistics, or health statistics. Working knowledge and experience with SAS programming and data analysis. Good oral and written communication skills in English are must.

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Technical Architect(it175sh)

Key Responsibilities
1. Ability to Architect solutions and create
– Logical Architecture
– Technical Architecture
– Information Architecture
– Deployment Architecture
2. Ability to conceptualize and design
3. Mentor project teams on technical issues resolution
4. Conduct Proof of Concepts, design validations
5. Code Reviews from completeness, Performance, Scalability issues identification perspective
6. Work on Proposals and RFP responses from Solution & Estimation perspective
7. Skilled in Java/J2EE, Swing, OOAD & UML Concepts, Design Tools such as Rational Software Architect, Open Source Frameworks such as Spring, Hibernate, JSF

Key Requirements
1. BS or above in CS or related
2. 8+ year software testing working experience
3. Mentor project teams
4. Mentor and groom technical resources within the team
5. Ability to lead a small size team (3-5) members
6. Good written and oral communication skill in both English and Chinese
7. Self motivator and fast learner with also good attitude in team collaboration

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Technical Manager-JAVA, JAVA SCRIPT(it174sh)

Description:

1. Team management and mentoring

2. Responsible for task estimation, review of requirement specifications, development of Low level / high level technical designs in the project

3. Task break-down to team members; prioritization, dealing with tradeoffs and dependencies.

4. Managing and troubleshooting technical aspects of the project.

5. Execute and moderate technical reviews of deliverables

6. Ensure delivery as per plan and the quality of deliverables as agreed

7. Contribute as an individual developer

8. Ensure proper development and utilization of H/W and S/W infrastructure

9. Ensure that all project records are maintained as per defined processes

Requirements:

1. At least 8 years of related working experience with Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience

2. Expert in Java, J2EE technologies.

3. Hands-on expertise in Java/J2EE, Java Script–Servlets, JSPs, Spring (IOC, AOP, MVC, Web Flow), Web Services and Web Development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).

4. Proven experience in designing and implementing high performance scalable applications in Java based technologies

5. Strong experience in Web and Application servers. Should have knowledge about the workings of the server

6. In depth knowledge of databases (MS-SQL Server)

7. Strong code review, debugging and trouble shooting skills

8. Should have knowledge about complete SDLC and good familiarity with agile development methods

9. Excellent analytical and problem solving skills

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Employment in 2009 tops expectations

An expert from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences has said that the employment situation in 2009 is better than expected. The director of the Academy’s Sociology Institute, Li Peilin, said on Monday that although China experienced its worst unemployment in three years this year, the situation has been better than expected.

Most rural migrant workers who lost their jobs during the financial crisis in 2008 have already returned to the cities and found new jobs. Meanwhile, more than 6 million college graduates have found jobs this year.

Figures from the Ministry of Education show that the employment rate for new graduates was 74 percent in July and August.

Creating more jobs for recent graduates

Employment has been a huge challenge for China in 2009, after a record 6.1 million recent college graduates entered the job market. With the new year fast approaching, the country plans to continue the priority of finding them employment.

Although most graduates have secured jobs in urban areas, fierce competition and limited experience, has left many with low salaries and unpromising career prospects. The Ministry of Education says a record 6.3 million university students will graduate in 2010, creating more pressures on urban employment. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Securities plans to adjust the employment structure, by implementing policies to encourage graduates to work in less-developed regions in the mid-west, rural areas and in small and medium-sized enterprises.

BD Director (mkt384hm)

Title: BD Head

Location: Haimen

Major Responsibilities:
1. Generate new business and identify business opportunities,
2. Strategic alliance and relationship building,
3. Analyze market situations and generate new ideas,
4. To participate and implement marketing development programs,
5. Enhance company operations through continuous improvement and benchmarking,

Requirements:
1. University graduate in Science or equivalent, MBA or Overseas Experience preferred,
2. At least 3 years solid sales/marketing experience in MNC, more than 2 years on manager level,
3. Excellent command in English,
4. Strong planning, organizational, professional communication and interpersonal skills.

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China’s efforts to create more jobs pay off: minister

China’s proactive employment policies and measures in the wake of the financial crisis have generated positive results, Yin Weimin, Minister of Human Resources and Social Security, said on Saturday.

China is expected to create over 11 million jobs in 2009, well above the target set in March this year, Yin said.

In a most important measure taken since the beginning of this year, millions of enterprises nationwide had been allowed to delay the payment of enterprise-contributed social security funds for up to six months, said Yin.

China’s social security system is made up of five parts — pension insurance, medical insurance, work injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance.

The measure also temporarily lowered the insurance rates for medical, work injury, unemployment and maternity. In the meantime, the government offered subsidies over the payment of social security funds for enterprises which were in financial difficulties.

Yin told Xinhua that this measure alone had eased corporate burden by nearly 33.9 billion yuan ($5 billion) in the first 10 months this year and more than 1.6 million enterprises had benefited from this measure.

According to Yin, China had generated 10.13 million new jobs in urban areas in the first eleven months, exceeding the government’s target of 9 million new jobs for the entire year.

The urban unemployment rate would likely stand at 4.3 percent by the end of this year, which also met the target of below 4.6 percent set in March, he said.

In 2008, China’s urban unemployment rate was 4.2 percent.

Beijing on global hunt for forex reserves managers

BEIJING, CHINA: China has kicked off its first global hiring campaign for money managers to help invest its US$2.3 trillion (S$3.2 trillion) of foreign exchange reserves, the world’s largest stockpile, an official said.

The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (Safe) is seeking to improve returns on its bulging reserves and it recognises that the tumult in global financial markets has left many bankers looking for new jobs, a Safe official told Reuters.

‘It is time for us to hunt talent from overseas financial markets, as the post-crisis economic outlook becomes clear to financial professionals and their institutions,’ said the official, who declined to be named.

The administration posted job advertisements on its website in October for positions ranging from portfolio managers to research staff, though the hiring campaign has remained low-key so far. The official declined to say how many foreigners Safe hopes to bring on board.

Analysts said the global hiring campaign was part of the agency’s drive to diversify China’s currency reserves, a long-standing official goal. ‘With our foreign exchange reserves growing, the team of staff that manages the reserve assets should also be strengthened,’ said Professor Ding Zhijie at the University of International Business and Economics.

China Investment Corp, the country’s US$300 billion sovereign wealth fund, has staged two rounds of global hiring since its inception in 2007.

Safe employs about 200 reserve managers, 80 per cent of whom hold master’s degrees or higher and 40 per cent of whom hold internationally recognised professional certificates.