Expat executives in China

Interviewees are in general management roles including CEOs and COOs:

79% of the respondents see a shrinking gap of compensation package between expat and local executives.

70% noticed a change in the type of expatriate workers that China is attracting – expatriates are now younger and from more diverse nations.

71% now believe it is harder for foreign-born executives working in China to gain access to local executive positions.

42% cited “employers favor local talent” as the most inhibiting factor to finding an executive job in China.

60% of the surveyed expatriates think employers would prefer to use less skilled local people to avoid paying an expatriate compensation package.

51% are actively looking for a new opportunity.

The survey was conducted by the Association of Executive Search Consultants.