HR General Planning

Hiring plan in the coming three months

Among the respondents, 70% said they will hire staff in the coming three months. This finding is 3% less than the result in Q1 2010 (73% said they will hire staff), while 27% more than the result in the same period last year (Q2 2009: 43%). Only 15% of respondents said they will freeze head count, and only 1% of respondents will cut head count.

Interest in hiring fresh graduates

Among respondents who will hire staff in the coming three months, 46% reported they will hire fresh graduates while 39% of them have no interest in hiring fresh graduates.

Salaries for fresh graduates compared with 2009

Among respondents who will hire fresh graduates, 29% reported they will offer fresh graduates higher salaries than in 2009 while 49% of them will offer the same salaries. Only 3% will offer fresh graduates lower salaries than in 2009.

Expected years of working experience

Among respondents who will not hire fresh graduates, 60% reported they expect their candidates to have a minimum of 1 – 3 years of working experience. Nearly one-quarter (23%) expect the candidates to have 4 – 5 years of working experience and 17% expect 6 years or more.

Qualification for candidates

Among the respondents, most of them (48%) look for job candidates with a bachelor’s degree. More than one-third (36%) said they will accept candidates with diploma or below. For the rest, 12% require candidates with postgraduate degree or above, and 5% require candidates to have professional qualification.