Tuesday, March 25, 2008

ETN job application, So far so good.

Two months had elapsed away before eventually I got a definite answer from my headhunter, Raymond Zheng.
7 rounds of job interviews, 4 by phone and 3 by face-to-face. Can you imagine what I suffered in the long run persuing this job opportunity?
I fell into silence after Ray's notice. He told me the final result was out of the water and I was their first choice if I agree with the compensation package they offered. The number is a little less than I expected and their explanation was the limitation of the whole employee salary system and consideration of the balance among all employees of the same job level.
At the end of the phonecall, I denied the offer and insisted my original income expectation which I deserve.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

About the Chinese MBA degree

这些天,不断有同学问是否参加国内某所TOP 10 大学MBA学位答辩的事情,对我们这些已经拥有了一个美国知名大学MBA学位的人来说,判断是否参加其实是很简单。

众所周知,国内的大学的教学质量大多是层纸糊的窗户纸,没人去捅破而已,哪怕再知名的学校也是如此。我研究生在国内这所大学读了几个月,后来离开去了美国一所学校,两者的校风学风,教学质量,学术氛围完全是两个概念。国内的知名教授除了规定的上课时间外,没有多的时间陪你玩学术上的论题,毕竟学校外的各种头衔才是他们真正的挣钱养家之道。而在美国的学校里,教授授课的严谨是很令人尊敬的,对学生的评级也很客观公正,学生往往为了一分两分的成绩也要与教授争个你死我活才能有所斩获。而在国内,谁在乎你成绩啊,呵呵,只要你准时把学费缴足了就成。在这样的一种育才标准体系下,这样的国内大学一个MBA学位能有多少含金量?

攻读MBA学位,为的是对企业营运有个总体的了解,短短的两年课程,是不可能将一个对企业运作毫无概念的学生培养成一个优秀的企业高管的,最重要的还是实践。通过系统的学习,可以了解企业内部各个单位的职能和运作方式方法,同时对于各单位之间的摩擦与配合有了初步的理解,仅此而已。当然如果学生本身性格外向,可以多做点外联,对未来的求职是有所帮助的,但并不是必要条件。

因此,如果有空余时间,用点时间再多拿个学位或是文凭未尝不可,写写论文借以加深自己对理论上的研究和探讨,或是趁机将自己工作的体会和经验加以总结,这真是一件美事。但如只是为了多混张印刷精美的纸片,意义似乎不大,多花的时间和金钱,只能说是投进水里去了。

Thursday, February 21, 2008

APC-MGE: Job opportunity

APC-MGE

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Job Title : GCN Marketing Intelligence Job Code :
Manager
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Reports to (Job) : Tomokazu Akaho LOB/Region : CMO
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Business Sponsor : Aaron Davis Subregion/Country : GCN
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Completed by : Tomokazu Akaho Location : China BJ
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HR Quality Check Sign-Off: Global Grade :
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SUMMARY OF JOB:
To work as a team with Country General Managers, as well as Central
Analysis Team and Zone LOB(Line of business) team by analyzing the
APC-MGE share in the local markets and providing recommendations
regarding future actions to the local teams. Market Intelligence Manager
is to provide Competitive And Market Intelligence through objective and
independent analysis, and MIM is focused on analyzing Competitive
Strategy and will recommend APC-MGE tactical moves to close share
defects (is proactive forward looking vs. rear view perspective).

This position works with the following key internal parties:
· Central analysis team (Marketing Performance Measurement, Primary
Research, and WW Market Intelligence & Competitor Intelligence)
· LOB/Regional business development
· GCN Sales and Marketing

This position works with the following key external parties:
· Research Vendors (IDC, Gartner, Frost & Sullivan etc)
· Sales Partners ( to understand the market and competitors within the
Channel)


ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
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% of Time Description of Essential Functions
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45% · Gather competitive information from the local markets and use SWOT
Analysis and news monitoring
· Data collection/analysis in support of region-wide roll-up/Macro
Analysis
· Execute regular reports and ad-hoc reports assigned by regional
director of analysis
· Contribute to Zone Brief development
· Provide country level market opportunity reports
· Share position by country, LOB and channel (if possible)
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20% · MIM must be the local market expert and will provide detailed analysis
and recommendations on how to course correct local strategy
· Provides input into local pricing & promotion strategy to address
share & opportunity
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20% · Provide ad-hoc reports/analysis with regional director of analysis
approval
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5% · Conduct Voice of customer interview to achieve 33% of total ISX/MGE
installation with in 90days
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10% · Must work cross-functionally to optimize data/analysis flow.
· Actively participate in all Central Analysis Team meetings/calls to
maintain synergy
· Work closely with Central Analysis Team to optimize data/analysis flow
up, down and sideways
· Manage local research/survey companies for both local competitive
research and primary research (if needed)
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SCOPE & SIZE:

There are no direct reports for this position. Their job titles are:



JOB QUALIFICATIONS


EDUCATION – MINIMUM REQUIRED LEVEL:
· 4 year degree in Business Administration/Marketing or related
discipline

EXPERIENCE – MINIMUM REQUIRED:
· 3+ years experience in Sales or Marketing position

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS 1 – REQUIRED:
· Excellent English communication (written & verbal) and presentation
skills
· Demonstrated business analysis skills
· Strong data processing, MS Excel and communication/presentation
skills.
· Ability to perform high level as well as detailed qualitative and
quantitative analysis
· Understanding of local markets.
· Ability to put forward recommendations

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS 2 – DESIRED BUT NOT ESSENTIAL:
· Primary Research Knowledge and Basic Statistics
· Analysis/Data Processing SW skill set includes Impromptu, PowerPlay,
Metrics Manager, Access, and SPSS
· Understanding Power and Cooling market in datacenter/IT environment

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Back to Nanjing

How time sailed by, day in and day out!
1206 kilometers, 14 hours driving, Jessica and me, in our Peugeot 307 sedan, we started at 7 in the morning and got Nanjing home at 9:30 pm.

Sunday, February 3, 2008

Started driving back to Hunan

Blizzards all over South, East and Middle China. Railway communication, highway, local communication systems all falled into chaos, and even aviation. You can hardly find a convenient way back to home during Chinese Spring Festival.

Thursday, January 24, 2008

ETN job opportunity



Title: Regional sales manager -South China

Main Propose:
Ø What do you want this person to have achieved after 6 months and after 12 months?
This position is responsible for broad management of regional sales resources to achieve sales/orders, market share, price, product mix and financial objectives including AR collection target, expense control target in the region.

Principle Responsibilities:
Acts as a senior management representative to principal customers, distributors and resellers within the region and maintains relationships with the key decision makers. Maintain symbiosis of strategic relationship with customers.

Provides strategic direction, determines resource needs and allocations, provides development opportunities for employees, and maintains budget responsibility for the region.

Fully knows market trends, industry development and requirement so as to develop and implement regional sales and marketing strategy to meet target sales objectives, forecast sales volumes on a monthly basis, and feed back the executive situation.

Explore new market segments by looking for new business development of sales and service.

Develops and manages channels in various market segments by maintain strong and loyal business partners in the region. Improve loyalty and provide product and technical training to the staff and channels for competence reinforcement.

Advises senior management of customer and competitive developments that impact sales growth and profitability.

Works closely with other departments to implement strategies focused on the geographic, customer, industry and market needs.

Establish staff development plan and build up harmonious and combat-worthy team.

III. Requirement of Candidate

Working Experience & Academic Background:
Ø Have 10 years working experience in sales & marketing with 5 years experience in managing level, preference is within the power quality industry, UPS related field
Ø Have strong sales skill and distributor management skill have people management skill
Ø Have proven record in the sales achievement, have good relationship with key customers in the region.

Sex & Age, Marriage Status:
Never Mind, above 30

Special Skills (Language & Computer):
Ø Management of people skills
Ø Good English speaking will be an advantage

Personal Character:
· With great pressure
· Mature
· Strong self assurance and Confidence
· Enthusiasm/Energy
· Learning ability
· Proactive; self-motivation

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

FirstData: job opportunity


From: Red Sun Asia Consultancy

JOB TITLE: Client Services Manager


LOCATION: Shanghai, China

DEPARTMENT NAME: FDI North Asia

REPORTS TO: Director, Client Services

DOTTED-LINE RELATIONSHIPS: Nil

JOB SUMMARY:

Client Service Manager

This is a newly created position to cope with the rapidly growing business in First Data North Asia.


ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsibility:
% of Time Spent

Responsible for account P/L. 30%
Accurate Forecast the Account Revenues for existing and new sign deal
Received the Account receivable on time
Accurate Billing

Account Operation 30%
Ownership of Account Contract
Monitor and Manage performance of the account contract
Constant Monitor and Manage account issue/problem
Managed the Account and Commercial Process
Drives expansion of FD value to the clients

Client Relationship 20%
Setting up the right governance Structures
Established good/healthy communication channel
Build and maintain solid and strong relationship
React fast/sensitive to any org or political changes

· Sales Activities 20%
o Increase wallet share by selling more add-on business
o Generate more work order revenues

AUTONOMY:


N/A



QUANTITATIVE DIMENSIONS:

· Revenue Forecast VS Actual Revenue
· Account Plan VS Actual Account plan execution
· Customer satisfaction survey


SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: (Does this position supervise other positions? If so, what positions and grade levels?)


· This is an individual contributor role but need to take a lead SDM and PM and other supporting team Professional Services to meet account objectives

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

Level of Education: Type of Degree:

University Graduated or above Commerce/MBA/IT


EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:



Min 2 years experiences in IT or banking sector
Account Management experiences is a PLUS
IT Operation and Sales experiences with strong process oriented
Strong and highly effective communication, presentation, negotiation, and customer relationship handling skills.




CONTACTS (INTERNAL & EXTERNAL):
Internal

SDM
Sales

External

· IBM, EDS, Atos Orgin, CSC, and foreign banks.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Language Skills:
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and Chinese (Mandarin) is required.


Mobility –
Willing to travel 40% of time in China on business are needs.

Employees are required to perform their jobs in a courteous and professional manner and contribute to a productive teamwork environment while maintaining reliable attendance. Employees are further required to maintain an acceptable level of performance and, when needed, work additional hours beyond the normal workweek, handle multiple projects within specified time frames, and accept change and shift direction midstream. Employees must also adhere to all policies as stated in the Employee Handbook, FDC Code of Conduct and any other company policy.

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

金鹰国际:job opportunity

From: NJU


由于中途集团项目的开拓使我们暂时停止了MA的计划,但是集团高层也发现,高速发展的企业离不开高素质的优秀人才,所以我们选取南京大学这所全国知名学府作为我们的人才库,期望能与您进行合作。
首先请允许我向您简单的介绍一下金鹰国际的MA计划。我们将录用15名左右的MBA学生,给予他们为期6-8个月的集中培训,期满后根据个人情况分配到金鹰国际在全国的各个BU(福建、广东、江西、山东、南京、上海、北京、香港、澳门),担任主管级以上的重要职务,1-2年后将根据他们的工作情况提升为部门经理。由于此项目得到集团主席的重视,所以我们在学校和生源的选取上都非常的慎重。
将录用的职能如下:
(1)财务、企业管理 6人
(2)法律 2人
(3)税务 2人
(4)人力资源 5人

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不适合我了,起点太低,薪水也低。

Sunday, January 6, 2008

重庆嘉陵:job opportunity

Title: 重庆嘉陵集团对外贸易总公司总经理

基本年薪: 500k-800k

1/6/08 电话面试
1/12/08 集团面试
这次面试汇集国内不少好手,因为同时招聘的同档的岗位还有物流总监,采购总监等在集团内属中层但在各相应部门是一把手的岗位,吸引力还是比较大的。
对外贸易总公司近年来业绩很差,虽然进出口值规模很大,近5个亿美金的吞吐量,但连年亏损,账面上的净资产额只有十几万元不到。但瘦死的骆驼比马大,更何况嘉陵集团去年高层换血,干部年轻化,知识化,资产结构上也进行了重组,因而虽然面对日益恶化的国内竞争环境和尚不明朗的国际市场环境,但总体上还是让人感觉到有生机的。
几点体会:
1、公司对人才的渴望是从上到下都一致的,这点很难得。很多企业虽然高层意识到了引进人才的重要性,但基层办事人员的理解和认识却截然不同。我从北京飞往重庆的飞机因为天气原因推迟到晚上2点多才到重庆,但接机的人员仍然等候在门口,并且当即和我介绍了公司的现状和需要注意的事项。
2、企业重新焕发活力,对领导的魄力要求相当之高。国有企业虽然当下很多限制也在松绑,但体制上的完全放开还需要假以时日。但国有企业的竞争优势还是非常明显的,嘉陵集团有军工的业务,这块市场的利润丰厚,完全可以凭此来进行高新技术的研发和市场价格的纷争。
3、人力资源的评价体系尚不完善。这次来竞聘的大多有海外留学背景,因为之前已经经过多轮筛选,和我一起角逐这个职位的只有三人(含本人在内)。相比之下,我个人还是有些自信的,工作时间已有10年,且大多是在较高层次的单位或者世界500强的外企,从事团队管理工作也有好几年的时间,MBA在美国的知名大学。相对来说,另两个竞争者如马来西亚大学或者泰国的大学则名头要低得多了,且工作时间不长,自然会处于相对劣势地位。但最终的评价结果很让人意外,我没有获得最后的与总裁面谈的机会,理由是我没有从事过摩托车行业。看来至少某些领导的潜意识很明显,你没修理过摩托车就不会卖摩托车!
但是不会建房子的人也可以卖房子啊,王石就卖得很好。
虽然与这个机会擦肩而过,但仍然深深感觉到国企在转制在图强上所做的努力,这让本人深感欣慰。中国的国企留给了太多国人负面的印象,笨重,落后,贪污,腐败,强权,等等等等,而如今,被迅速崛起的民企打败的体无完肤之后,终于有点想奋发图强的新意了。
最后,祝嘉陵走好,国企走好!
当然,类似中国石化,中国石油,国家电力之类的行业,他们是不在我们普通老百姓同情之类的,而且他们也不需要我们的同情。这些暴利行业,搜刮着民脂民膏,狂吞着民血民财,只会令人唾弃。