HRBoss Blog: October 2012

HRDay, Vietnam: Say 'Hello' to HiringBoss Vietnam

Article by Duc Phuong Nguyen

on 29 Oct 2012

"HiringBoss may be new to Vietnam but we're sure entering the market with a splash. Last week HiringBoss participated for the first time in the Vietnam HR Day 2012, the biggest HR event in Vietnam. Hundreds of entrepreneurs, senior executives and experts in the field of HR came to share their knowledge and experiences in the area of Talent Management and HR.

Your Japanese Sales Farce.

Article by Jason de Luca

on 22 Oct 2012

The force-fullness with which outdated “norms” are protected amazes even my pea brain.

How such highly educated, experienced and polished APAC heads of sales consistently fail at building up a Japan-area selling force is cause for pause. You hired a “local” to do it here and they failed, wrong, YOU failed.
Let’s look at some of the farsehoods that plague overseas leaders trying to generate solid sales results here in Japan.

Intercultural Sensitivity - Complete waste of time.

HR-Technology Show 2012, Malaysia

Article by Matt Allanson

on 13 Oct 2012

’Malaysia is fast becoming a country of promise for HiringBoss so we decided to partner with the folks at HR Republic for their HR-Technology Show at PWTC in Kuala Lumpur – a 300km, or 3 hour, drive from HiringBoss HQ in Singapore. Having recently launched our Malaysian website, the timing of this event could not have been better.

3 TED Talks to Lead, Motivate and Inspire Employees.

Article by Kyle Lagunas

on 2 Oct 2012

For years, TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) has given the world access to thought- conversations from some of the greatest minds of our day. Interesting though the videos may be, rarely does a manager have 25 minutes to spare for something that doesn't directly tie into their day-to-day.