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By Polly Tong

Employment Market Trend and IBM Hiring Requirements

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Labor Market

Unemployment rate reaching 7.3%According to a pay trend survey, 2003 salary

increase predicted to be 0.5%2002 CPI : -2.9%2003 CPI : -1.5%

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Hot Openings

IT industry no longer the booming sectorNumber of openings in construction,

manufacturing and public sector are decreasingNumber of openings in service industry is

increasingFood and Beverage Industry

Retail Industry

General Insurance Industry

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Market TrendNumber of Outsourcing is increasing

Focus and invest in the industry where they are

Product and skill specialization

Cost savingNumber of Merger and Acquisition is increasing

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Market Trend (Con’t)China opportunity is increasing

Jobs are moving to China from Hong Kong, e.g. manufacturing, office administration etc

People willing to work in China by frequent travel or stay there with a local offer term

Contract vs Permanent employmentContract or project basis employment is increasing

Cost saving in terms of headcount and benefit

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Market Trend (Con’t)Pay for performance

Guarantee portion is reducing

Link with personal performance or company profit

Long working hoursWilling to move from one place to the otherMulti-tasking

Less with more

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IBM Hiring Theme Unlimited

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IBM Hiring PrincipalsDiversity/Equal Employer

People with disability

Sex/gender/race/religiousVitality young people

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Recruiting Process

On-site Interview

Job Posting

Resume Scan & Match

Aptitude Test

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What We Look ForCompetence and knowledgeProblem solverGood communication skillsGood plannerGood attitudeGood team player IntegrityEnthusiasm for your workLeadership

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Typical Interview Topics

Technical / Professional ExpertiseReasoningMotivation Interpersonal / Team / Leadership SkillsCommunication skillsBreakthrough Thinking and CreativelyRelevant past experience

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IBM Needs People Who Are …Self confident and have the energy to create an idea

and run with itProblem solvers who are committed to doing a quality

job for customers – no matter what it takes, but always with unyielding integrity

Innovators who don’t accept things the way they are but come to work looking for a better way, every day

Communicators who can excite teams and inspire them to act

Talented who have fun!

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