HR for Start-Ups
Effective Human Resource Practices
in Vietnam
William Chin
Senior Manager, Staffing
Qualcomm, Asia

Agenda
• Current State of Human Resources
• Towards a More Effective Approach
• Practical Applications
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Present Day HR Practices
• Scramble for Talent
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• Poor Talent Management
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Toward a More
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3 Broad Principles
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Strategic Framework
• A win-win proposition for both employee
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• 80/20 rule - hiring for talent
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Practical Applications
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Recruiting for Talent
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Recruitment Channels
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Business Networking
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Overseas Diaspora
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Vietnam’s Own Backyard
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Innovative Approaches
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Internship Programs
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Values and Culture
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Talent Acquisition and
Development
• Common and innovative sourcing
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• Opportunities to hand-pick staff
• Development by focusing on the soft-skills
• Bring organization culture to life

Day to Day Issues
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Typical Topics...
English
Proficiency
Career
Development
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Start-up HR
Understand labor laws Have well documented
and labor unions HR policies
Communicate,
Stay well within ethics communicate,
and integrity practices and communicate
one more time
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Blog
http://asiarecruitingtidbits.blogspot.com
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Question & Answer
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