The document summarizes key findings from the RMG Recruitment Insider Survey for Q2 2015 in China: - Hiring demand remained high at 90.8%, with most new headcounts (63%) ranging from 1-10. Salary increases were mostly between 5-10%. - Second-tier cities saw higher hiring demand at 93.1% while manufacturing declined to 80%. Emerging industries like pharmaceuticals and logistics saw highest demand. - Top functions in demand were sales (61.8%), marketing (50.2%), and product management (40.1%). Communication skills, professional skills and education were most valued by employers. - For fresh graduates, 47.4% of bachelor's

1. RMGRecruitmentInsiderSurvey
罗迈国际招聘内幕调查
罗迈国际市场调研中心 2015 Q2
RMG Selection Market Research Center
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2. 1
Introduction
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RMG Recruitment Insider Survey (2015 Q2) is a detailed
China-wide quarterly view on hiring. The data is collected
from:
• 10 different types of companies
• 10+ key Chinese cities
• 20 core industry sectors
• Over 1600 corporations
To provide you with detailed information of China’s
recruitment market in Q1:
• The number of new headcounts
• Average salary increase
• Hiring channels used now
• The most valued aspects of candidates
• Average monthly salary for fresh graduates
“This survey will show people the hottest
hiring trends and changes in first quarter and
we hope that this could help job seekers and
employers figure out their own suitable
positions and targets. Most importantly the
survey separates fact from fiction, as very
often peoples’ perceptions about the hiring
situation in China come from speculation
rather than data.”
Robert Parkinson
CEO & Founder
RMG Selection

3. 2
Main Discoveries
• The recruitment demand in the second quarter has
remained constant with the previous figure received from Q1
(Q1: 92%; Q2:90.8%).
• The data have demonstrated higher salary raises compared
with the research result from last quarter. The maximal salary
increase range had risen from 0%-5% to 5%-10%.
• Compare with the 9 percentage sharp decrease in the hiring
needs from third-tier cities, the second-tier cities’ hiring
demand has grown and reached 93.1%.
• The figure has showed a slump in the talent demand from
manufacturing industries which has decreased to 80%. On the
contrary, pharmaceutical, logistics and internet are three
industries that are showing the highest recruitment demand.
• First-tier cities still see the highest salary rises.
• Due to the severe talent competition, more than 14% of
new recruits could have large pay rises (more than 20%) in the
automotive industry.
• As networking is playing a crucial role in today’s talent market,
internal referrals have become an even more critical recruitment
channel.
• Sales, marketing and product management are still the top 3 job
specialisms that had the highest talent demand, which are 62%, 50%
and 40% respectively.
• While the Internet industry has the highest recruitment demand,
the product management talent is in short supply but great demand in
the automotive industry.
• Multi-national enterprises are still offering 20% more high-pay jobs
(10k/month) than state-own enterprises in terms of the scale of high-
paying job volume.
• Headhunting services played a more vital role in the recruiting of
senior positions in second quarter. State-own enterprises have largely
increased the use of this recruitment service.
• The starting salaries for new graduates had remained in accordance
with their education level. 47.4% of bachelor graduates could only get
monthly incomes from 3k-5k, while only 22.2%/17.5% of master/PhD
graduates were getting this amount of commencing salary.
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4. 3
How many new headcounts have been opened this quarter?
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The number of new headcounts opened in the second quarter
第二季度新职位空缺的总数
Unit：Headcount(s) 单位：空缺职位数量
1-10 10-30 0 50+ 30-50
63%
21%
9%
6%
2%
Only 9.2% of those surveyed company did
not have new headcounts, which means a
demand for talent continues.
Among all of these companies,
Multinational Corporations( Non-European
and-American) are in a leading position.

5. 4
What is the average salary increase offered in this quarter?
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41%
37%
14%
6%
2%
The average salary increase offered in the second quarter
第二季度的平均薪水涨幅
Unit：Percentage of salary increase 单位：薪资涨幅百分比
5%-10% 0-5% 10%-20% 20%-30% 30%+

6. 5
What is the highest monthly salary offered of all new starters?
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39%
31%
22%
6%
2%
The highest monthly salary offered for new starters in the second quarter
第二季度新员工薪酬范围最集中区域
Unit：K (1000 RMB) 单位：K（1000 元）
0-10K 10-20K 20-30K 30-40K 40K+

7. 6
What are the hiring channels that are used now?
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Hiring channels that HR and hiring mangers use in the second quarter
第二季度人力经理及直线经理使用的招聘渠道
Job board 招聘网站 Internal recommend 内部推荐 Headhunter 猎头
Social Media 社交媒体 Job fair 招聘会
3.89
Job board
招聘网站
3.48
Internal recomm-
end
内部推荐 3.33
Headhunter
猎头
2.61
Social Media
社交媒体
1.70
Job fair
招聘会

8. 7
How many new at managerial level and senior professional level are expected
to recruit via a headhunter?
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9. 8
What are the top 3 functions needed this quarter?
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Top 3 functions needed in the second quarter
第二季度新招聘需求最多的三大职能部门
Unit：Percentage 单位：百分比
Sales 销售 Marketing 市场 Product 产品
Finance 财务 R&D 研发 Administration 行政
61.8%
50.2%
40.1%
27.7%
21.6%
18.1%

10. 9
What are the most valued aspects of candidates valued?
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Education Background
教育背景
Foreign Language
外语水平
Professional Knowledge/Skill
专业知识/技能
People/Clients Sourcing
人脉/客户资源
Project Experience
项目经验
Certificates / Horner
证书/荣誉
Team Player
团队合作能力
Values matched with company
与公司相符的价值观
14%
18%
19%
31%
35%
35%
36%
48%
64%
Most highly valued aspects of candidates in the second quarter
第二季度最受关注的人才素质
Communication
沟通能力
Professional skills, communication skills
and educational background are most
important factors valued by employers.

11. 10
What is the percentage of campus recruitment versus other recruitment levels for
the whole new hiring plan this year?
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47.4%
22.2%
17.5%
21.2%
36.0%
21.7%
17.9%
25.4%
28.0%
13.5%
16.4%
32.9%
Bachelor 本科 Master 硕士 Doctor 博士
Level of average monthly salary (gross) for fresh graduates with different degrees in
the second quarter
第二季度毕业生平均月薪（税前）水平
Unit：K(1000RMB) 单位：K(1000 元)
3K-5K 5K-8K 8K-10K 10K+

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The full version of the report will include a detailed analysis of all the
items mentioned above. Each item is further analyzed based on different
dimensions. Namely, 5 types of company, 1st tier, 2nd tier, and 3rd tier
cities ,8 major industries and 4 different sizes of companies.
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