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Mandarin Consulting
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© Copyright Mandarin
Consulting Ltd University of Sussex 28 October 2014
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© Copyright Mandarin
Consulting Ltd MANDARIN CONSULTING David Peckham Engineer – 7 years Management Consultant - PwC 13 years, - PA Consulting Group 6 years Now - Director of Mandarin Consulting
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© Copyright Mandarin
Consulting Ltd MANDARIN CONSULTING Job Opportunities for Chinese Students and Graduates in the UK
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© Copyright Mandarin
Consulting Ltd Why are you here? . . . • Determined to work for an International company? • Considering all options including International companies? • Confused about career options and choices? • Just need to get out of the rain/cold!
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© Copyright Mandarin
Consulting Ltd This Seminar Covers . . . . • Who are Mandarin Consulting? • What opportunities are there in the UK? • A little practical help • The recruitment process – what Chinese candidates find difficult
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Mandarin Consulting –
What We Do . . . WE CHANGE PEOPLES’ © Copyright Mandarin Consulting Ltd LIVES By helping them to get challenging and satisfying careers
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How Does Mandarin
Consulting Do This? . . . By helping Chinese students and graduates . . . • Understand their potential • Find opportunities to match their potential . . . through a one to one coaching programme © Copyright Mandarin Consulting Ltd
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We Are Well
Positioned to Help You . . . In our Beijing office . . . . . Or in our London office . . . . . © Copyright Mandarin Consulting Ltd . . . . Or in our New York office
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Why Can Mandarin
Consulting Help YOU? • We have had over 2,000 candidates pass through our programme to get into international companies • We have a highly experienced coaching team with a deep understanding of international recruitment © Copyright Mandarin Consulting Ltd Some Facts!
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The Mandarin Consulting
Core Coaching Team © Copyright Mandarin Consulting Ltd
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Job Opportunities for
Chinese Students and Graduates in the UK © Copyright Mandarin Consulting Ltd
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Graduate Schemes in
International Companies © Copyright Mandarin Consulting Ltd What are they? . . . . • A job! – usually paying in excess of £25,000 per year • A unique opportunity to be trained while working – probably the most important training in your life • Usually results in a professional qualification often recognised internationally
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Graduate Schemes in
International Companies © Copyright Mandarin Consulting Ltd What are they (continued)? . . . . • The foundation for a fast track career • Exposure to global ideas and methods, an opportunity to work alongside experts • Usually offered one year in advance • Often independent of degree major . . . . . but competitive
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Internships in International
Companies © Copyright Mandarin Consulting Ltd What are they? . . . . • Working in a company usually for 2 to 8 weeks in the summer vacation (but other variations exist!) • Opportunity to try out a sector/company • Understanding how international companies operate • Opportunity to develop “competencies” and strengthen CV • Often results in a graduate scheme job! . . . . . but also competitive
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What Other Useful
Experience is There? (Remember: Develop Your Competencies) Voluntary Work • Inside your University – (Union, CSSA etc) • Outside your University • Many different opportunities • Chance to improve your English • Available all the year round © Copyright Mandarin Consulting Ltd
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© Copyright Mandarin
Consulting Ltd A Little Practical Help
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Possible Opportunities Path
. . . Part-time work © Copyright Mandarin Consulting Ltd • Transition from student to professional • Training to do a job Voluntary Work • Develop “competencies” • Improve English • Improve cultural awareness • Discover sectors and companies • Develop “competencies” Internships Graduate Schemes
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© Copyright Mandarin
Consulting Ltd Plan Out Your Job Seeking A Typical Job- Seeking Plan . . . . Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Graduate Scheme Applications Graduate Scheme Interviews and Assessments Graduate Scheme Job Offers Competencies Voluntary work? Jan Feb
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Practical Help from
Mandarin Consulting . . . • Weekly Graduate Scheme and Internship update (You will receive this after filling in the registration slip) • Voluntary work (Many resources on the internet – eg timebank.org.uk) © Copyright Mandarin Consulting Ltd
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© Copyright Mandarin
Consulting Ltd The Recruitment Process Steps Chinese Candidates Find Difficult
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Typical Job Application
Process © Copyright Mandarin Consulting Ltd Online tests Senior interview Application JOB!! CV Covering Letter Interview Assessment Centre This is a SELLING process
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What do we
mean by “Selling”? Matching: Your Skills And Attributes to You need to understand both these parts © Copyright Mandarin Consulting Ltd The Requirements Of The Job
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Sell on Benefits
not Specification “This car is the safest in Europe” © Copyright Mandarin Consulting Ltd Automobile Association Benefit Specification This car has 0.5mm steel box sections front and rear with shear stiffeners at 150mm centres allowing high energy crumple zone absorption together with side bars . . .
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What attributes are
companies looking for. . . ? © Copyright Mandarin Consulting Ltd
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Attributes Companies Look
For Chinese International • Hard working • Loyal • Carry out orders effectively • Know their place in the heirachy • Obedient • Contacts (Guanxi) . . . . . And others © Copyright Mandarin Consulting Ltd • Motivated • Team worker • Leader • Good communicator • Questioning • Having fun at work! . . . . . And others There are clear differences in requirements. . .
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Organisations are Looking
for Key Competencies © Copyright Mandarin Consulting Ltd These Include: • Motivation and drive • Leadership and teamwork • Communication and persuasion skills • Genuine motivation behind the application • Innovation • Awareness of the business world and implications • Problem solving abilities • The “Ah HA!!” factor – original thinking How do Organisations Test for Competencies? . . .
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By Asking “Competency”
Questions . . . . Typical competency-based questions start . . . Describe a time when you . . . © Copyright Mandarin Consulting Ltd Give an example of . . . . Describe how you . . Tell me about a situation . . These questions aim to probe your abilities and skills in a practical setting
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Examples of Competency
Questions . . . . • Give me an example of a problem you have faced in the past. How did you solve the problem? • Tell me about a time when you taught someone else something • Describe a situation where you inspired others to meet a common goal • Tell me about a time when you worked successfully as part of a team © Copyright Mandarin Consulting Ltd
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Answering a Competency
Question • Think of the purpose of the question • Formulate your answer to address this purpose • Use the STAR method to structure your answer Tell me about a time when you were unsuccessful © Copyright Mandarin Consulting Ltd Purposes might include . . . • You like trying different things • Adventurous • Test for innovation, resilience • Learning from mistakes
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© Copyright Mandarin
Consulting Ltd Four Types of Question . . . Competency Questions Motivational Questions General Questions √ Commercial Awareness Questions
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Another Inevitable Question:
(This is a motivational type question) Why do you want to join our organisation? The Matching Is Between © Copyright Mandarin Consulting Ltd Your Requirements And What The Organisation Offers You need to be clear what your requirements are . . .
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Some Examples of
Requirements • High value, intensive training • Working with world recognised experts • Rapid assignment of responsibility © Copyright Mandarin Consulting Ltd . . . . . And there are others This is a better way of answering this question!
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© Copyright Mandarin
Consulting Ltd General Questions . . . . These need to be thought through • Tell me about yourself • What is your main weakness (area for improvement)? • Why did you choose the university you went to? • Why did you choose the course you took? • What do you see yourself doing in five years time?
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Other, General Questions
. . . . These have been asked in interviews recently • How many cows are there in the UK? • How many people are on the London Underground at any moment? • How many pingpong balls can be fitted into a 747 aircraft? © Copyright Mandarin Consulting Ltd These test your thinking process
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Examples of Commercial
Awareness Questions . . . • Give me an example of a company that is doing well. Why is it doing well? • Tell me about an item you’ve read in the news. How do you think this will impact our organisation? What do you think we should do about it? • How have oil prices moved recently? What impact do you think this will have on businesses? . . . . . . and there are others © Copyright Mandarin Consulting Ltd
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A Commercial Awareness
Example . . . Give me an example of a company that is doing well. © Copyright Mandarin Consulting Ltd Why is it doing well? From “The Economist”
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© Copyright Mandarin
Consulting Ltd The Job Seeking Skills Equation . . . ACADEMIC LEVEL JOB SEEKING SKILLS JOB LEVEL ACADEMIC LEVEL JOB SEEKING SKILLS JOB LEVEL
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© Copyright Mandarin
Consulting Ltd THE END Further Questions? 北京海淀区中关村善缘街1号立方庭2-609室 电话:+86 10 8244 7189 邮件: mandarinconsultant@yeah.net 网站:www.mcilcn.com 223a High Street Kensington, London W8 6SG Tel: +44 20 73761037 Email: info@mandarinconsultant.com Website: uk.mcilcn.com
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