China Flexpat

This is an episode for all flexpats who want to learn about B2B market development in China.  Beatrice explains how you can analyze and enter new markets in China. We will especially focus on flexibility, transparency, and inclusiveness as key skills needed in doing Marketing and Business Development in a fast-changing and challenging environment such as China today.  About Beatrice: Wor...

This is an episode for young professionals who want to start their careers in China.  Simon explains how you can start your career in a Chinese company and lead the internationalization strategy.  Once in your first job, how can you move on to your first Management role? What can you learn from Chinese companies?  How can you use this experience in your further career? Why is a good...

This is an episode for China experts and Chinese language professionals. Gianni explains how you can start your China-related career in Europe, get transferred to China, and then transferred back to Europe. Build a 10-year plan for your life, your family, and your career, and adjust your plan in the process. Get financially independent by building multiple income streams.  Embrace the clash o...

This episode shows us how you can grow into an expert with a successful business from a rather generic background and stay adaptable to upcoming changes in China. Learn about the coffee industry in China, upcoming trends, and how to build up a network to boost your business. Find out how businesses nowadays draw more customers into their shops. What are the key skills to be successful in China and...

This is a special episode for engineers and technology nerds who want to build their careers in China.  Get a big picture of the Chinese economy from international companies to State-owned enterprises, and even Belt and Road projects. Learn about R&D processes and copycats. Entering new markets and going international from China. What does it take to build your complete engineering and bu...

This is a special episode for the German community in the Shanghai area. You learn about a complete flexpat career from university to retirement. Including all challenges, happiness, and fears along the way. Not only, but especially for Germans. Share this episode with your German friend! The German Center is a "home away from home" for German companies in China. Taicang is probably the "most Germ...

1) Flexpat Career Development from coming to China to leaving China 2) Deep dive into changing the perception of employing people with disabilities 3) Success factors for developing your flexpat career Last: The Inclusion Factory is hiring flexpats. Please reach out to Nadav. Learn more about the Inclusion Factory: www.inclusion-factory.com Connect with Nadav on WeChat: NadavBS Or per email: nadav...

Content:  1. Unique lifestyle as 72-year-old flexpat  2. What kind of people does Wolfgang spend his time with?  3. How did he change his lifestyle since he first came to China?   4. How does he spend and invest his income?  5. How does he find the energy for his active flexpat lifestyle?  6. How does Wolfgang see his future in China?  7. Wolfgang`s advice f...

Steven’s Steps To Starting From Scratch in China: 1. Set your long-term goals the moment you set foot in the country. 2. Whatever anyone says to you, you must learn Chinese. 3. Research, research, research. 4. Pursue a diverse set of paths within the direction that you are heading in. 5. Get out of the foreigner bubble and meet new people. 6. Embrace difference, but don’t lose yourself. Find Steve...

Content: 1. Unique lifestlyle as young entrepreneur in Shanghai 2. What kind of people does Alex spend his time with? 3. How did he change his lifestyle since he first came to China?  4. Did this have an impact on his client base? 5. How does he spend and invest his income? 6. How different is his life compared to before? 7. How does he gain the energy for his flexpat lifestyle? 8. How does A...

Neste episódio vamos falar da área do Direito. Como um advogado brasileiro com experiências estudantis e profissionais em escritórios na China, Wallace vai nos contar sobre as similaridades e diferenças do Direito no Brasil e na China, as diferenças culturais, o que esperar de um trabalho em um escritório chinês e como um profissional do Direito brasileiro pode atuar na China. Sim, é possível! Alé...

In this episode our guest Verena and Francis discuss various important parts of a typical flexpat or expat lifestyle. This was recorded before the lockdown.  1. What is unique about your flexpat lifestyle?  2. What kind of people do you spend time with?  3. How did you change your lifestyle since you first came to China?  4. How do you spend and invest your income?  5. How...

Topics discussed:  - How to deal with the current Covid crisis?  - Will there be new job opportunities for flexpats?  - How can flexpats:   ○ differentiate on the job market?   ○ deal with different cultures and regulations?   ○ cope with the current lockdown?   ○ plan their career?   ○ Start their own business? Janine has made it he...

Find Barry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrykirkwood/   1. What is the key to "get hunted" by headhunters and find good opportunities?  2. How can flexpats differentiate on the Chinese job market? How can they show their unique value?  3. How important are technical skills and technical experience?  4. What skills should flexpats focus on to develop their care...

Learn from Oscar, a seasoned flexpat and career advisor. How can flexpats:  - "get hunted" by headhunters and find good opportunities?  - differentiate themselves in the China job market?  - practice their cultural adaptability skills?  - train their networking skills?   - build long term relationships  - improve their long term job chances?  - build a perso...

Mario Bock lebt seit 15 Jahren in China und leitet als Werk-Direktor bei Hörmann Changshu Door Production die Produktion vor Ort. Von Downtown Shanghai bis zum Dorfleben in einem Vorort von Changshu, kennt Mario alles. In dieser Episode teilt er seine Erfahrungen als deutscher Manager in China und die damit verbundenen Lernkurven, unterschiedlichen Arbeitsweisen sowie Empfehlungen für Neulinge.&nb...

It was Marion`s dream to come to Shanghai. She prepared long in advance to get an internal transfer here, and then developed her special consulting skillset in the "strengths" area as a coach. The coaching market is very competitive, and Marion made sure to differentiate from both flexpat and Chinese competition. Today, she shares her coaching, consulting and entrepreneurship journey, and what you...

Lina shares with us lessons learned on a long flexpat entrepreneurship journey in China. Since 2010, she has consulted 100+ projects with 1000+ B2B meetings accross a dozen industries as well as 200+ individual clients, all looking to enter or expand their business in China. Lina is a real influencer, she also runs her own "China Business Cast" in which she shares many more stories of entrepeneurs...

Description in Portuguese: Vocês pediram e aqui está a primeira entrevista em português Europeu! Neste episódio, falaremos sobre futebol na China, tendências de desenvolvimento e os desafios deste setor, oportunidades para estrangeiros, diferenças na cultura de trabalho na China e muito mais! Como é o setor do futebol na China? Quais são as tendências de desenvolvimento da indústria do desporto e,...

Ana Juricevic was 27 years old when she moved to China with her fiancé to work as the Office Manager for a German textile company. Ana is a Hangzhou-based flexpat coming from Croatia. She is also a community manager of Girl Gone International – a community that gathers women who travel. In this episode, Ana talks about   - international career development for women  - her experience...

Stephan Thaerigen has been working in Shenzhen, China, for more than 10 years. His first job in China was under very basic conditions so he soon searched for a better position through networking and hosting fun events where he quickly met his future boss. After his corporate career he decided to build his own company, helping foreign businesses with quality control and inspection of products on th...

Listen to episode 80 with Chloris Liu to learn about: 3 main trends in the job market for flexpats How flexpats can differentiate from Chinese professionals Salary packages including benefits for flexpats How to afford a good lifestyle by increasing your value Know your purpose for working in China Flexpats need to learn Chinese Current opportunities Connect with Chloris on LinkedIn: https://www.l...

Neste episódio, o Rafael irá trazer um panorama da atuação de empresas chinesas no Setor Elétrico brasileiro e dos investimentos que tem sido feitos (e oportunidades de intercâmbio Brasil-China que que eles trazem!). Ele também irá explicar um pouco sobre as ondas de investimentos chineses no Brasil, em qual fase estamos, quais empresas estão chegando no Brasil e quais conhecimentos os profissiona...

Listen to Barbara's rich experience of living in China for 17 years and what led her to start her business "White Space" in Shanghai.

Jan hat sich ganz bewusst für ein China-spezifisches Studium entschieden und kam 2000 als Praktikant nach China.  Er ist heute Geschäftsführer und blickt auf eine erfolgreiche Flexpat Karriere zurück. Er teilt seine Erfahrung und Tipps. 1) Ablauf von China-Studium und Job Einstieg 2) Abgrenzung von Expats und chinesischen Bewerbern 3) Unterschiede von Expat und Flexpat Jobs 4) Chinesisch Kenn...