Category: Business Planning

As we support more candidates across Asia and beyond we recognize the challenges in cross cultural communication, certainly where language becomes a barrier. There are some truly talented software engineers, app developers, NOC engineers, senior engineers, network architects, game developers and more that are all looking to advance their careers. With the right support within our business we know we can offer so much more to these candidates.

What sort of candidate are we looking for?

Whilst technical knowledge is important we do not expect you to understand every technical role out there. You must be able to build relationships with people as a priority. Most importantly we want someone who can relate to our candidates. You must be understanding of the challenges they face and committed to supporting them in their career aspirations. Whilst technical knowledge is important we place more emphasis on communication skills.

Our clients demand attention to detail from us. We work with employers who value their staff, invest in their development and support their growth. Consequently they expect that candidates skills are matched to the requirements of the role. You must be comfortable asking candidates for more detail, making sure they really do have the skills for the role, supporting them in their applications and importantly being honest with them.

Finally we want a candidate who is comfortable in cross cultural communication, allowing us to build further links between employers and candidates. If you speak Malay, Mandarin, Thai, Vietnamese, or Tamil we would be excited to hear from you.

You can send your CV via our CV upload page here, or via a message on LinkedIn.

We will send a further job description out to suitable candidates, including salary details.

We have found there are more applicants for roles than ever before and shortlisting candidates has proved ever challenging. Our employers still want the best, and every candidate believes they are the best. As a recruiter we often have the task of selecting from this list. It can be a daunting challenge at times, and we know some candidates will be disappointed.

At ITRS-Asia we like to see everyone succeed. We genuinely believe there is an employer that suits everyone's skills and needs. It is through helping clients and candidates navigate these challenges that we identify a pattern in those who are most successful.

- They set goals

- They step out of their comfort zone (with goals that challenge them)

- They take action on the above

This demonstrates to employers they have self motivation. They are driven. They seek to excel and better themselves. 

Given the choice between two identical candidates the one who demonstrates their ambition to succeed always appears most attractive to an employer.

At ITRS-Asia we thought it useful to share some of our ambitious goals for the future, and create a little public accountability. (Bonus tip: public accountability can motivate you to action)

1) Bring new skills into our team

- We want to increase our presence further in the Asian job market. We want to support more clients and better engage with our customers. To do this we are going to expand our team.

2) Be more confident in presenting our achievements

- We want to tell more people what we have done. We will do this by expanding our online presence, not just supporting our current clients but future clients too.

3) Embrace more direct marketing strategies

- We see some great candidates on LinkedIn, but they don't all indicate they want a new job. We know they will be a great fit for one of our clients and the salary can be very attractive yet we often overlook them. We are going to be more direct with some of the great looking candidates that are out there. We want our clients to have the best staff. This will require us to be more direct with our recruitment campaigns.

4) Put more content on LinkedIn

- This service has really grown over the past several years. While I can be stubborn in business, Lucy reminds me that our business can not be stubborn, particularly when it comes to marketing. This ties closely into the above goals.

5) Embrace the connection opportunities with other recruiters

- For too long we have looked at this as competition. However we realize that in our desire to help everyone that we really can not do this as a small online business. It is time to accept that we should connect with other recruiters and not be afraid to recommend talented individuals to them when we lack the capacity to help.

I think that's all we wanted to share in this post, and we hope that it proves useful.

Just because you are having a virtual job interview doesn't mean you should neglect what you wear. We all know the feeling we have when we put on our best business attire. It is that feeling we want to recreate. Also, it is incredibly important to consider the impression we create on camera - we want to show we care about ourselves and the impression we make.

For example the folding of the Mongolian Khadag promotes trust. There is no more powerful quality than a trusting work environment. With trust brings empowerment. Trusted staff do great work.

There are other rituals that bring benefits that any employee would appreciate.

This includes the Balinese New Year celebrations where lights, cars and work are forbidden. People spend time in silence to focus on self reflection. Taking time out for self reflection can be recharging and energizing. It is in times of solace such as this where great ideas are born, free from the distractions of life.

The Losar Festival for Tibetan New Year uses their prayer flags to promote peace, compassion and wisdom. These are character traits I see in good business leaders. Calm under pressure. Understanding. Wise.

The Korean New Year rituals also promote peace, in addition to good health. Importantly, and something valued strongly across many employees we have worked with, the rituals also promote respect. People do not enjoy working environments where they are disrespected. ITRS-Asia are proud of their reputation for only connecting employees with employers that will respect their needs.

There are many other cultural celbrations for new year. Some of which also include rituals to encourage good fortune and wellness. Good fortune and wellness are characteristics that employers and employees alike both value. Good fortune is not just about money, whilst important in business, good fortune is also about the opportunities you have. It is about being able to spend quality time with your family.

I like to consider that we attract businesses and employees with year round characteristics of trust, self reflection, peace, compassion, wisdom, respect, good fortune and welness.

For many a new year represents a time to set goals and identify what they want from the year ahead. Historically, I have set goals based around business needs and self development. Sometimes these have to be proactive, other times reactive.

In the next blog post I will share a little insight into some of my goals I have set for ITRS-Asia.