Robert Walters - SHL Launches Greater China Talent Management Series

SHANGHAI, Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Robert Walters and SHL announced today they will collaborate to launch the first ever Greater China Talent Management Series. The kick-off session will take place in Shanghai on August 21, from 2:30 to 4:30 pm, with an address by Mr. Carter Yang, Managing Director of Robert Walters China and Mr. Quan Fu, Managing Director of SHL China.

According to Robert Walters' 2012 Global Salary Survey and SHL's 2012 Global Assessment Trends Report (GATR), talent recruitment and retention has now become a key challenge for many multinationals in Greater China. With a limited talent pool noticed across the region, recruiting and retaining the right professionals are now one of the main objectives for organisations aiming to move forward.

In lieu of this, Robert Walters, being one of the world's leading global specialist professional recruitment consultancies, and SHL, a global leader in talent measurement solutions, collaborated to organise this 7-series conference with the aim to provide HR delegates from across various industries, insights pertinent to talent management, strategic workforce planning and HR challenges. The key topics which will be discussed include understanding the mindset of different generations and applying the right recruitment strategies, recruiting qualified high-performing talents, build employee engagement, as well as applying innovative HR strategies to businesses.

"I am very pleased to see the launch of Robert Walters - SHL joint series event. To identify, assess, and hire the best talent for any organisation has always been a constant challenge for most business leaders and HR professionals. Therefore, through this series that we are going to run across the Greater China region, we wish to provide our long-term business partners with updates on the current market trends as well as discuss on how to deliver an affective and efficient approach to talent management in order to achieve measurable results," said Carter Yang, Managing Director, Robert Walters China.

"This Greater China Talent Management Series sets the stage for HR professionals, industrial and organizational psychologists to share their insights and developments on latest HR challenges, as well as actual benefits resulted from integrating real solution into their organisations. HR experts from leading companies will share their sophisticated philosophy, experience and strategies to improve talent, productivity and efficiency, in return, they will gain insights on future development and achieve management excellence and sustainable development during the event," Mr. Quan Fu, Managing Director, SHL China commented.

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About Robert Walters

Robert Walters is an award-winning business and one of the leading international recruitment consultancies. The Group has a network of 51 offices spanning 23 countries, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Continental Europe, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, South Africa and South America. For more information about Robert Walters China, please visit www.robertwalters.cn.

About SHL

SHL is the global leader in talent measurement solutions, driving better business results for clients through superior people intelligence and decisions - from hiring and recruiting, to employee development and succession planning. With a presence in over 50 countries, SHL delivers more than 25 million assessments annually in over 30 languages - allowing over 10,000 business customers to benefit from both global expertise and local insight. Along with its world-class consulting practices and 24-hour support centre, SHL clients can access over 1,000 assessments through an easy-to-use technology platform. Headquartered in London, UK, the company has offices in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia/New Zealand. For more information, please visit www.shl.com.

Interested parties who would like to find out more about this Greater China Talent Management Series or for interview requests, please contact:

Robert Walters China:

Gigi Koh
Web Editorial & PR Specialist, China
E: gigi.koh@robertwalters.com.cn
T: +86-21-5153-5810
M: +86-187-2104-0323

SHL:

Karen Wong
Asia Marketing Communications Manager
E: karen.wong@shl.com
T: +852-2837-3907