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New Guide of Note: How to Hire in China

Frank Mulligan, China Director for executive search firm Accetis International and founder of Talent Software, just wrote Guide to 7 Steps to China Hiring Heaven. Originally from Ireland, Frank has lived and worked in China for over 12 years. With deep shortages of skills in many industries, successful hiring in China requires planning. Frank's guide is full of insider tips:

• Many potential candidates will appear to be interested just to be polite
• It's easy to buy a fake degree for RMB400 (US$50), so confirm degrees and references
• Be careful about hiring relatives or previous colleagues or you may end up with a parallel organizational structure

Tags: china, hiring, accetis international, talent software

Doing Business in India

Navin Pathak, senior partner in Entry India, which helps U.S. small and medium-sized enterprises expand their business to the Indian subcontinent, has published an amazing Work.com guide to doing business in India. Navin is chock full of insider's advice for foreign companies and investors. In his guide, Navin gets us ready for global business in India and takes us through a process of defining objectives, researching opportunities, attending trade events, finding partners in India, and entering the Indian market. He's a regular go-to guy if you're interested in approaching the 350 million members of the Indian middle class who are ready and eager for goods and services produced and marketed by U.S. businesses.