China Payroll
Case Study

Case Study

The Client
A Market Leader of Motor Industry.

The Challenge
When they decided to transfer most of its paper-based motor maintenance records on to a database, it awarded a two-year contract to recruit a large number of database operators.

The Solution
The project was to be undertaken at 15 locations throughout mainland China. They was impressed with commitment to its field staff, as it believed this would result in good retention throughout the nine-month period; its nationwide and international branch network; and its extensive referencing checking and assessment procedures.

The Results
They would check the data as it was inputted, but staff showed such outstanding accuracy in their work that this soon proved unnecessary. Excellent staff retention has also helped to avoid costs associated with training replacements.

The Client
A European bank is now one of most respected financial institutions. As part of its rapid global expansion, the bank established an Asian business hub in Shanghai, China.

The Challenge
The bank needed a recruitment partner to provide an integrated solution for setting up its organization in Shanghai, capable of supporting an aggressive growth strategy. The key challenges were:
Building the bank's employer brand, well known in Europe, in a new market with a low level of brand awareness. Recruiting a large number of employees across multiple job functions quickly - in an increasingly skill-short market and in competition with established high profile banks.

The Solution
Using effective attraction and selection methodologies to recruit employees aligned with the organization's vision and culture Ensuring the same level of organizational capability and success in China as in the bank's other markets. To provide an end-to-end solution, from employment branding through selection methodologies to on-boarding for each of its business units.

China Payroll recruited the bank's sales group through an online and print media sourcing campaign and assessment centre selection methodology. This methodology incorporated a customized assessment process involving group and phone simulations, structured interviews and sophisticated personality and ability based psychometric instruments etc.

The Results
Sales group recruited within a four week timeframe, with 97% acceptance of offers. Quality of candidates hired ranking on average within 80th percentile of the equivalent industry norm group. 95% of management and specialist level roles recruited within a four week timeframe 70% of recruitment directs from market.

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