Six of China's biggest state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have
jointly launched their most ambitious recruitment campaign for
senior managers.
It is the first to be organized by the State-owned Assets
Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC), which was set up
in April.
The commission yesterday said a total of seven posts including
five deputy general managers and two chief accountants will be
available.
China United Telecommunications Corp, China General Technology
(Group) Holding Ltd, China Aluminum Corporation, and China National
Foreign Trade Transportation (Group) Corp want new deputy general
managers. China Energy Conservation Investment Corp and the State
Development and Investment Corp want chief accountants.
The commission, as the sole owner of state assets, has taken
over responsibility for appointing and dismissing senior personnel
in the 191 leading SOEs.
"Recruitment of senior managers in the open market will help the
enterprises find the most suitable people to strengthen their
business," a SASAC spokesman said yesterday.
Those with overseas experience will help the companies explore
markets abroad, he said.
The new recruitment campaign is an attempt by Chinese
authorities to reform the personnel system in SOEs and introduce
fresh blood from overseas.
SASAC spokesman said all but one of the advertised SOE posts are
restricted to Chinese citizens including residents in Hong Kong and
Taiwan. And people born in China who have studied or worked abroad
and acquired overseas residency permits also qualify if they retain
Chinese nationality.
"There have been some examples of inviting overseas Chinese to
work in SOEs in the past and there will be more in the future," he
said.
The jobs come with an upper age limit of 45, although
exceptional candidates aged up to 50 years may be accepted.
Applicants must have worked at a senior level in multinational
companies or state institutions and have Chinese language and
computer skills.
Only China National Foreign Trade Transportation (Group)
Corporation said its new chief accountant can be a foreigner.
SASAC director Li Rongrong has said earlier that China aims to
build up to 50 internationally competitive enterprise groups in the
future.
Applications are due by the end of October.
(China Daily?September 16, 2003)