Graphic artists, photographers, videograhers working in China. I've read a lot about the drive for well crafted design and advertising in China (as you can see in any ditie station, magazine, billboard etc), especially as corporate interests from domestic and international companies continue to gain footing in the country.  However, the pool of freelance artists and professionals that will work for below market value seems to be setting quite an awful trend for those who want to make a living in creative fields.  Has anyone else found this to be true?  It happens in the US also, but usually newly graduated students who try to undercut the market with cheap rates end up not surviving and dropping out of the industry, or producing work that is not on the same level as those who charge market rates and produce high end work.   This is epecially of interest to me, as a creative person looking at the potential of careers in China.  Comments? Experiences?

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Here is a question I've been asking myself a long time : how do expatriates land on their jobs?
By expatriate I mean a home country salary + relocation package. Well the kind of contract that would magnet many chicks :)  I know a lots of you start from English teacher.

According to the authors of "China CEO", the 3 main criteria to select an expatriate are:
- professional qualities (expertise, international experience)
- personal qualities (multicultural mindset, commitment to learn)
- china specific qualities (humility, patience, guanxi-building).

China job market has rapidly evolved: 10 years ago speaking Chinese was sufficient to find a job as a foreigner. Now Multinational Corporation (MNC) assign Chinese employees abroad and lots of ex-expats are willing to accept local contracts. So it's no longer valid to start in a MNC and hope to be relocated in China after 2 years. For instance

Out of the more than 50,000 employees Siemens has in this country, 99.60 per cent are Chinese. The 200 expatriates that we have here on temporary assignments fulfill specific tasks. The typical expat job, as it was defined a few years ago, does often not exist anymore. At the same time, we have more than 100 Chinese managers that work for Siemens overseas on a one-year or longer assignment.

http://www.bizchina-update.com/content/view/914/45/

Here is an exchange I had with Wilfried Meyer, director of Human Ressources and executive Vice President of Siemens China , who generously shared his experience.

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Dear Raymond,
tks for your email - my quote as well as your comments are correct and there is also no contradiction in both; you are more than welcome to add my quotation in your review. Yes, indeed we here in China have in the meantime lots of expatriates on a local contract and we hire mainly based on experiences/skill sets which we cannot find in the local market or where the quality might just not fit 100% with local candidates - because speed is everything we cannot wait until we can develop the missing skill sets but we rather need to recruit directly from the global labor markets.
 
In China more and more MNC are having significant problems finding excellent international or local talent since in most cases in the meantime also many international Chinese companies are offering the same salary packages, trainings, overseas assignments as MNC with  - in many cases -  1 significant difference that the CEO of the Chinese company is Chinese and therefore there is the theoretical chance for each and every chinese high potential to become CEO compared with many MNCs where the CEO is still a foreigner.
 
hope this helps a little and you are more than welcome to follow up in case there are any additional points/topics you would like to address
best regards

Wilfried Meyer

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For more information read my amazon review

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Please tell me. I'm keen to hear from you. Any one who works in China is welcome. What type of contracts do you have ? How much your lifestyle has improved from your home country. What is the field you work in ?

Raymond Chenon

Hey everyone,

I'm currently looking for a job in Beijing...Any ideas as to how I could go about finding one?

I'm 18 and I've just graduated from high school in Germany. English isn't my native language but I've been learning it from very early on, so I thought maybe I could teach English or German. But any kind of work is fine, really, I just need to be able to afford food and maybe a place to live. I'm more or less fluent in Chinese since I've lived in China for one year when I was 16. I've already asked many of my Chinese friends for help, written to some schools and done almost everything else I can think of, but I'd still be really grateful for any advice one of you might have.

I don't know whether this is the right place to post this but I'll do so anyway. Thanks for your help!

This discussion started in a Qing Wen episode, but I want to hear some input from other people or hear about experiences related to getting your MA in Chinese Studies or Linguistics with a concentration in Chinese. 

I am interested in knowing about any program or any name of a school to look up to get my MA in Chinese language or Linguistics with a focus on Chinese. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

If you want to give me more detailed information exactly to my situation, you can read below :)

I have just moved back to the west (currently I am in Istanbul, but will be returning to the States sometime September) after living in Sichuan for 2 years. I was working as a Peace Corps volunteer in 攀枝花. I have studied Chinese informally with a tutor for about 16 hours a week for 2 years. I think I have some solid foundations in Chinese (HSK level 3). My strength are in Oral Chinese and my eagerness to learn Chinese and my obsession with Chinesepod.

I am trying to figure out the next step in my life, but one thing is for sure, in 2010/2011 I want to get my MA and preferably in Chinese language. Since I am a native German speaker, I would optimally be interested in actually doing Chinese-German translations.

Anyways, that aside, I want to know how I can start an MA in Chinese, when I have only studied Education for my undergrad. Before my 2 years in China I had no idea about the language, so I am relatively new, and though I think my level isn't the lowest in practice, on paper I don't have anything but the past 2 years to show for Chinese. I don't even have my HSK certificate (different story, but it involved having to leave China with only 4 days notice).

I am looking for programs that would be willing to take me in preferably the Sates or Europe ( I am a dual citizen, so I would actually prefer Europe, cause it'd be cheaper, but am open to anything). I am not even necessarily looking for an MA program, I am just looking for something, even a job, in which I can use my Chinese and am encouraged to continue learning it.

Why not study in China?--- Down the road, yes, but after living sooo sooo far away from everything near and dear, I just want to spend some time with laoweis and family. Also, if I could actually get an MA from an American or European school, I think it'd be better applicable to finding a job in either the US or Europe.

Thank you!