Getting Familiar With The Common Challenges Of Offering Outplacement Support In China

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Even though the concept of providing outplacement support to employees is a relatively new concept for Chinese business organizations, a large number of companies are already warming up to the idea. However, the professionals offering the services of outplacement coaching in China often face various challenges. The most common of these challenges are discussed in brief as follows.

Stressing About Age A majority of employees in China still in their mid-30s feel stressed about finding a good job in case they were to lose their current one. This is because the employees feel that most companies might be reluctant to hire employees above 40 years. They believe that the easy availability of much younger and more competitive as well as better educated professionals will minimize their chances of finding employment. They thus tend to be extremely pessimistic about in confident about finding a suitable position with another organization even with the guidance and support of coaching professionals.

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Marriage And Kids Being A Hindrance It is a common belief of Chinese employees that their marital status is likely to impact their ability to find a suitable position. These professionals are often of the opinion that hiring managers tend to consider employees who are married and have kids to be less competitive and flexible as compared to people who are single and have no children. They believe that familial responsibilities are believed to tie down people and make them less productive. Changing this mindset proves to be extremely challenging for coaching professionals.

Desire To Seek Entrepreneurial Opportunities Another major challenge faced by professionals offering career transition coaching in China is that of outgoing employees seeking entrepreneurial opportunities. The one key aspect that promotes this trend is the provision of compensation for employees who have worked for the same employer for more than one year by the Chinese labor law.

Most outgoing employees thus feel enthusiastic about starting their own venture with this money rather than seeking employment elsewhere.

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