What about Korean companies?

Mr. Wang, who has worked in South Korea LG Electronics Co., Ltd. for more than two years and has been enjoying a high position and high salary, resolutely resigned a year ago and started a small computer accessories sales company with several friends. The business situation has not been very good.

In the "company" of less than 8 square meters, the reporter saw Mr. Wang surfing the Internet while eating bread.

"Why did you give up such a good company as LG and choose this one?" The reporter doesn't know how to describe Mr. Wang's "company". Looking around, there is only one table and two chairs in the whole room, which is quite "bleak".

"Hehe ... everyone is calling me an idiot!" Mr. Wang leaned back and smiled at the reporter. "LG is really the envy of many people. I don't deny that the treatment there is good, but there is no hope for me. Do you think I will stay? I am still young and need to be constantly enriched and developed. "

How can we not see "hope" in the envied multinational enterprises?

There are no China people at the top of Korean companies.

Mr. Wang told reporters that he applied for a job at LG after graduating from college. Due to persistent efforts and outstanding performance, he was promoted from an ordinary employee to a team leader in less than two years. "In LG, team leader is the highest position that China people can hold." That is to say, no matter how excellent Mr. Wang is in the future, the position can only stop here.

No wonder Mr. Wang gave up. When a person can no longer see "hope", giving up may become a painful and only choice.

Today, it has been 10 years since China and South Korea established diplomatic relations. According to the latest statistics of the Ministry of Industry and Resources of Korea, "By the end of last year, Korea had invested 6,054 times in China, with an investment of 5.4/kloc-0.0 billion US dollars. Based on the end of last year, investment in China accounted for 4 1.8 of South Korea's foreign investment projects and investment, ranking first. "

According to insiders, although Korean-funded enterprises entered China later than some established Japanese-funded enterprises, their current investment has greatly shown a trend of coming from behind. Korean brands such as LG and Samsung have already become the market leaders in China, and the development trend of Korean enterprises in China is also heating up.

Multinational companies entered China for long-term strategic considerations. While paying attention to the long-term strategy of investing in China, they are also very concerned about the specific strategy of entering China. Like all multinational companies, Korean companies also advocate "localization of managers" and "localization of personnel training".

Without local employees, it is difficult for multinational enterprises to develop. So, what are Korean companies absorbing and cultivating China talents for? Why can LG's China employees only be team leaders at most?

In a conversation with reporters, Mr. Wang said that foreign companies have developed rapidly in recent years, and each company is constantly adjusting to find a better way of development. "Korean companies are different now, and LG has also carried out' reform'. China employees can already serve as department managers. "

When the reporter asked about the specific responsibilities of the department manager, Mr. Wang explained, "For example, if the sales manager is in charge of sales, of course you have to report to it …" The top managers are still Koreans. As for why China people can't hold higher vocational positions, Mr. Wang replied: "They feel that, objectively speaking, China people's ability is even worse." Mr. Wang himself is not sure: "Koreans are more active in thinking and have many fresh ideas." But when the reporter asked, "Even if low-level employees have flexible ideas, can they put them forward and put them into practice at any time?" Mr. Wang hesitated again. "Er ... basically impossible." What senior managers require more is that employees obey the leadership and do their jobs well.

Mr. Xi used to work in Changkong Industrial Co., Ltd. Because of his work, he has contacts with many Korean companies. "Koreans are the most unruly in doing business. When they use you, they will flatter you in every way. If it doesn't matter, they will immediately change their faces and become faster than turning pages. "

When it comes to employing people, Mr. Xi said: "Most companies in Korea and Japan are similar to family businesses and are very exclusive in employing people. As far as the bosses of Korean enterprises I have contacted are all Koreans, they bring an interpreter to talk about major issues and minor issues, and they have never sent senior managers from China. Probably not at all! "

"Cultivation" and "Selection" of Korean Enterprise Talents

With the economic downturn in foreign countries and the improvement and development of China's position in the world market, more and more multinational companies began to rush to China. There is even a saying that "China ranks first in the world", which shows the importance of China in the eyes of foreign companies.

The key to the success or failure of an enterprise lies in system and management. Every multinational enterprise has its own set of unique training methods and principles to cultivate talents suitable for its own enterprise mechanism and concept, and constantly promote the progress and development of enterprises.

Every year, Korean companies send their young cadres to China to study Chinese for one year, and then they are sent to work in China or business departments related to China; At the same time, major multinational companies also emphasize that "a considerable number of training centers have been established in major cities in China, and great attention has been paid to selecting senior management talents from local talents in China through practice and training".

There should be no doubt that Korean enterprises cultivate their own top talents, but can China employees be "selected through training"? Mr. Wang recalled that when he first arrived at LG, he "only received simple pre-job training", mainly instilling some company concepts and employee codes ... "It is basically no different from domestic enterprises." As for the "selection", Mr. Wang's position is "promoted bit by bit through his performance and achievements in practical work".

On the websites of some multinational companies in South Korea, it is not difficult to find recruitment slogans such as "Samsung respects and values talents, and welcomes talents with real talents to join Samsung" and "LG personnel who challenge the highest level in all fields". Is that really the case?

Mr. Wang said that "it is not easy to get promoted in LG" because "after all, leadership positions are limited" and every step has to be hard. "The results are obvious to all."

When he left, the senior leaders didn't keep him. "During my two years in LG, people kept leaving, and many people were in a certain position. Whoever leaves will not deliberately stay. " When the reporter asked why, Mr. Wang smiled slightly. "Who can't get a higher salary now?" The arrival of new people will bring a momentum, and at the same time, it will increase the pressure on old employees and force them to work harder ... "

Miss Cao, who once promoted in LG, told reporters that LG employees work very hard. "Even our supervisor is almost 40 years old and goes out for a run every day." Every employee can clearly feel the strong pressure within the company. "Anyone who can't do well will be criticized, and the higher your level, the more embarrassed you will be mentioned above." In this way, everyone is "from each according to his ability".

This shows that the "selection" of talents by Korean enterprises is more a natural law of survival of the fittest. As for their propaganda of "attaching great importance" and "selecting during training", the performance is relatively not obvious.

Samsung employees "nobody cares"?

According to a recent report, "Korean companies invested strongly in Beijing in the first half of this year. In the first half of the year, South Korea's contracted foreign investment amounted to US$ 654.83 million, a year-on-year increase of 79.8%, ranking first among countries. "

Such investment shows that the cooperative partnership established between China and South Korea has entered a new stage of all-round cooperation. Korean companies can be seen everywhere in Beijing, and even there has long been a saying that "Han Feng is thriving". So, are China employees in Korean enterprises also on the rise, and their status has improved? The reporter interviewed a senior employee who has worked in Samsung for many years.

Mr. Park told reporters that the positions of Samsung employees are promoted every three years, namely "employee"-"agent"-"section chief"-"minister". In other words, the minister is the highest position that China employees can reach, and his authority is "equivalent to the department manager of China enterprises", and he is responsible for "managing some specific work in a certain field assigned by superiors".

However, according to Samsung's employee promotion system, it takes more than ten years for a reporter to be promoted to a minister.

Samsung's training takes about a week, "mainly in some company concepts." As for the training of Japanese companies in China, "not much has been done", but at the same time, Mr. Park also mentioned that "I don't know much about other departments, it seems that there are some."

According to Mr. Park, Samsung's "difficulty" mainly lies in the interview. "If the interview passes, there are basically no other problems, and dismissal rarely happens." During the interview, professional skills and other related abilities will be assessed and tested, which belongs to "YEATION". If you really come in, you will have your own work to do, which will be handled according to your daily requirements after being assigned.

When talking about work management, Mr. Park said after a little thinking: "Management ... I don't think it's strict, just punch in every day ... nothing special."

"Are the bosses of Samsung all Koreans?" The reporter asked.

Mr. Park raised his voice slightly: "Of course! They all came directly from South Korea. " At the same time, it is also mentioned that "it was even more so in the past", and now China has "a lot more employees". In the past, Samsung started its work through "Korean personnel coming over and only recruiting a few China employees locally".

Finally, Mr. Park told reporters that "Samsung's treatment is the best, and it has also invested a lot in manpower." The reporter asked about the specific salary increase, and Mr. Park replied, "Once a year, the salary increase is related to the length of service and performance." But the magnitude is "not very large." As for organizing activities, it means "two large meetings a year, and then everyone will have dinner together." Traveling abroad is "organized by the service centers of foreign companies, who provide information." Anyone who wants to go can apply, but they have to spend their own money. "

In short, Samsung employees are "very relaxed". No matter going out to play or work, it is "nobody cares", and Korean bosses are always busy. So, why not hire and train some senior China personnel to manage it? Local managers are naturally more familiar with the situation and preferences of employees, and Korean bosses are not happy. This question has not been answered yet.

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