Returnees who understand company have edge

Returnees from overseas should get more knowledge of the company or business they are applying for and prepare themselves fully before hunting for a job, to increase their chances of being accepted, human resources experts and recruiting staff said.

They have little knowledge of what they want to do or what the company or enterprise they are applying for does, and this has been the main cause of their failure to land a good and suitable job, a recruiting company staff member said in Beijing recently at a job fair for returnees from overseas.

"Most of them came to the booth of our company, asking me questions like 'What does your company do?' or 'What kind of posts can you offer me?'" said the staff member with Futur Master, a company in Beijing. He asked to be identified only by his surname, Gong.