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Expat executives in China
Interviewees are in general management roles including CEOs and COOs:
79% of the respondents see a shrinking gap of compensation package between expat and local executives.
70% noticed a change in the type of expatriate workers that China is attracting - expatriates are now younger and from more diverse nations.
71% now believe it is harder for foreign-born executives working in China to gain access to local executive positions.
42% cited "employers favor local talent" as the most inhibiting factor to finding an executive job in China.
60% of the surveyed expatriates think employers would prefer to use less skilled local people to avoid paying an expatriate compensation package.
51% are actively looking for a new opportunity.
The survey was conducted by the Association of Executive Search Consultants.