Finding talent a challenge for China tech firms

In many cases, I feel that this kind of staff shortage can be felt all over the world and not just in China.

Tao Sixuan sighed when asked about hiring people for her start-up, Beijing Rose Technology. “It took a lot longer than I expected, to say the least,” she said, recounting difficulties finding staff to perform basic tasks such as Web design with hosting and back-end support.

“One girl wanted 5,000 renminbi ($627) per month as a personal assistant–and I had to show her how to use the fax machine,” said Tao, who passed on the interviewee. Someone at that level would normally receive a salary of about 2,000 renminbi per month.

Technology industry employers face a number of problems finding good workers in China, including the spoiled, “Little Emperor,” attitude among young people in many parts of the country, a by-product of the government’s one-child policy…. Source: InfoWorld