Hudson is on the Move
Hudson in Czech Republic has just moved into a new office. The new seat of the company is located in a modernistic, state-of the-art building on Plzenska Street. The opening took place on 23rd November 2006 and was attended by many of our clients and employees in the region.
Frans Hoekman during the opening presentation
The new adress of Hudson in Prague is:
The Smichov Gate,
Plzenska 16, 150 00 Prague 5,
Czech Republic ,
Telephone: + 420 296 332 911, Fax: + 420 296 332 900
The Central European Scissor squeeze
Central European countries, without exception, are optimistic about their prospects of growth and sustaining influx of direct foreign investment. But sentiments are turning sour, because of steady wage inflation, combined with profitability still falling in a majority of industries, forcing companies to reconsider their investments. The over-excitement about emerging markets, when faced with reality, could easily turn investment trends towards other opportunities in Asia or elsewhere.
Looking Ahead to 2007
I first came to Romania in 1996 to initiate operations for this company, and at the time it was virtually impossible to find qualified business professionals. It seemed that every CV that came in to the office was that of an electrical engineer, chemical engineer, or some other kind of highly technical profile. Almost none of these job seekers had any useful skills or experience in sales, marketing, finance, HR, or other important functional areas. Over the past decade, however, this has completely changed.
Competency analysis? What is it?
Do the Polish employers analyze competencies of their people? And if they do - do they do it right? Here is a handful of reflections based upon the Hudson Job Index Report.
Mini poll
Why do managers happen to hire skills when they should be hiring talent? It's simple: managers won't hire talent if they don't know how to develop and deploy it. "Weak managers hire skills. Strong managers hire talented people and teach specific skills. To avoid talent shortages, hire talented managers."
