Looking For Jobs in China? Try This LinkedIn Group List

I have been following this LinkedIn China group for quite some time. It keeps me updated on job movements in China, ranging from IT to financial roles. The group sends out email updates on job opportunities posted by recruiters. It also has a long list of career network subgroups for different regions and expertises too (see below).

The group was created and is managed by Thomas Zhou who is a partner at DaCare International, a firm that helps foreign companies recruit talent in China. It’s an interesting use of LinkedIn to get crowdsourced job postings focusing just on the Chinese market. Zhou’s LinkedIn profile also states that he is a “China LinkedIn/Social Media Strategist” who helps other companies better make use of the professional social networking platform.

The group announced recently that it has over 70,000 members which is a pretty healthy number considering its niche nature.

LinkedIn has about two million users in China. Though that is a small chunk of its total user count at 161 million, it does suggest that LinkedIn is a useful platform for China, especially when jobs are at the international level. While Facebook and Twitter are blocked in China – LinkedIn has an edge merely by still being accessible.

Tianji, a similar local service, previously told us that it is attracting 500,000 users each month which looks like a healthy growth figure. We haven’t heard much about Ushi which is another similar service in China.

In Asia, LinkedIn has offices in India, Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong. We were told several times in the past by LinkedIn that China isn’t quite yet in the pipeline, though my gut feeling tells me otherwise. Anyway, if you’re on Linkedin, don’t hesitate to connect with me.

List of other subgroups:

• Shanghai Jobs & Career Network 上海工作机会，职业人士联盟 – http://linkd.in/J5mYjI
• Beijing Jobs & Career Network 北京工作机会，职业人士联盟 – http://linkd.in/J5n22P
• Shenzhen Jobs & Career Network 深圳工作机会，职业人士联盟 – http://linkd.in/J5n6j2
• Hong Kong Jobs & Career Network 香港工作機會，職業人士聯盟 – http://linkd.in/J5n8aC
• China Expat Job Network 老外找工作 – http://linkd.in/HOHgYD
• South China Career and Professional Network 华南职业人士联盟 – http://linkd.in/KyDlD5
• West China Career and Professional Network 中国西部工作机会和职业联盟 – http://linkd.in/KyDmad
• North China Career and Professional Network 华北职业人士联盟 – http://linkd.in/KyDpD4
• Central China Career and Professional Network 华中职业人士联盟 – http://linkd.in/KyDruu
• East China Career and Professional Network 华东职业人士联盟 – http://linkd.in/KyDtm9
• Taiwan Jobs & Career Network 台灣工作機會，職業人士聯盟 – http://linkd.in/KyDx5o
• China Hi-Tech & IT Job Openings 中国高科技人才招聘 – http://linkd.in/KyDzu9
• China Finance & Accounting Jobs Opening 中国金融人才招聘 – http://linkd.in/KyDFBU
• China Sales & Marketing Jobs Opening 中国市场营销人才招聘 – http://linkd.in/KyDG8V
• US, Canada Jobs & Career Network 北美地区工作机会，职业人士联盟 – http://linkd.in/KyDGWr
• Asia Jobs & Career Network 亚洲地区工作机会，职业人士联盟 – http://linkd.in/KyDNRX
• Europe Jobs & Career Network 欧洲地区工作机会，职业人士联盟 – http://linkd.in/KyDRks
• Australia, New Zealand Jobs & Career Network 澳洲地区工作机会，职业人士联盟 – http://linkd.in/KyDRRJ
• South America Jobs & Career Network 南美地区工作机会，职业人士联盟 http://linkd.in/KyDUgj
• Africa Jobs & Career Network 非洲地区工作机会，职业人士联盟 – http://linkd.in/KyDXJ7