Looking across the Japanese recruitment market as a whole, Mr. Somers acknowledges that the market for experienced hires is tough, but he reports no exceptional difficulties. When seeking recruits within Japan, the firm looks for people with bilingual skills, and recognizes that perhaps the most difficult aspect of recruiting from the U.S. and Europe is the challenge of finding Japanese-speaking Westerners or those willing to learn the language. To many people, this would seem to be the way forward for the Asian work force. In general, companies are facing unprecedented competition not only within their own industry, but also from others in separate world markets. As a result, they must now look on a global scale for skilled employees - and the U.S. and Europe no longer have a monopoly on top talent, as Asia seeks to feed from the same labor pools.
Companies have to be the employers of choice.