But, as the world's wired population increases, technology offers tremendous opportunities for international recruiting as well. There is much talk about a global economy. As it grows, the competition for skilled employees will only intensify. One solution is to unleash the power of the World Wide Web and expand recruitment efforts to include other nations. Companies must go where the people are, whether it is across the street or across the world.
More people live in China than anywhere on earth.
China has more than four times as many people as the United States. And the good news is that more people are online in China than ever before. However, this number is expected to increase rapidly and substantially. CyberAtlas mentions a Computer Economics' estimate that predicts that, by the year 2005, China will leave the UK and Germany in the dust surpassing even Japan to occupy the number two spot in online nations. It is anticipated that in a few short years China will be second only to the United States in Internet usage.