As well as offering first-class training programs for fresh graduates, Lien also has another ace up his sleeves that not many companies recruiting on campus has.
“The Midea brand is sponsoring Manchester City, which gives us a unique opportunity to reach out to students with tickets and prizes. We are able to encourage students to sign up to events and activities by offering them a chance to win a lucky draw. Everyone knows Manchester City so having that association gives us a stronger presence.”
As Midea Group grows, Lien can see campus recruitment only becoming more and more important. “Global expansion is important to our businesses and we need the kind of people with international skills, cultural skills, language skills, and those soft skills that can be hard to define but are so critical.”
In the meanwhile, Lien will continue to do what he does best. “It’s my job to introduce foreign cultures to Chinese people and to introduce Chinese culture to foreign people. My role is building bridges between all those groups and during my time here it has led me to visiting our colleagues all over the world including Thailand, Egypt, Germany, Italy, and UAE.”
Lien pauses for a moment as if reminded of all the places he visited and the people he met. He smiles and says as if almost speaking to himself, “Yeah, working at Midea is alright, isn’t it?”