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CHAMBER NEWS BEIJING PAGES A journalist has one last question for Dr. Hausmann 44 December - January 2009/2010 Event: Press Conference on the 60 th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China Date: 22 nd September 2009 How You Get There Depends on Where You Want to Be Inter-Chamber Young Professionals and Foreign Local Hires Evening Building Guanxi that last – the event invited young professionals and local hires to evaluate and reconsider their approach to networking not in the astute Chinese cultural context but in the context of their own career. Host Jasmin Keel outlined the focus of the evening as using a network for a purpose on a basis of giving and receiving. Self-proclaimed internet and China lover Philip Beck emphasised the importance of promoting oneself as a brand and tackling the job hunt as a personal marketing campaign that requires significant investment. The freedom of the internet, he illustrated, was a powerful marketing tool. He related common perceptions that had to be taken into consideration, as “If you are not on google, you don’t exist”, or “If you are not on linkedin, you are not legitimate”. Drawing from his rich experience in fusing online social platforms with real faces and assisting young professionals in paving their career paths, he gave impressive insights into establishing and maintaining ones own virtual identity on his preferred social networking website, linkedin. The audience was clearly impressed by the presentation of the short movie “Did you know? We are living in exponential times” on the progression of information technology of which they, too, were part of. In the initially overwhelming maze of possibility and opportunity, Beck pinpointed the key to success as a clear plan. With a clear vision of where one aspired to be in the future coupled and an honest effort, the plan would gradually fall into place. Beck urged the audience not to wait to devise this plan – he himself, he remembered, was a late career starter. Kelly Brantner approached her advice from the viewpoint of alumni networks of institutions of higher learning. Although not every re- Meet the Press 60 th Anniversary Press Conference On the occasion of the 60 th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the German Chamber of Commerce in Beijing held a press conference with Chinese media representatives at the offices of the German Chamber in Beijing. Chairman Dr. Richard Hausmann and Board Member and Executive Director Ms. Jutta Ludwig discussed and gave answers on topics ranging from decades of successful German-Chinese economic relations to current issues in bilateral trade relations. Dr. Hausmann presented a congratulatory letter from the German Chamber of Commerce to the Chinese Minister of Commerce, Chen Deming. A total of 15 journalists from leading national media attended, such as Global Times and China Radio International. The depth and importance of Sino-German economic relations regarding technical and medical cooperation, environment and infrastructure were all well received; as were some critical aspects of market access. The press conference was organised as part of the German Chamber‘s intensified media activities. Both the turnout and subsequent coverage were a success, and continued media events can be expected over the next months. Accepting questions from the audience - Philip Beck, Jasmine Keel and Kelly Brantner Event: Inter-Chamber Young Professionals and Foreign Local Hires Evening with the British Chamber of Commerce – China Career Essentials: How to build Guanxi that last Date: 24 th September 2009 Speakers: Mr. Philip Beck | CEO, Meijob; Ms. Kelly Brantner | International EMBA Executive Program Director, Rutgers in China Chair: Ms. Jasmine Keel | Managing Director, INSPIRED cent graduate is able to benefit from the sophisticated alumni culture of US universities and only few European or Chinese colleges and universities offer comparable platforms, she was able to establish how vital the membership in any association, mentoring programme, business club or other formal group was to success in networking and career building. Brantner’s presentation was clearly an incentive to maybe even start up a new local chapter of one’s alma mater. The evening merged into casual group formations, in which the young audience members argued in animated discussion how much time, effort and energy one was best to invest in building and nurturing online and real-life guanxi among the myriad of options available. The answer, of course, was up to the individual, but everyone agreed the presentations had provided a badly needed wake-up call.
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