Samantha Kwok's guest appearances

Samantha Kwok

China Business Cast

Ta for Ta: Women, Success, China

Rebecca Fannin

Robyn Shulman

Lenora Chu

James Stewart

Amy Chua

Abigail Washburn

Josh Steimle

Anthony Metivier

Roseann Lake

Elliott Zaagman

Greg Nance

Leta Hong Fincher

Emily Cheung

Miranda Wang

Matt Brennan

OwlTail

Samantha Kwok's passion is to help young graduates and professionals make genuine connections with potential employers, and empower them to take control of their own career development. She is the founder of JingJobs, an online and offline platform dedicated to connecting China-focused startups and fresh bilingual talent. Over the last four years, JingJobs has serviced over 800 companies and has provided countless job opportunities to young professionals based in Beijing and Shanghai. As the president of the Beijing Women’s Network, which has over 4,000 members, Sam facilitates events and workshops that provide training in workplace skills that are relevant across various industries. Five years ago, Sam moved to Beijing, where she founded JingJobs at the age of 22. She received a WeWork Creator Award in 2018 and was a TEDx speaker in Dalian in 2017. Ta for Ta is a biweekly podcast focused on capturing the lives of women in and from Greater China at the top of their professional game. Samantha Kwok 郭婷婷 JingJobs.com Website: www.jingjobs.com, www.hr-butler.com, and cn.hr-butler.com WeChat: getjinged Facebook: www.facebook.com/jingjobs Twitter: @JingJobs Instagram: @jingjobs WeChat: kwoksamantha  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Samantha Kwok's passion is to help young graduates and professionals make genuine connections with potential employers, and empower them to take control of their own career development. She is the founder of JingJobs, an online and offline platform dedicated to connecting China-focused startups and fresh bilingual talent. Over the last four years, JingJobs has serviced over 800 companies and has provided countless job opportunities to young professionals based in Beijing and Shanghai. As the president of the Beijing Women’s Network, which has over 4,000 members, Sam facilitates events and workshops that provide training in workplace skills that are relevant across various industries. Five years ago, Sam moved to Beijing, where she founded JingJobs at the age of 22. She received a WeWork Creator Award in 2018 and was a TEDx speaker in Dalian in 2017. Ta for Ta is a biweekly podcast focused on capturing the lives of women in and from Greater China at the top of their professional game. Samantha Kwok 郭婷婷 <a href="http://JingJobs.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">JingJobs.com</a> Website: <a href="http://www.jingjobs.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.jingjobs.com</a>, <a href="http://www.hr-butler.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.hr-butler.com</a>, and <a href="http://cn.hr-butler.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cn.hr-butler.com</a> WeChat: getjinged Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/jingjobs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/jingjobs</a> Twitter: @JingJobs Instagram: @jingjobs WeChat: kwoksamantha   See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Episode 14: Samantha Kwok

Jing Jobs

(Join the listeners community. All details inside)Note from Shlomo: We didn't have China's internet spirits with us this time at the recording, so we are not happy with the quality it came out. Still, we feel that there is still value for our listeners and hope you still enjoy this episode. This week we have Samantha Kwok from Jing Jobs, tell us about her war stories in China. Samantha started the company as her first job right after school and got great results so far with just jumping into the water. While for us, Mike is back from a long trip in Europe on a jet-leg mode &amp; Shlomo is still busy with moving his house. Episode Content:Samantha - Why don’t you start by telling us about JingJobs and what’s unique about it?What’s the need for another job search website? We had listeners asking us about external help companies get in China. Did you have any attempt to get support from local organisations? government?What were the major challenges when starting out?After all you are a market place kind of website so have the chicken and the egg problem. Is it first more important getting the users to use the website or having employers post which they wouldn’t do before you have decent traction.Give us an insiders tip you’ve learned for people starting out in China. A resource that would be helpful.  What’s the best way to reach out to you?Episode Mentions:Shlomo's post on Forbes - 9 Podcasts That Would Help You To Know More About ChinaGlobal from AsiaSinica PodcastWho is Kaiser Kuo?Made in China podcast Limitless LaowaiLean Startup Beijing MeetupChao Yang District Phoenix planJing Jobs websiteDownload and SubscribeDownload this episode: right click on this link and choose "save as"Subscribe to China Business Cast on iTunesOr check out the full list on subscription options Periscope Live broadcasting of the recordings follow @StartupNoodle (open link on mobile)

(Join the listeners community. All details inside)Note from Shlomo: We didn't have China's internet spirits with us this time at the recording, so we are not happy with the quality it came out. Still, we feel that there is still value for our listeners and hope you still enjoy this episode. This week we have Samantha Kwok from Jing Jobs, tell us about her war stories in China. Samantha started the company as her first job right after school and got great results so far with just jumping into the water. While for us, Mike is back from a long trip in Europe on a jet-leg mode &amp; Shlomo is still busy with moving his house. <h2>Episode Content:</h2><ul><li>Samantha - Why don’t you start by telling us about JingJobs and what’s unique about it?</li><li>What’s the need for another job search website? </li><li>We had listeners asking us about external help companies get in China. Did you have any attempt to get support from local organisations? government?</li><li>What were the major challenges when starting out?</li><li>After all you are a market place kind of website so have the chicken and the egg problem. Is it first more important getting the users to use the website or having employers post which they wouldn’t do before you have decent traction.</li><li>Give us an insiders tip you’ve learned for people starting out in China. A resource that would be helpful. </li><li> What’s the best way to reach out to you?</li></ul><h3>Episode Mentions:</h3><ul><li>Shlomo's post on Forbes - <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/shlomofreund/2016/07/01/9-podcasts-that-would-help-you-to-know-more-about-china/#25b8c1f171a8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">9 Podcasts That Would Help You To Know More About China</a></li><li><a href="https://www.globalfromasia.com/podcast-radio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Global from Asia</a></li><li><a href="https://popupchinese.com/lessons/sinica/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sinica Podcast</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiser_Kuo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Who is </a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiser_Kuo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">K</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiser_Kuo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">aiser Kuo?</a></li><li><a href="http://sourcefindasia.com/madeinchina/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Made in China podcast</a> </li><li><a href="http://limitlesslaowai.com/welcome" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Limitless Laowai</a></li><li><a href="http://www.meetup.com/Lean-Startup-Beijing-China/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lean Startup Beijing Meetup</a></li><li><a href="http://www.meetup.com/Lean-Startup-Beijing-China/events/232218665/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chao Yang District Phoenix plan</a></li><li><a href="http://www.Jingjobs.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jing Jobs website</a></li></ul><h3>Download and Subscribe</h3><ul><li>Download this episode: right click on <a href="http://media.blubrry.com/chinabusinesscast/s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/chinabusinesscast/cpc42.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this link</a> and choose "save as"</li><li>Subscribe to <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/china-business-cast/id677220250" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">China Business Cast on iTunes</a></li><li>Or check out the full list on <a href="http://www.chinabusinesscast.com/subscribe-to-china-business-cast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscription options </a></li><li>Periscope Live broadcasting of the recordings follow <a href="http://www.periscope.tv/StartupNoodle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@StartupNoodle</a> (open link on mobile)</li></ul>

Ep. 42: Jump Into The Water! Build an HR Company Right Out Of School With Samantha Kwok from Jing Jobs