Unlike most MBAs, William started his job search one year after he graduated from his MBA in US due to some family reasons. He was determined to return to China but found few good information and it seemed risky to return to China without an offers for someone who just had a kid.

So, he came to CPN. He found CPN was working with a leading global telecommunication company to recruit high quality managerial talents for its rotational leadership program in China. This was a wonderful opportunity! William applied in March through CPN, but soon found that there was no response from the company at all. His pre-school experience as a government official didn't seem to match the JD requirements for MNC experiences. In fact, CPN found out later that he was not on the interview shortlist by the company.

William didn't give up and contacted CPN from US. He explained his situation and we listened carefully about his story. During the conversation, we found he had rich experience with government type of organizations and had excellent people skills. His English was not a problem either. So, we concluded that he could be a great candidate to deal with the giant state-owned telecom operators such as China Mobile

Without delay, CPN presented William's case to the company and argued that telecom operators would play an increasing important role in China but they behave differently from MNCs, so someone like William would be perfect in dealing with the complexity and sensitivity of those monopolies. The company agreed to include him on the interview list.

Raymond got double bachelor's degree in computer engineering and applied mathematics from a top university in China. He started his career as BD specialist at a leading global IT company, then moved to Big Four as a senior associate in its advisory businesses, then became a strategy consultant at leading IT consulting firm. Raymond always has strong interest in Venture Capital and but like many people, he found it's difficult to break into this small and mysterious industry

So, he came to CPN. CPN is among the few places where he can find VC/PE opportunities online. He joined VC/PE related seminars and networking activities organized CPN, kept his profile updated, and watching out the opportunity releases from CPN. In the end, when a leading VC firms was looking for investment professionals, he applied immediately and was referred by CPN to the company. One week later, he got an invitation for interview and finally made it. He got an offer from the VC firm!

Tongyu was an experienced architect with rich design and project management experience. To further advance his career, he successfully got in one of the world's best graduate school of design to pursue a Master in Urban Planning.

Having been studying and working in technical functions for years, Tongyu believed he also had great potential in pursuing a managerial career and he was determined to return to China after graduation. An excellent student, Tongyu had no shortage of opportunities but he wanted to make a wise career move instead of just landing a job.

So he came to CPN. CPN was working with a leading real estate company and was running its rotational leadership program. The fast track potential, senior executive attention and flexibility of career path, all seemed attractive to him. And the program only recruits a few people so that company can treat them enough resources. Like many good candidate, Tongyu leveraged CPN to conduct due diligence. He approached CPN and met CPN representatives in US to share his stories and express his concerns. During the interaction, we found he not only had solid architecture capability, but also has good business sense. Also, he tended to be humble and had a clear plan about his career: he chose to start with architecture positions and then move to business functions.

He applied through CPN and got invitation for interview after 10 days. When CPN took the company to visit US universities and conduct in-person interviews, Tongyu was among the best candidates and the company President spent an unusually long time with him. The result followed nicely: he got an offer from the company and relocate to China!

Christine is someone with clear mind on his career. She graduated from a top university in Shanghai and started her career with one of the Big Four. She liked the people there and spent 5 years with firm until she decided to pursue a consulting career going forward. Unlike most her peers who headed to b-schools overseas, she decided to look for opportunities in China. As a firs step, she made a small move to the consulting arm within the firm, but shortly after, she found that's not enough. She was aiming for the top tier management consulting firms such as McKinsey, Bain, and BCG, which differ from the big four dramatically.

So, she came to CPN. Soon she was attracted by an opportunity from a leading global consulting firm with a special program tailored to pre-MBA working professionals who have known consulting was their next move and didn't want to waste time for MBA. The program will send newcomers to overseas office for one year training and work and then relocate back to China. Sounds very attractive, so she applied to the position through CPN and was referred by CPN to the company. After going through the rigorous and painful interview process, she successfully got an offer from the firm!

Michael had rich sales and marketing experience with leading FMCG companies and received his MBA from a top US MBA program. He followed a typical career path after graduation by joining a leading global management consulting firm in China as senior associate. After about 2 years in consulting, he realized that he needs a better work life balance and probably doing something more real. He was pondering his next career move

So, he came to CPN. He joined CPN before b-school and stayed with CPN after graduation. Not for long, a regional marketing manager position from a global chemical company seemed tempting, so he applied and was invited for an interview soon. However, the company found he was a bit over qualified for the position but the senior executives liked him so much.

After a discussion with CPN about the situation, the company decided to create a new position for Michael and offered him a senior position in strategic planning with Asia Pacific responsibilities. And best of all, he also got a nice with almost no pay cut

A computer science major from a top university in China, Zhou started his career with a top consulting firm. He made through Business Analyst and Senior Business Analyst, and then, like many others, he applied to B-school and got into INSEAD. Best of all, he also received sponsorship from his firm.

After one year of MBA study, he rejoined his previous firm and spent another 3 years when he decided to gain some operational experience in corporate as a good preparation for his long term goal as an entrepreneurial. And of course, he wants to have a better work life balance.

So he came to CPN. At the time, a leading global telecom company was looking for a Senior Manager in organization development in charge of Asia Pacific and asked CPN for referrals. The company preferred not to post the position due to the sensitivities.

CPN launched did a quick profile search and since Zhou always kept his profile updated, we easily found out him and other 7 members that are qualified for the position. We referred them to the company and Zhou was invited for an interview, among others. In the end, he was extended an offer after a rigorous interview and reference check process. The package was not bad at all

Casey was an English major by training and was an English news writer and editor with China's state news agency for 5 years before she headed to UK's top institution under a highly competitive British government scholarship. She was thinking of returning to China but would like to look beyond the traditional news and media sectors.

So, she came to CPN! One of CPN's corporate members, a leading global consulting firm, was looking for candidates with both top media editing and overseas background to review all their business documents in a various formats to ensure they meet communication objectives and audience needs.

That looked like a great opportunity. Although graduation was still 2 month away and it might be physically difficult for the company to consider the students, Casey believed she should have a shot and applied through CPN. After reviewing her profile, we decided to refer her to the company and tried to convince the company to give her a try. Two weeks later, the company conducted a phone interview with her and continued the process until she got an offer. Five months later, she relocated to China and joined the firm as communication specialist