Talent and HR Consulting for Organisations Navigating Change in China
The workforce challenges that keep China-based HR leaders and business executives up at night are rarely straightforward. Rapid industry transformation is creating demand for talent profiles that did not exist five years ago. Leadership pipelines are under pressure across most sectors. And the strategic questions around how to attract, develop, and retain the right people in China's competitive talent market require more than a hiring solution. PERSOLYC Consulting works with HR leaders, business executives, and talent acquisition teams across China to address these challenges at a strategic level, through talent advisory, market intelligence, hiring strategy, and workforce planning support grounded in 30 years of Greater China market experience.
PERSOLYC Consulting is built on the same market presence and industry expertise as our recruitment practice, and applies that knowledge at a strategic level. Rather than simply filling roles, our consulting practice helps clients understand the talent landscape they are operating in, make better workforce decisions, and build hiring strategies that are aligned to their business priorities. Our consulting capability spans talent strategy and advisory, market intelligence, hiring process assessment and design, and workforce planning. Each engagement is structured around the specific challenge the client is facing, not a standard product or off-the-shelf framework.
HR consulting and advisory services in China are delivered under the PCG (PERSOL Consulting Group) brand, part of the PERSOL Group.
What PERSOLYC Consulting Delivers
HR Advisory
Our professional consultants with expertise in Chinese labor affairs provide high-quality, efficient, and convenient advisory services.
Membership Services Include
- Consultation on Labor Contract Law and other labor regulations
- Guidance on personnel evaluations and performance appraisal systems aligned with local practices
- Advisory services for implementing/revising HR policies
- Compensation adjustment and bonus allocation consulting based on salary survey data
Single Service
- Drafting/revising employment contracts, employee handbooks, and company policies + conducting briefing sessions
- Conducting employee termination meetings, representing clients in regulatory compliance verification with authorities
Organizational Development
We help companies execute business strategies by establishing robust institutional frameworks. Leveraging our accumulated expertise in HR system design across the Asia-Pacific region, we deliver high-quality consulting services while strategically managing labor costs.
HR System Design
- Integrated development of grade, evaluation, promotion, and compensation structures
- Commission-based structures for sales, technical, and specialized roles
Talent Development Systems
- Succession planning programs; Next-generation leadership development initiatives; Multi-tiered talent development frameworks
- Implementation of 360-degree evaluation systems
Employee Sentiment Analysis
- Employee satisfaction & engagement surveys
- Pulse surveys with comprehensive implementation and analysis
Learning Academy
We deliver practical, results-driven training programs that address core business needs. Our customized course content features extensive original curricula with robust post-training support, all designed to foster organizational growth through talent development.
Professional Knowledge Programs (Examples)
- HR/Finance Specialized Knowledge
- Sales Development
- Labor Compliance
Skills Development Programs (Examples)
- Management Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Business Essentials
Career Transition Support
When business downsizing necessitates workforce reductions, PERSOLYC Consulting provides comprehensive Career Transition Support Programs for affected employees.
Framework & Process of Career Transition Support
We deliver customized end-to-end solutions tailored to both client organizations and affected employees, providing comprehensive support before, during, and after employment separation.
Global Capabilities & Competitive Edge
Our outplacement, career management, executive coaching, and leadership development services support transitioning employees, drawing on the PERSOL Group's capabilities across Asia Pacific.
High-Touch, High-Trust Methodology
Through our high-touch, high-trust approach, every participant receives dedicated, comprehensive advisory support throughout their transition journey.
What Sets PERSOLYC Consulting Apart
Consulting grounded in real market activity
PERSOLYC Consulting is not a separate function detached from the market. Our recommendations are informed by what our recruitment teams observe across China's talent market every day, including compensation movements, candidate behaviour, competitive hiring activity, and industry-specific talent dynamics.
30+ years of Greater China expertise
Our consulting team draws on three decades of accumulated market knowledge across China's major cities and key industry sectors. That depth of local intelligence is the foundation of advice that is grounded in how China's talent market actually works, not how it is described in global reports.
Industry specialisation that informs strategic advice
Our consultants specialise across Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Banking and Financial Services, Technology, and Consumer sectors. Strategic talent advice that lacks industry depth is rarely actionable, and ours does not.
Connected to delivery
When consulting work identifies a hiring need, a leadership gap, or a workforce planning requirement, PERSOLYC can support the next step through our permanent staffing, executive search, RPO, and contract staffing capabilities. You do not need to brief a separate provider when advisory work leads to action.
Part of an 140+ office APAC network
For clients with regional operations, our consulting practice draws on market intelligence and expertise from across PERSOLYC's 13-market network, giving China-based organisations a regional perspective alongside their local market insight.
HR Advisory FAQs
Frequently asked questions
Our consulting practice covers HR Advisory, Organisational Development, Learning Academy programmes, and Career Transition Support. Each engagement begins with a diagnostic discussion to understand the organisation’s specific challenges before we recommend tailored solutions.
PERSOLYC Consulting is grounded in real, current market activity. Our recommendations draw on what our recruitment teams observe across China's talent market every day, including live salary data, candidate behaviour, competitive hiring dynamics, and industry-specific talent trends. That grounding in operational market intelligence is difficult for a pure advisory firm to replicate.
Yes. PERSOLYC publishes an annual Salary Guide covering compensation benchmarks across Greater China and key APAC markets. Our consulting team also provides real-time market intelligence from our recruitment operations, giving clients a current and industry-specific view of compensation and talent availability in their sector and city.
Yes. Our talent market entry advisory covers candidate availability, compensation benchmarks, hiring timelines, employer value proposition, and the specific talent dynamics of the sector and city being entered. For organisations new to the China market, this advisory significantly improves the quality of early hiring decisions.
Yes. Our workforce planning support maps current workforce capability against future business requirements, identifies capability and headcount gaps, and advises on whether those gaps are best addressed through hiring, internal development, or structural change.
Yes. PERSOLYC's consulting practice sits alongside our permanent staffing, executive search, RPO, and contract staffing capabilities. If a consulting engagement surfaces a leadership gap, a headcount requirement, or a need for a more structured hiring programme, we can support those requirements without briefing a separate provider.
Yes. For clients with regional operations, our consulting practice draws on market intelligence and expertise from across PERSOLYC's 80+ office network in 13 APAC markets. We can provide regional talent strategy advisory and multi-market salary benchmarking alongside our China-specific consulting work.
Let's Work Through Your Talent Challenges Together
Whether you are navigating a strategic workforce question, preparing for a major hiring programme, or building the talent strategy your business will need over the next two to three years, our consulting team is ready to start with a practical conversation.
