#112 How to plan your entire flexpat career

<p>This episode describes a complete flexpat career from university to retirement.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>1) What has changed for flexpats in the past 25 years?</p> <p>2) What kind of jobs can flexpats get today?</p> <p>3) How can flexpats differentiate from Chinese professionals?</p> <p>4) How can flexpats create value in international and Chinese organizations?&nbsp;</p> <p>5) How can flexpats plan their career and their life?</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>We recommend the following episodes to get more input on life and career planning:</strong></p> <p>7 From intern to CFO</p> <p>20 Flexpat Leadership Coaching</p> <p>21 From intern to Top Management</p> <p>64 Building a global company in China</p> <p>69 Lead Chinese teams, bridge cultures</p> <p>78 Salaries in China</p> <p>97 Engineering career</p> <p>99 Work for Chinese companies</p> <p>100 Get your first management position</p> <p>111 Prepare your expat assignment&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>About Etienne:</strong></p> <p>Etienne Charlier has three decades of business experience and executive positions in &nbsp;China, for both MNCs and small companies.</p> <p>As &nbsp;General &nbsp;Manager and &nbsp;Vice &nbsp;President in &nbsp;Alcatel &nbsp;(MNC &nbsp;in telecommunication) and later as founder of procurAsia, he was a driving force in many joint ventures, &nbsp;transfers of technology, strategic partnerships, and &nbsp;M&amp;A &nbsp;projects, &nbsp;and he acquired a unique insight into how international businesses can effectively cooperate with Chinese organizations. He accumulated field experience in several of &nbsp;China’s most dynamic industries such as high-tech (incl. artificial intelligence), cleantech, and advanced manufacturing solutions.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>Today, Etienne is one of the partners in Riverbanks Investments (a boutique M&amp;A advisory firm).&nbsp;</p> <p>He is also driving DIY AI, an initiative to help companies outside the IT industry to leverage the new tools of data science and machine learning in the sector. Etienne’s intere