By and large the market for human resources professionals has improved with the
economic upturn of the past year. It is also an evolving market place. In most of the
seven countries we reviewed at the start of 2015 HR is becoming more specialised, with
increased emphasis on professionals who can help organisations through change and
restructuring, and those who can help attract and retain top talent. In the Asia-Pacific
markets of Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan human resources has moved
from a back-room administrative function to be more intimately involved in business
operations. In these countries and in France there is strong demand for HR professionals
with foreign language (particularly English) skills. If the economic upswing continues,
we are likely to see further demand for compensation and benefits experts