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As the Head of International Business at Second Talent, Eric help companies build, manage, and scale their teams across Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, and Taiwan. He leverage my skills in business growth, business development strategy, and new business development to create and execute effective crossborder hiring, EOR and payroll solutions for clients in various industries, such as e-commerce, fintech, and edtech.

Every figure names its source. Top HR industry statistics for 2026, by Second Talent.
Hiring Sep 9, 2026

Top 100+ HR Industry Statistics [2026]: AI, Hiring, Pay and Retention

Just over 100 HR statistics for 2026, each traceable to a named survey with its sample size: AI adoption, recruiting,…

The contractor discount is a bet. Hiring remote employees versus freelancers in Southeast Asia, by Second Talent.
Country Guides Sep 3, 2026

Guide to Hire Remote Employees and Freelancers in South East Asia

A practical guide to hiring remote employees and freelancers across Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand: which arrangement each…

Language picks the job board when you are hiring in Vietnam.
Country Guides Aug 27, 2026

7 Best Job Boards to Hire Employees in Vietnam [2026]

VietnamWorks, TopCV, ITviec, TopDev, CareerViet, Glints and LinkedIn, compared on reach, features, pricing, pros and cons, and candidate reviews. With…

Check the pass before the price. The 8 best EOR solutions providers in Singapore, by Second Talent.
Country Guides Aug 26, 2026

8 Best EOR Solutions Providers in Singapore [2026]

Eight employer of record providers ranked for hiring in Singapore, with 2026 list pricing, the full CPF and Skills Development…

In Singapore, one job board posting is a legal requirement rather than a choice.
Country Guides Aug 25, 2026

7 Best Singapore Job Boards and Websites to Find Talent [2026]

MyCareersFuture, JobStreet, LinkedIn, Indeed, Glints, NodeFlair and FastJobs, compared on reach, features, pricing, pros and cons, and candidate reviews. Including…

In India, reach is not the hiring problem. Screening is.
Country Guides Aug 25, 2026

7 Best Job Boards in India to Hire Employees [2026]

Naukri, LinkedIn, Indeed, Foundit, Apna, Instahyre and Internshala, compared on reach, features, pricing, pros and cons, and candidate reviews. Written…

Job ads in the Philippines are free to post and costly to screen.
Country Guides Aug 25, 2026

Top 7 Philippines Job Boards & Websites for Hiring [2026]

JobStreet, Indeed, Kalibrr, OnlineJobs.ph, JobYoda, Bossjob and LinkedIn, compared on reach, features, pricing, pros and cons, and candidate reviews. With…

Job posting is free in Indonesia, and the province decides what the role pays.
Country Guides Aug 25, 2026

7 Best Job Boards to Find Talent Indonesia [2026]

JobStreet, Glints, LinkedIn, Indeed, KitaLulus, Dealls and Karir.com, compared on reach, features, pricing, pros and cons, and candidate reviews. Six…

EU AI Act Vendor Compliance Checklist for Outsourcing Teams 2026, by Second Talent.
Guides Aug 12, 2026

EU AI Act Vendor Compliance Checklist for Outsourcing Teams [2026]

The 2026 EU AI Act checklist for auditing an outsourcing or staffing vendor's AI governance, corrected for the June 2026…

AI trends in Singapore: capital, compute and the talent squeeze in 2026, by Second Talent.
Artificial intelligence Jul 31, 2026

Singapore AI Trends in 2026: Capital, Compute and Talent

Budget 2026 backed AI with S$37 billion under RIE2030 and a 400% tax deduction, on top of the S$150 million…

Top 10 AI recruiting startups in the USA, July 2026 funding, growth and what each one actually does, by Second Talent.
Artificial intelligence Jul 29, 2026

Top 10 AI Recruiting Startups in the USA [Aug, 2026]

The ten fastest-growing US AI recruiting startups as of July 2026. $656M raised in twelve months, ranked on revenue velocity…

Hiring Jul 7, 2026

5 Effective Alternatives to India for Hiring Tech Talent

TL;DR: Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Poland give you strong developer talent at lower cost than the US, with…

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