The APAC Recruiter's Career Ladder
What it actually takes to go from Consultant to MD in Asia Pacific. Six stages, three stall points, and 20 years of observations from building a 500-person firm across 10 countries.
What's Inside
- The 6 career stages every APAC recruiter moves through, with real SGD billing ranges at each level
- The 3 stall points where most careers plateau, and exactly what causes them
- What separates a SGD 200K biller from a SGD 600K biller at the same years of experience
- The management transition trap: why moving into leadership kills most billers' careers
- Sean's 20-year observations on what the Stage 6 'Builder of Builders' actually looks like
Trusted by
Sean Ng
Co-Founder & MD, Asia Pacific
Cornerstone Global Partners
I have watched hundreds of recruiters build careers in APAC. I have watched just as many stall at the same points. This guide is the conversation I keep having, written down.
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About Sean Ng
Built from a 3-desk office to a SGD 190M business
I started in recruitment in 2003, following my clients from Singapore into China. Over the next decade, I grew Hays (a UK-listed global recruitment firm) from a small team to over 150 people across the mainland.
In 2012, I co-founded Cornerstone Global Partners with a small team in China. We had no brand and no track record. Today, CGP operates across 20 offices in 10+ countries, employs 500+ consultants globally, and generates SGD 190M in annual revenue.
Morgan Stanley Private Equity invested in CGP in 2017. We hold government contracts with IMDA and the Ministry of Manpower in Singapore. We run a BPO business with close to 1,000 staff in Singapore alone.
What APAC Recruiters Are Saying
I have been in recruitment for 8 years and nobody ever explained the career stages this clearly. The stall points section alone saved me from making a very expensive mistake.
Senior Consultant
Technology Recruitment, Singapore
The section on the management transition is the most honest thing I have read about this industry. I wish someone had given me this before I took my first team lead role.
Team Lead
Finance & Banking, Malaysia
Sean has watched hundreds of recruiters build careers across APAC. The patterns he describes are real. This is 20 years of observation written down.
Regional Director
Executive Search, Hong Kong
Most recruiters don't know which stage they're actually at.
This guide maps out six stages, three stall points, and what it actually takes to move between them. It's free. Read it, and you'll know exactly where you stand.
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