Recruiting Talent for Further Growth
TNT Kicks off Its Annual Campus Recruitment in 9 cities in China

(October 30, 2008, Shanghai)—Leading global express services company, TNT, today announced that it will be kicking off its national campus recruitment today in China. Over the next month, the iconic TNT orange logo will be appearing on-campus at 12 academic institutions in 9 cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Dalian, Xian, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Xiamen. With the healthy and sustainable growth of its business in China, TNT plans to hire for over 500 job openings. In addition, this year marks the first time for TNT to extend its recruitment efforts into technical colleges so as to cast a wider net for recruiting talents to join its international express business and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tiandi Hoau. At the same time, under conditions of similar abilities, TNT will be giving priority to students from earthquake-stricken areas.

Systematic Recruitment for Multiple Positions

During the recruitment activities on campus this year, TNT is recruiting management and advanced management trainees for its international express division. Also for the first time, TNT will recruit management and advanced management trainees and potential management positions in various departments for domestic distribution business run by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tiandi Hoau.

This year, the on-campus recruitment process will consist of six steps – resume screening, campus presentation, group interview and written test, assessment, department interview and offer letter. The campus presentations are very important where students will have the opportunity to communicate face-to-face with members from TNT Greater China top management team. In addition, the campus recruitment will set up TNT assessment centers in each school which will stay be on-campus for a whole week to ensure withal of the students queries and concerns can be answered. Through different interview models such as case study assessment and role play, TNT will test each candidate on their qualities such as leadership, communication, innovation, before deciding on the best suitable students for TNT.

Stable business growth in China for 20 years

Michael Drake, the Managing Director of TNT Greater China says, "We firmly believe that our most important asset is our talented people. In TNT China, we are driven by our management philosophy of "People-Service-Growth-Profit". We believe that only engaged and well-trained employees will be able to provide an excellent customer experience. It is this excellent service that will ensure the company grows and will make profit. With the profits, we can then better invest in growing our people and assets even more. "

Netherlands-based TNT delivers 4.4 million parcels, documents and pieces of freight a week to over 200 countries using its network of nearly 2331 depots, hubs and sortation centers. Operating in China since 1988, TNT has been concentrating on its strategy of "Focus on Network ", committed to strengthen the leadership position in Sino-Europe international express and domestic road transportation services, as well as providing excellent customer experiences for clients. In China, TNT not only operates three fully functional international gateways, its number of international branches in the country is expanding and will reach 34 by the end of this year, all providing safe, reliable, convenient international express services for over 500 cities in China. TNT is also building China's most comprehensive road transportation network through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tiandi Hoau. The company has 56 depots and 1250 hubs covering China's major, medium and small-sized cities. Currently, TNT has almost 17 thousand employees in China.

Edward Xu, managing director of Tiandi Hoau Group for TNT China, said: "Tiandi Hoau is a very important part of TNT's business in China. Leveraging on TNT's advanced management experience, we are committed to providing comprehensive and reliable services for our customers. As such, we need to recruit outstanding talents around the country and to give them the systematic trainings and on-job practice so that they will become future leaders of the company."

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