The Company endeavors to conduct career planning and design for all of its employees, and design different “tracks” for the management, professionals, technicians and skilled workers to facilitate their career development.

 

In 2009, the Company commenced a “democratic, open, competitive and competence-based” process to select potential management staff and supporting talents. A group of high-quality talents with sufficient experience were selected through such a scientific and equal process. In November, the headquarters of the Company carried out an open recruiting competition for office managers. The assessment was based on 4 major criteria, namely general image, speech performance, past performance appraisal results and democratic election result, and 62 persons fulfilling the conditions as office managers took their office in December. Subsidiaries and branches such as Guohua Power Branch and Shendong Coal Group also commenced an open election of supporting talents.

 

In 2009, the Company organized an open recruiting competition for senior experts, experts and leaders for professional technology at corporate level and developed an “obstacle-free path” for the career development of technological talents and staff. The Company also improved the career development management system for professional technological staff and technicians.