About Hays
Hays is a global leader in professional recruitment. As a specialist in sourcing top-tier professional and technical talent, Hays partners with organizations across industries and sectors — from publicly listed companies to privately owned enterprises. Its expertise covers permanent placements, contract roles, and temporary staffing solutions.
With 270 offices and over 7,000 employees worldwide, Hays operates across 17 specialist disciplines. In the Asia-Pacific region, the company has established a strong presence with offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Singapore, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.
Customer requirement
As a global leader in recruitment consulting, Hays has extensive and highly demanding localization needs. For many years, Hays has entrusted HI-COM as its strategic language partner to handle the accurate translation of critical materials — including press releases, case studies, industry reports, blog articles, and the annual Asia Salary Guide — into Simplified Chinese, complete with professional formatting and cultural adaptation.
Through these localized communications, Hays is able to deliver clear, authoritative insights to clients and candidates across Greater China, ensuring its expertise and value are conveyed with precision and impact.
Challenges
To meet the specialized language needs of Hays, a global leader in the recruitment industry, HI-COM provides a comprehensive localization solution that integrates precision, professionalism, and consistency.
1. Terminology and Brand Management
HI-COM has developed a dedicated terminology database and Chinese style guide based on Hays’ industry-specific language conventions. This ensures that all translations remain fully aligned with Hays’ brand image in terms of terminology, tone, and style — reinforcing its professionalism and credibility in the human resources field.
2.Team Expertise
HI-COM has assembled a team of professional English–Chinese translators and reviewers with a background in human resources. In addition to strong linguistic expertise, they possess a deep understanding of recruitment industry dynamics and talent market trends. This enables them to elevate translations into specialized expressions, delivering exceptional results particularly for highly professional content such as the Asia Salary Guide and industry reports.
3.Processes and Technology
Adopting a structured project management model, HI-COM assigns dedicated project managers to oversee the entire workflow — from translation and editing to formatting and delivery. Supported by a rigorous quality control system, this ensures the efficient and accurate handling of diverse document types. Translation technology tools are employed to maintain textual consistency, while multi-format file processing services guarantee seamless delivery from translation through to final layout — ensuring the localized Chinese version mirrors the design and style of the original.
Outcome
Through its comprehensive service system, HI-COM not only provides Hays with accurate, locally adapted translations but also supports its strategic goal of effectively conveying professional value in the Chinese market. This strengthens Hays’ brand influence and establishes HI-COM as its trusted long-term language services partner.