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Photo by fauxels Employers, this one’s for you. It’s time to move away from traditional hiring methods. Start looking for ability over credentials. Start identifying tomorrow’s high performers. Here are 3 ideas to take forward: Expand your SearchLook for talent in different places rather than the usual, same places i.e., Local Universities, Prestigious Organizations, etc.You’re going to …
Photo by burak kostak Rejected again? Here’s what you can do differently. In this quick, insightful post about human potential, I share bits on how job seekers can make themselves more attractive during this tough employment season. To my fellow job seekers, there is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the employment situation for …
Here a few tips on how to answer different types of interview questions that you may face during an interview. Practice makes perfect. We’ve heard that a lot, but it’s ‘perfect’ practice that makes you perfect. Practice for interviews in a way that you give the interviewer exactly what they’re looking for. Unstructured Unstructured questions …
Score! You just got shortlisted for a job and now have to prepare for the daunting interview round. Interviews can be tough, especially when there is an immense amount of pressure on your shoulders to impress the interviewer(s). What anyone can do at best, is to prepare and anticipate the questions that will be asked …
Moving countries isn’t easy; neither is moving to a country without a social circle. My early days in Singapore have been daunting but an enjoyable one, looking for a job, making new friends and socializing, that I thoroughly enjoyed until the Covid19. Still in the early days of my job and boxed in the apartment, …
Resumes have been a key ingredient in job applications since forever. However, as our business markets evolve, many have found that this supposedly all-encompassing sheet of paper may not be the best representation of a candidate’s skills, personality, and company fit. In fact, Jeff Weiner, CEO of Linkedin believes that the key to finding strong talent …
Is work from home the new business as usual? By now you have gotten used to ‘working from home’. You may be yearning for lesser zoom calls or more in-person conversations with colleagues over coffee or lunch, but you realise, this ‘remote working’ phenomenon is here to stay. Professionals spend less time commuting, interactions are …
We, as hiring managers, always know that hiring is subjective. For example, the shortlist of candidates I choose among 100 candidates would be different from the pool of candidates that another person in my position would choose because of the following two reasons; perception and bias. First, the way I perceive as what is the …
Is Artificial Intelligence (AI) just a buzzword? Or is it an inexorable wave that is going to flow in the third decade of this millennium? 3,600 AI startups in more than 70 countries have raised $66B since 2013, according to CB Insights. As we enter 2020, let’s peek into the mind of a leader who is …
