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Recruiters actions can have both positive and negative impacts. One hand they can be heroes. They help job seekers to find employment opportunities that matches their career aspirations. They provide guidance on the job search process. They help to give feedback on their resumes and prepare the candidates for interviews. They put rice into the … Read more

Everybody is excited. I am not sparred from the excitement too. After 3 years of organising virtual events, I honestly cannot do another celebration event through Microsoft Teams anymore. Though everybody has adapted to Live events online by now, it’s just not the same, you know! The spontaneous cheers, the view of colleagues from all … Read more

Candidate X is the preferred choice but Candidate X is no longer available because we sent out the offer letter 1 day too late. So, we had decided to offer Candidate Y who might not be as perfect as Candidate X, but doesn’t mean Candidate Y is not going to work out. We will make … Read more

THIS comment from Kak Nora. Really… Ouch! 5-Star Hotels are not cheap. And yet people are willing to wait to give them the business. Mercedes-Benz cars are not cheap either, but they too have a 6 months long waiting period. Just like sometimes how we are willing wait for months to get a reservation at … Read more

It’s a Sunday and I am so zonked out from working on our Annual Dinner & Dance project the whole day. So today, my brain is going to take a break from writing and enjoy what’s left of my Sunday. Meanwhile…. can I pick your brains instead? What will be a good door gift for … Read more

We found the perfect candidate. The right talent at the right price. The hiring manager interviewed the candidate and loved her. But the hiring manager also said, “I want to interview another one. Just to compare.” Then… we sourced for another candidate to compare and found one. Then… the hiring manager was not free to … Read more

This is Edison & Ai Ling from our Executive Search arm, together with me and Irene from HR. Both of our departments are very busy all the time, hence we rarely have the time to catch up with each other, let alone get to know each other. So today I want to express my appreciation … Read more

Today I received this message from my Assistant Manager: “Hi Ling… I know this might be so sudden… I just want to thank you for being a very very great coach and leader to me… It just a random feeling I feel now. And I want to thank you… It reminded me on every meet … Read more

This is Jeik & Apryl. Jeik is from the local finance team and Apryl is from the regional finance team. Both whom I had worked with for a very, very long time. Finance is no doubt one of the most important department in the company. They play crucial roles like financial planning, budgeting, accounting, financial … Read more

Today, we have (from top left anti-clockwise) Irene, Julia, moi, Haida & Rino. This picture was taken on Julia’s first day at work last year. For all my direct reports, I do take the effort to bring them out for lunch on the first day. Julia was hired as a recruiter to recruit recruiters for … Read more