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After 20 years in the workforce solutions industry, I cannot emphasise enough how important it is to hire the right person. Because one wrong hire can cost teams morale, productivity, time, and honestly, can really go bonkers, okay! And after working closely with the SME community in the past 2 years, I’ve noticed many business … Read more

“I don’t know… that video interview process felt so awkward… And that’s coming from someone who’s already comfortable on camera.”“Yeah, but it’s such a common process now. I’ve gone through a few, and it’s alright.”“Really?!” That was my conversation with my Gen-Z team at Finlit Media after I told them I recently applied for a … Read more

I’ve seen many people criticise this. Many say if you have not complete the degree, master’s, or course, then you should exclude it. I think it all comes down to intention. If your degree or master’s is currently in progress, I would generally encourage you to include it. Because it signals that you’re continuously investing … Read more

Someone said to me, “I went into a global MNC and realised it’s all tears and stress because there’s no mentor and everyone is busy.” I understand this feeling because I’ve experienced it myself. One thing I learned from hiring for global MNCs is that expectations are usually high from the very beginning. Most people … Read more

This will be my third trip to Penang in the span of one month hehehehe…. And this time, it will be my final stop for the Reinventing Your Career tour with AIA Elite Academy. Over the past sessions in KL and Johor Bahru, I’ve had so much fun sharing my own career transition journey, from … Read more

I was asked, “Aunty, I’m planning to pursue an HR degree. What should I expect from this line of work?” Ngl, HR is not an easy career. You will quickly realise that HR is actually a very unpopular job. Employees will sometimes accuse you of being biased towards the company. And honestly… they’re not entirely … Read more

Bila musim pilihan raya tiba, kita semua ada dua peranan – sebagai majikan/pekerja 👩🏻‍💻👨🏻‍💻 dan sebagai rakyat Malaysia 🇲🇾 Jadi, beberapa friendly reminders: 🗳️ Majikan 🗳️ Pekerja Semua orang juga perlu hormati perbezaan pendapat. Be professional. Be respectful. Dan ingat, kita semua akan kembali bekerja BERSAMA nanti. xoxoxo, AuntyHR

Early in my career, I thought working hard was enough. If I did good work, stayed loyal, and minded my own business, opportunities would naturally come. Uhm… turns out they didn’t. So here are a few thing I’ve learned about positioning myself strategically to attract the opportunities I wanted: 🟣 Being good at my job … Read more

The older I get, the more I realise I don’t need an exciting job every single day. But I do need: ✅ A good boss✅ A reasonable workload✅ Colleagues I enjoy working with✅ Enough money to pay my bills✅ And peace xoxoxo

Many of you have asked me, “Aunty, my HR told me to backdate my resignation letter because I wanted to leave early and the company agreed to waive my notice period. Is that correct?” No, it’s not. Backdating a resignation letter is NOT the right way to do it because creating false dates only creates … Read more