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Reference Check – 3 Hi all, today I will share my personal experience regarding reference check. Engineering company (Company B): Before joining Company B, HR (also my hiring manager) conducted a reference check. Since I was working overseas at Company A, they contacted my boss to verify my work experience and performance. Conducting a reference…

In my previous post, I discussed some inappropriate and dishonest behaviors I encountered during the interview process with candidates. Today, I’d like to delve into the reference check process. Throughout my career, I’ve been involved in a reference check project. During my time at a tech company, I participated in a special project where we…

Integrity is a crucial trait for companies when evaluating candidates. Throughout my HR career, I’ve encountered instances where candidates failed to demonstrate integrity and consequently lost offers “permanently”. By “permanently”, I mean that a remark would be placed in their profile, alerting all HR that the candidate is not trustworthy. Below are some experiences I’ve…

Let’s talk about being underpaid today! As mentioned, some HR aim to cut down on recruitment costs during salary negotations. However, I won’t say it’s a healthy practice. Of course, reducing cost allows the company to re-assign the resources for other needs, but it can have some downsides: 1. Candidates might accept your offer initially…

Today I would like to outline the salary negotation cycle. Following the completion of all interviews, HR initiates the salary negotation process. If you are deemed the right candidate, you will come across the following steps: 1. HR will notify you the result, reconfirm your current salary & expectation and ask you to wait for…

During salary negotation, HR will request you to disclose your current salary or even provide pay slips for reference, with different purposes behind each request: 1. Disclose your current salary: Some candidates may question why they need to disclose personal or confidential info? First of all, disclosing your current salary helps us determine if the…

Today, we will discuss salary negotiation. After completing all interviews, the HR will discuss the salary with you if you are the right candidate. Normally, candidates will encounter 3 situations: 1. Being underpaid / facing a pay-cut / receiving an offer below expectation (60%) 2. Salary aligning with the expectation (30%) 3. Exceeding expectation (10%)…

This is a good debate and quite a controversial topic actually (depends on which role you are in: Boss or Employee), but I would like to share my opinion based on an HR standpoint. When we interview a candidate, we will ask “Why you would like to leave your current company?” Some of them will…

Today I would like to talk about ownership! If you are not sure what ownership is, below is the definition from Cambridge: 1. the fact of taking responsibility for an idea or problem 2. the fact that you own something: FYI: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dic……/english/ownership When I started my first job, I always heard this word. In fact,…

Today, I would like to discuss the final two steps of personal branding: – Align with your brand: Manages a brand across mulitple platforms Digital presence is really crucial in the 21st century. Tiktok, Facebook, YouTube, and WhatsApp etc. are some of the most popular social networks worldwide, they provide an opportunity to connect with…