Career advice
Curated writing from operators, recruiters, and HR leaders — written for people building real careers in HK.
It can be disheartening to miss out on an exam at the first attempt. However, I can tell you that for the vast majority this is only a minor delay on the road to achieving your career goals. Persevering with your studies despite setbacks shows a degree of resilience — a characteristic in high demand by employers. I’ve put together some tips to provide targeted advice for those of you retaking your CIMA exams.
In part 1 last week, we explored what tone is and why it matters in our formal email correspondence. In this section, we focus on language which will help you to make the right impression on your reader. Play it safe Using formal style, showing respect, is always the right choice in a professional context. Use the salutations below to open your email and greet your reader appropriately. Known reader:
In part 1 last week, we addressed grammar, spelling and punctuation, as well as a simple but useful technique of reading your text backwards to check for errors. This week, we look at four more examples of proofreading fundamentals. Read your writing aloud
In business, it’s absolutely essential to make a good impression with anyone you’re communicating with when writing – from your boss, to a potential new client, to your fellow colleagues. Making even the most basic error in your writing can send all the wrong messages – you may come across as careless, lacking attention to detail and not showing respect to your reader.
只要有 sample，有 template，寫一封 Thank you letter（感謝信）只需要 5 分鐘，相比起睇 job ads、send CV、去見工所花嘅時間，呢 5 分鐘絕對值得。 Thank you letter 真係有用？ 邀請得去面試嘅 candidates，大家都差唔多學歷同經驗，要突圍而出，除咗面試嘅表現，一封 Thank you letter 往往係成敗關鍵。 最近有調查1顯示，高達五分一嘅招聘人員會自動 DQ 冇 send Thank you letter 嘅 candidates。 根據另一份調查2，有八成 HR 經理認為你封 Thank you letter 嘅內容會左右佢哋嘅最終決定
Recruitment as you may know can be a tiring process, but this doesn’t have to be the case. To help businesses better manage their talent acquisition process, we’ve created the Links’ Ultimate Recruitment Guide. In the last edition, we talked about tips and tricks to crafting captivating job descriptions, helping you attract the right talent to apply and fill your job vacancies. In this article, we will focus on ways to improve the resume reviewing process, to help you navigate through the numerous CVs to get to the best candidates for your roles.
Make sure you scan CVs and covers letter for any potential deal-breakers.
As CVs start rolling in, the challenge for a recruiter is in identifying the right talent for the job at hand. To help make your hiring process more effective……..
Knowing the networking mistakes you should avoid in the first place will help you create and maintain an effective network to draw on for future inspiration and guidance.
With so many emails bouncing around, it’s often easy to forget the guidelines of proper email etiquette, especially as its use continue to evolve.
As unfortunate and detrimental to company culture as it may be, great leadership from upper management isn’t always a guarantee. Here are the essential skills for strong, strategic leadership in the workplace.
“Why couldn’t I get through the interview again?” is a question more and more senior candidates have been asking me ……