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HR Career Success

How to Conduct a Proper Phone Interview + Sample Questions

When hiring, you don’t want to be wasting time meeting candidates who don’t meet the requirements of the job. Instead, your goal should be to narrow down the candidate pool to a manageable size so you can better identify the candidates who will be right for your role.

Resume applications on wooden desk ready to be reviewed
HR Career Success

Ultimate Recruitment Guide: Conducting a CV Review

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.

Artificial intelligence brings huge benefits to HR but also legal quandaries
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Artificial intelligence brings huge benefits to HR but also legal quandaries

The introduction of AI in recruitment brings significant benefits to HR professionals. It is more time- and cost-effective, as automated programmes can carry out more mundane, time-consuming processes, freeing up time for HR professionals to do more strategic or complicated tasks. A HR professional may subconsciously select candidates with a familiar background or work experience that he or she relates to, whereas AI can be programmed to select candidates based on objective criteria only, widening the net of potential recruits.

AI looks set to be a game changer for HR
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AI looks set to be a game changer for HR

There is no dubt that the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is going to be a disruption for any industry. The question is how big a disruption will it be and whether disruptive innovation is what will bring about positive change. For Hong Kong’s recruitment industry, the answer remains to be seen, but observers believe that the industry is on the edge of a fundamental change and a major disruption even though it has been slow on the uptake.

The best way to stay competitive in recruiting
HR Career Success

The best way to stay competitive in recruiting

In today’s volatile, uncertain and complex business environment, it is critical for organisations in Hong Kong to embrace new ways of thinking and working. This requires linking business strategy to talent strategy, critical to the success of talent acquisition. While tech trends such as big data and AI will continue to make the HR practitioner’s role significantly easier, it remains vital for HR professionals to continuously refine their skill sets and work with the right kind of tools.

Remember that candidates are consumers too
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Remember that candidates are consumers too

As consumers, it isn’t hard to recall times when we were let down by a service or a business. In fact, at one time or another, we’ve all probably promised to “never again” buy from a company after a particularly frustrating experience, and complained to our family, friends or colleagues about it.

Key Elements for Writing a Perfect Cover Letter
Job Search in Hong Kong

Key Elements for Writing a Perfect Cover Letter

Writing a cover letter during a job hunt can be one of the most daunting, stress-filled experiences of a professional’s career. A cover letter is the gateway to a promising new career and finding the right words to use in order to introduce yourself positively and effectively is no easy task. While each cover letter should be unique and individualised to appeal to a specific role and company, there are certain key elements in every successful cover letter samples and templates.