Richard Branson says, ‘If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later!’
When offered with an opportunity to become a manager, you were thrilled because receiving a promotion is like the holy grail of career success. Embracing Branson’s motto, you wanted to ignore the uneasy feelings in your gut and were about to say ‘yes’. But before you do so, please read on.
What people wouldn’t expect from a promotion
There are times when candidates come to us because they felt they shouldn’t have moved up. Not all promotions are equal. Some managerial promotions do not guarantee a better pay. Simon (pseudonym) works in retail banks. His income got slashed by 30% when he was promoted from a relationship manager to a ...
The world cup final 2022 was undeniably one of the most dramatic and memorable matches in world cup history. It was a big consolation amid the gloomy economic weather. Being a football enthusiast and a leader of a recruitment consultancy, I couldn’t help but finding striking similarities in managing a football team and a company. Through reflecting on the successes and failures in football, I have come up with four pieces of advice for your business.
1. Your style is your strategy
Successful football teams are known for their styles. For example, Brazil is famous for playing their Samba-soccer stylethat is heavily influenced by samba dance and Capoeira, a kind of afro-Brazilian martial art. Samba soccer is also known as ‘ginga’, meaning ‘sway’ in English. It characterises the way ...
Considering the pandemic has entered a new phase in both Hong Kong and China, more companies are considering scrapping their WFH policy for fear that it is hurting employees’ productivity. If that is what you are planning to do, please read on before you take your next step.
The WFH trend in Hong Kong
During the outbreak of the pandemic in Hong Kong in 2021, 72% of organizations in Hong Kong support WFH and 79% provide related measures for their employees. Yet, the figure has started to dwindle. A PWC report released in Oct 2022 reveals that only 45% have an option for remote working. It might sound puzzling when evidence is telling us that WFH brings so many benefits to the employers.
Upsides of WFH
Employees’ satisfaction
Should the company consider employees’ satisfaction ...
Over 200 thousands of tech workers were being laid off globally this year. If you are one of them, here are some advice for you on how you should approach it and what practically you could do to be successful in your next step.
Accept what had happened
Many people chose to respond to a layoff event with denial just because they don’t like it. They might shy away from friends and other acquaintances. They will be telling themselves, ‘It can’t be happening on me!’, ‘They must be making the wrong judgement letting me go but not XYZ, look, they will regret it!’ These thoughts will not serve them well.
Jon Kabat-zinn said, ‘acceptance is seeing the actuality of things.’ Let yourself come to terms with what had happened to you. Choose to focus on what is within your control and knowing ...
As of 15 December 2022, 223,647 people working in tech companies have been laid off, according to TrueUp’s tech layoff tracker. The number has already surpassed the Great Recession levels of 2008 -2009. Twitter, Meta, Amazon, booking.com, Cisco, Uber, Shopify, Coinbase, Stripe and Netflix are among the big names that downsized but the list has become longer and longer. In fact, as Q.ai puts it in a Forbes article, ‘it would probably be quicker to list the companies that haven’t laid off workers this year’. What forces have been driving companies to arrive at this decision?
Layoffs to survive economic recession
The possibility of a full-scale economic recession has become more real approaching the second half of 2022. The companies justified their layoffs as cost cutting measures in v...
In just three years’ time, there will be as many Gen Zers as millennials in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. These two generations will take up half of the population and will be the most dominant workforce. Do you know how to relate to them in a candidate-driven market?
What is Gen Z?
Gen Z refers to the generation born between 1996-2012, as opposed to the millennials (born between 1981-1996), Gen X (born between 1965-1980) and baby boomers (born between 1946-1964). As the first generation of digital native – being exposed to the internet and digital devices when they were born – Gen Zers are tech-savvy, culturally diverse and values-driven.
The earliest cohort of Gen Z is now 26 years old. They might have just started to get their feet on the ground, mostly without a family of th...
Why recruitment?
Sally’s job offer was withdrawn unexpectedly but she has already submitted her resignation to her current employer! She came to us desperately looking for a job. After analysing her case carefully, we reached out to our network of potential employers and successfully landed her in a position before her notice period ended. She made the jump and we managed to find her a parachute just in time! Nothing could make us prouder!
Being a recruiter, you are able to support your candidates in making important transitions in their lives. But that’s not the only reason why people are drawn to the industry. Other reasons include:
Uncapped earning potential
Payment comes in the form of commission on top of your reasonable base salary. The commission is based on how man...
The metaverse is creating a plethora of opportunities for marketers. Are you ready to join the coup? This article tells you what web3 marketing is and how you can become one of the early movers to be the winner of tomorrow.
The lucrative metaverse market
Although having existed long before, the idea of metaverse was popularized as Facebook changed its name to Meta in 2021. The rebranding showed the company’s determination to reposition itself as a leader in the up-and-coming metaverse market. It’s understandable. According to Verified Market Research, the metaverse market size was valued at USD 27.21 billion in 2020 and is projected to reach USD 824.53 billion by 2030. But what exactly is metaverse and how it relates to web3?
What is metaverse? What is web3? Are they the same?
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There is a job vacancy to fill in your organisation and you wonder what you should do to get the right people. Posting an ad on JobsDB costs you only a few hundred Hong Kong dollars and LinkedIn is basically free to use. Why on earth companies would pay 10-30 percent of the base annual salary to hire through a recruitment agency?
Other than posting an ad for their clients, recruitment agency serves as a middleman between the hiring company and the candidate and carries out all the necessary but tedious work including sourcing the right candidates, shortlisting, arranging interviews and negotiating the terms.
But wait…these are all tasks that can be done in-house! With LinkedIn and other social media platforms, you can have access to the pool of candidates. You sound like a fool usin...
