Evidence-based pre-employment psychometric tests are becoming more widely used by virtue of the fact that they can test everything from a job seeker’s emotional intelligence to creativity. But you should always take a holistic approach to hiring.
Since Covid-19, the global trade ecosystem has been making a dramatic digital pivot, but to keep the momentum going, businesses need to urgently re-evaluate their approaches to human capital and hiring, say PeopleSearch Singapore's Ng …
As Japan’s hospitality industry continues to be battered by Covid-19, business entities and hospitality professionals are being forced to pivot, but there is hope yet as hotels and F&B outlets come up with new ways …
In the past year, pandemic conditions have resulted in many professionals being hired and onboarded virtually. It’s not uncommon for individuals to start work without ever having stepped into the office or having met their …
While we’re all being urged to update our skills and competencies in order to navigate a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world, have companies done enough to update their hiring processes in this climate? Because …
Upskilling and reskilling amount to nothing if you don’t know how to showcase your newly acquired and relevant skills to prospective employers. Let’s face it. Stating that you’ve worked in a particular job role, no matter …
Covid-19 has made HR practitioners look into Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) more closely than ever before, but often, companies end up neglecting one of the elements in this equation. For instance, companies might focus on …
The current Covid-19 crisis poses a “systematic risk” to careers in various industries. Economist, Dr Allison Schrager is known for best describing the difference between this type of risk and "idiosyncratic" risks in a variety of …
Since last year, much has been reported about both the benefits and drawbacks of remote work as Covid-19 ushered in the world’s largest work-from-home (WFH) experiment. There seems to be a general impression that top performers …
Outbreaks of Covid-19 infections in Hong Kong have raised doubts about whether the city’s initiatives to participate in the development and integration of the Greater Bay Area (GBA) will succeed. Nevertheless, Hong Kong's banking institutions …
