You’re going for a job at a big multistrategy hedge fund when another big multistrategy hedge fund comes along and wants to hire you. You’ve already signed the contract, but the new offer is sufficiently differentiated to make you think […]
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Candidates in Hong Kong, Singapore face tougher screening interviews during pandemic
If you’re about to have a first-round screening interview with an agency recruiter in Singapore or Hong Kong, you face an uphill battle – and it’s not just because the interview will be via video. The job market is slowing down […]
Hong Kong candidates face tricky video interviews as banks respond to coronavirus
Hong Kong banking professionals looking for new jobs in the post-bonus hiring season are facing an additional challenge: interviews via video conference – and potentially several rounds of them. Banks and recruitment firms are moving more and more interviews to […]
8 Times Candidates Didn’t Get Hired Because of Something They Put on Social Media
We know you’ve heard you should clean up your social media so that you can be a presentable professional, especially when you’re looking for a new job. But do you know how it could actually hurt you? We’ve collected real stories about […]
How to Decide Between 2 Awesome Job Candidates
At the end of the day, having two seemingly perfect candidates and only one role to fill is really a good problem to have. It’s often hard to find one star hire, let alone multiple, and either way you decide you’ll probably end […]
5 Tricks to Source Candidates Faster
After seeing a number of teams still relying on the “post and pray” model, I wanted to share some tips this week on how hiring managers and recruiters can source candidates faster. One of the common misconceptions when it comes to sourcing is that it’s […]