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Preparation for Job Search andInterview for University Students

Ms Virginia ChoiManaging Consultant & Country ManagerTamty Mcgill Consultants International Ltd

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1. What is it in the employers minds?

2. Do you know about yourself?

3. How to equip yourself for Job Seeking?

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1. What is it in the employers minds?

a. Whats the person good at?

Can the person fit into the organisation?

Do I really need his/ her skills?

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2. Do you know about yourself?

A. Mental preparationTheory VS Practice

Efforts VS Results

Interest VS Strength

Job VS CareerAttitude

Ambition

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B. SWOT Approach

2. Do you know about yourself?

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C. Research

Job Market

Business Environment

Career Options

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D. Ask yourself

Am I realistic?

Do I know my goals?

Can I afford to choose?

Why should someone hire me?

2. Do you know about yourself?

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E. Target

Industry Standing

Working Experience

Reputation as an employee

People Philosophy

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e.g. business, strengths, mission, values, etc

e.g. position, job responsibilities, requirements,

etc

3. How to impress the interviewers?

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Do you meet the requirement? How?What are the critical success factors forthe job? Do you have them?

How will you present yourself during the

interview?

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1%

1%

3%

11%

Taste

Touch

Smell

Hearing

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i.e. real-life examples

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How will you convince me to employ you?

How will you contribute to our company?

Why do you want to leave your existing company?

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Social and professional networking

Mental and behavioral

Sense of creativity and curiosity

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Career Counselor Career Directories

Career Exhibitions Career Talks Professional Bodies Resume Workshop

Interview Workshop Friends and Relatives Companies (their employees and publications)

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Recruitment and Retention

Ranking and mean scores of attributes which Generation Y

would look for when they choose/stay in a job

Y

Ranking

Employers

Mean

Working

Gen-Y

Y

Mean

Non-working

Gen-Y

(degree holder)

Y

( )

Mean

Non-working Gen-

Y

(non-degree

holder)Y

( )

Mean

1stMonetarycompensationand benefits

1.76

Monetarycompensationand benefits

2.35Interests and fun 2.47

Monetarycompensation andbenefits

2.54

2nd Interests and fun 1.82Clear and

achievablecareer pathway

2.91

Monetary

compensationand benefits

2.96Interests and fun

2.79

3rdClear andachievablecareer pathway

2.29Professionaladvancement

3.18

Clear andachievable careerpathway

3.11

Clear andachievable careerpathway

3.40

Statistics Findings

RankingScale:

1 = most important5 = least important

: 1 =

5 =

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Characteristics of Generation Y at Workplace

Y

Top five adjectives respondents used to describe Generation Y at workplaceY 5

Ranking

Employers

WorkingGeneration Y

Y

Non-working

Generation Y

(degree holder)

Y ( )

Non-working

Generation Y

(non-degree holder)

Y ( )

1st Creative

Creative

Creative

Creative

2nd Energetic

Self-centered

Hardworking

Freedom

3rd Self-centered

Hardworking

Energetic

Money

4th Freedom

Proactive

Flexible

Hardworking

5th Flexible

Energetic

Proactive

Energetic

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