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Article adapted from HBR As much as we try not to be judgemental, our human brain is wired to judge people based on first impressions. Once the first impressions are made, it is very hard to change someone’s impression of you. Hence, now is a good time to start thinking about how you are behaving…
Adapted from Harvard Business Review Distinguish between real and pseudo cues. An example of a pseudo cue is the halo effect that may surround candidates due to physical attractiveness. People subconsciously feel attraction to a good looking interviewees, and this pseudo cue positively biases their evaluation of the candidate’s unrelated skills. Unsee the pseudo cues…
As I am writing this post, I have come a long way… from job hunting to preparing myself for job interviews to negotiating and eventually clinching the job. Maybe it is an “Asian” thing, I realise we tend to be overly humble and undersell our abilities during interviews. This may lead to missed opportunities even…
As you readers may know from my profile page, I am from the financial services sector where hiring and retrenchment can happen within a short time frame. The concept of having the same job till you retire is no longer relevant. In the beginning of this year, I receive news that the firm I was…