外企求职宝典: KNOW THE GAME, PLAY THE GAME

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The Right Career Moves

Over the past few years of advising professionals in Greater China, I’ve seen many careers stagnate, as individuals hop from job to job that do not lead to where they expected.  You should always keep in mind that the career choices you make today have an impact on your future job marketability and your ability to reach your long-term goals.  Therefore, make each decision using deliberate, sound judgment.  When contemplating a career move, think about how it will fit into your overall career plans.  Ask yourself; does this new opportunity bring me any closer to my career goals? <For full article>

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Choose A Job For The Right Reasons

Recently, a university graduate wrote to tell us that he found it very confusing facing so many “want ads" when surfing the Internet.  How was it possible to select a position?  He pointed out that one had to be choosy even in buying clothes, let alone in finding a job.  With no influence over a company's popularity, social influence, specific work content, salary and treatment, he wondered how to avoid the blindness when selecting a job?  How should he go about choosing a position and company most suitable for him?<For full article>

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Chapter 10   Interviewing Well

Interviewing Well

Although the job search and hiring activities in China are extremely high these days, many mainlanders have had relatively little experience interviewing for a new position.  They may have been assigned a position in a state-owned enterprise after graduating from university, or were introduced to their job through personal connections.  As a result, job interview skills among many mainland professionals tend to be weak.  However, when interviewing with managers from leading multinational companies, being able to talk about and sell yourself effectively, as well as qualify and evaluate new opportunities, are a must. Presentation and first impression When entering a job interview, you want to begin with a clean slate, without projecting unnecessary actions or visual cues that may raise questions in your interviewer’s mind that work against you.  You don’t need to sell yourself within the initial impression.  That’s what the interview itself is for.  Rather, the objective of your first impression is not to make a bad one.  When first meeting an employer, we stress attention to some basic areas.<For full article>

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Taboos

Regarding taboos, one immediately comes to mind.  That is, make sure to turn off your mobile phone or pager during the interview.  There is nothing more distracting and impolite when interviewing a candidate than a phone interruption.  Should you happen to forget and receive a call while being interviewed, then politely apologize to the interviewer, tell the caller that you cannot talk at the moment, and hang up.  During one interview, a candidate received a call and proceeded to speak for five minutes while I waited.  I believe he thought I was impressed to see that his customers were so anxious to reach him.  Unfortunately, I could only think about how unprofessional he was being.  When he finished the call, I immediately finished the meeting.  After such a lack of consideration, there was no way I was going to recommend him to any client.<For full article>

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