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24/09/2020

Why do some people come to work energized and plugged in, while others seem unhappy but stay and complain?

What role does motivational fit play in the world of performance and retention?

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There are two types of leadership beliefs - type X and type Y. A type X leader holds a belief that all individuals are inherently not interested in working. They will find ways to slack whenever they can. Hence in order to maximize productivity, we should find the best way to complete a task, then f...

10/09/2020

What is the first thing people do or ask when needing to do a hire?

In our blog post this week “The Deeper Meaning of Technical Fit”, we discuss what HR/Recruiters may discuss less but the most foundational aspect of finding the Best-Fit-Candidate!

Why?

Because each talent hired is an investment from the company to gain productivity, efficiency, and value, and the technical fit is the first requirement to meet for more predictable business results in complement with other critical fits including personality, cultural and motivational fit.

Hence today, I want to share with my community on the deeper meaning of technical fit.

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03/09/2020

Calling on HR & Recruiting professionals - what would you say is the ultimate hiring challenge?

In our coming blog series “Identifying the Best-Fit-Candidate”, we will dig deep into “the ultimate hiring challenge” that is affecting us more and more in the ever-changing VUCA world!

Stay tuned as we explore the 4 key fits that shape a Best-Fit-Candidate.

Link to full article here: https://www.gtptalent.com/post/finding-the-beset-fit-candidate-the-ultimate-hiring-challenge

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When asking experienced HRs and Recruiters, “what are your biggest hiring challenges?” Three answers stood out. 1. I can’t find the right candidate 2. I can’t attract the right candidate 3. The candidate was right at first but didn’t stay that way An interesting pattern we noticed is that ...

27/08/2020

< An HR Guide: Revitalize your Layoff Plan in the New Normal >

We are all experiencing the New Normal in one way or another. Many companies are fighting for their continued survival.

Thus Layoffs are unideal but have become a common corporate strategy to extend the longevity of the company.

Needless to say, HR’s role is getting tougher and more crucial than ever in championing the company’s restructuring initiatives.

Do you believe that we are all better than the current situation?

If you share the same vision, I am happy to share my experience with you with our latest article - “An HR guide: Revitalizing your Layoff Plan in the New Normal”.

This HR guide will also offer 4 ways with you on how to leverage innovative ideas to proactively combat the impacts of the New Normal.

Please click on the link here for the full article:
https://www.gtptalent.com/post/an-hr-guide-revitalize-your-layoff-plan-in-the-new-normal

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Background The air is stiff and you can almost hear the tense, deep breathing of folks in the room. All the senior leaders are here, including those on video from our overseas office. Any passerby can tell this is a very serious meeting. The APAC Managing Director has just announced the Board decisi...

20/08/2020

Have you experienced this before?

One month after you have started your new job, you felt something’s off. Although you have done the hard work of trying to validate your new job with matches on your skill, personality, and motivation, during the interview process.

Could it be the reason that you have under-estimated or overlooked the Cultural fit piece just like many job seekers often failed to put enough attention to?

In this week’s “Finding Your Best-Fit-Job” series, we explore the important factors around cultural fit, and most importantly, how can you gauge that in the interview process.

Click here https://www.gtptalent.com/post/finding-your-best-fit-job-the-often-underestimated-cultural-fit for the full article!

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13/08/2020

Have you been pigeon-holing yourself with your job search? Did you let your personality shine? The perfect role is waiting for you out there if you know the why, the who, the what and the how to look!

In this week’s “Finding Your Best-Fit-Job” series, we look into the most crucial puzzle piece of all - your personality fit.

Are you ready for the mentality shift of identifying the “Personality fit to the role” instead of just “job title fit” when doing job searches?

Why?
It may change the scope of your career search.
It may also open you up with job search success with the employer who truly values “Who you are”.

Click here for the full article -
https://www.gtptalent.com/post/finding-your-best-fit-job-the-true-meaning-of-a-personality-fit

Contact us at www.gtptalent.com if you are interested in your own Best Fit Job Assessment.

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When thinking about personality fit in a career context, you might just associate it with how well the individual gets along with the manager and the team. In the GTP world, personality fit is way beyond just that. If the ultimate goal is to find your best-fit-job, you must understand that “person...

06/08/2020

Think back to your career journey - were there roles you naturally performed and thrived in more than others?

Did the fulfillment of your motivation play a part in the past and it also holds true to you with your current job?

In this week’s “Finding Your Best-Fit-Job (BFJ)" series, we decoded one of the most crucial and powerful elements of 4 - your motivation!

Do you know there are parts of your motivation that evolve more frequently and parts that are likely more constant?

Click here for the full article: https://www.gtptalent.com/post/finding-your-best-fit-job-identifying-motivational-fit!

Contact us at www.gtptalent.com if you are interested in your own Best-Fit-Job Assessment.

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Think back on your career journey - what do you think got you to where you are today? In my 20 years of recruiting experience, both in-house and external, I noticed a rather interesting pattern; the more skilled and in-demand the talent is, the more their career move is tied to the matching of their...

30/07/2020

Do you know how much time of your life is spent in your job?

Research shows that the average person will spend around 90,000 hours (~40 years) at work over a lifetime - not to mention how that number may likely be higher for big city workers like Hong Kong, London, New York and so on.

By spending probably half of your lifetime at work, what’s your approach in career planning? Do you believe you can influence the type of job you are going to land when you are conducting job searches?

Starting this week, we will be publishing a new series of free content around “Finding Your Best Fit Job” - subscribe to our newsletter so you won’t miss our next post!

Full article link here: https://www.gtptalent.com/post/finding-your-best-fit-any-job-vs-best-fit-job

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Do you know how much of our life is spent in your job? Research shows that the average person will spend around 90,000 hours (~40 years) at work over a lifetime - not to mention how that number may likely be higher for big-city workers like Hong Kong, London, New York, and so on. By spending probabl...

23/07/2020

Let’s talk practical! You are ready and all prepared to get back into the job search game! Where should I start?

There are usually two approaches.

The common approach is: You sit at your computer and start applying to every job you see.
The more effective approach is : You strategize it and submit applications only to those job openings that you are likely to get invited for interviews by the hiring companies.

Effective job searching is never about the number of resumes you can throw out each day, it requires the right mindset and the right match - and that’s what we are here to discuss today.

Access the full article here:https://www.gtptalent.com/post/overcoming-a-layoff-getting-back-in-the-game

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5 days after Jenny’s layoff, we had our followup call. “Thank you for the initial call. I felt better now and would like to kick-start my job search. What shall I do next?” Jenny asked me. After giving herself and her family some time to digest the news, Jenny is now ready to get back in the g...

16/07/2020

< Overcoming a Layoff 3: Communicating with Your Loved Ones >

Do you know what is truly the hardest part of a layoff? Telling your loved ones.

Some of my clients hesitated to go home after work as normal, faked going to work still 2 weeks after the layoff, avoided their spouse, all because they didn’t know how to break the news to their loved ones.

So, the million dollar question - one that matters the most but is talked about the least - how do you break the news to your spouse, family, and even your children?

Link to the full article can be found here: https://www.gtptalent.com/post/communicating-with-your-loved-ones

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“I don’t want to go home, what am I going to tell my family?” 1.5 hours into my chat with Jenny, after we talked through the shock, the denial, the initial transition plan. “What am I going to say to them?” Dealing with a layoff is tough, but the hardest part is imagining the worry, sorrow...

09/07/2020

< Overcoming a Layoff 2: Getting Over the Emotional Impact >

Logic can’t do its job unless the emotion is taken care of first.

Research mentions that a layoff can have a similar emotional impact as losing a loved one. In this week’s Overcoming a Layoff blog series, we discuss the importance and tips on getting over the emotional impact of a layoff.

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“Why dread over emotions? What's done is done. I’d rather get productive and start job searching,” says Jenny, my coaching client who recently got laid off due to Covid-19. Well, in fact, it is important for us to acknowledge and process the emotional impact from a layoff as it can be detrimen...

02/07/2020

"The coronavirus outbreak has triggered unprecedented mass layoffs and furloughs."

I read this in a recent article from "Business Insider" that got me reflecting - layoffs are definitely one of the biggest career challenges one could have!

No matter how experienced, mature, confident, and employable you are, layoffs can still be a highly stressful and scary situation.

I can fully understand all these as I was twice in their same shoes while also taking leads for rounds of layoffs as a global HR leader in different organizations over the past 20 years.

So what should you do if you or your beloved ones did receive a layoff notice?

What’s the best way to overcome this?

With the high demand, we have decided to create a whole series of free content on "Overcoming a Layoff" with our community this month!

Starting with this week - “Head Start Your Transition” - please find the link here: https://www.gtptalent.com/post/overcoming-a-layoff-head-start-your-transition

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