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What do you look for in young leaders?
I would look for people with the right attitude, strong values and an ability to articulate their thoughts clearly. Skills can be easily taught, but values and attitude cannot be learnt in a classroom.
What is one thing you look out for in a job candidate?
The ability to fit into the organisation in term of values and cultural fit.
What is one blunder you see when candidates apply for a job in your company?
Not knowing what is expected of the job and not knowing what the company does.
Continue reading → A View from the Top – Agilent TechnologiesWhat sort of training or qualifications does one need to be an HR practitioner here?
HR is a profession people can enter at different stages of their career. But in a manager job, growing in stature and influence, the ability to demonstrate professional standards is increasingly important. At least degree level qualifications are desirable, but just as important is the ability to demonstrate continuously updated knowledge and experience. The CIPD has set global standards for HR professionals, constantly updated to reflect the profession as it is today. Accreditation against our standards to Chartered level represents an internationally recognised gold standard.
Continue reading → A VIEW FROM THE TOP | Sarah Miles, Managing Director, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, AsiaWhat is the one trait you look for when interviewing a candidate?
It is actually a complicated task to select the best candidate for a given job, whether it is a manager job or a director job. We need to look at multiple traits of a candidate. However, I always find attitude, personality and culture fit are essential for the candidate to be successful in Hilti.
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