We Interviewed the Person Behind the Viral Job Posting

I'm pretty sure you have seen the job advertisement recruiting for durian knife master by Durianman SS2. The Stephen Chow photo might ring a bell. This job ad went viral within a few days it was posted because of its satire content. As we speak, this job ads went viral in Hong Kong too. We managed to get hold of the person behind the job ad and below is the job requirement. 

3 Ways How To Improve Your Relationship with your Boss

 Throughout your career life, your relationship with your boss is considered the utmost important concern you should take good care at. Your career days are easy or hard depending on if your boss is your best ally instead of your worst enemy. Different boss' personality varies from one to another. Here are three ways to cultivate a good relationship with your boss.

Create Stunning Resume in Just 5 Minutes with resume.io

Are you clueless when it comes to writing your resume? Here’s a platform you can use to create your resume in just 5 minutes (depending on how much you write, but 5 minutes is apt to have the core info of your resume done).

How to fix these 3 career mistake you are making right now

There are many ways to be successful. Some of them you know consciously but some are unconscious. The same goes for mistakes that prevent you to strive to be better in your career. Here are 3 unconscious mistakes that you might be doing right now.

Business Strategies that Work & Don’t Work After the Pandemic

If you own a business, you’d realize that the pandemic do changed your business strategy. That is because the whole consumer behavior paradigm has shifted, priorities are readjusted and disposable income becomes limited. If you have not thought about a new business strategy, here are some points to kick-off your plan: 

What do recruiters look for when screening your resume

I’m sure you are curious as to how recruiters screen your resume through your job application. If you have applied to the position via Jobstreet, you may find this post useful. 

Before going through the applications, the recruiters will always familiarise themselves with the job description first. Picking up the important details is necessary as we illustrate in our minds who are the best suitable candidate for this position. Therefore, I highly advise you to read the job description as well and think to yourself - is the position suitable for you? 

I will spend some time guiding you on reading the job description if you stick around here. At the mean time, let's dig into the details of your resume that recruiters are focusing on.

10 Resume Writing Mistakes You are (probably) doing right now

Your resume is the first gateway to be shortlisted for an interview. While competing against hundreds, or maybe thousands, of job applicants, do you think your resume is comprehensive enough to tell the story of your career background? 

During the span of my career as a recruiter, I have viewed more than 50 resumes per day. Some days during peak hiring, the amount can go up to hundreds of resumes. If you ask, how do I do that with such limited time a day? The truth is, recruiters are trained to pick up information that matters on your resume. So, we probably spend 20 seconds screening for each resume. The first thing our eyeballs pick up is the working experience and next is the educational background. If it fits the profile we are looking for, we'll keep for the next level screening or we proceed to read more. 

How do your Jobstreet application looks like to employers

This post is not affiliated with Jobstreet in any way. 

Have you ever feel curious about how your Jobstreet application looks like on the back-end of the employer's screen? I will give you an insight into how your job application looks like on the other side. 

If you are a Jobstreet user, you probably have receive multiple emails from LiNa frequently. LiNa is not a person who works in Jobstreet. It is a candidate module created by Jobstreet. While the job applicants system is called LiNa, the employer’s system is called SiVa. Technically, Jobstreet is a software/system company, and not a recruitment company. They developed these systems to connect employers and job seekers. So you can’t call Jobstreet to look for you a job. It doesn’t work that way. You need to know this, because it is up to you how to attract the attention of the employers. Jobstreet is only providing you the platform to submit your application. 

What you need to know about the Malaysia Short-Term Economy Recovery Plan 2020

Today the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin presented in his live conference a list of goodies for Malaysians aiming to assist Malaysia's economy affected by the Covid-19 crisis. The effort is called the National Revitalisation Plan (PENJANA) is a fast-paced step to rebuild and revitalize the economy in the short term. 

Check out the goodies below: