3 Interesting Facts For Your Next Job Search
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We held our first LIT PREP webinar for the year on Wednesday and the participation rate during the session was off the roof!
Our invited speaker, Herjeet Singh, Career Coach from NTUC U PME Centre, shared several interesting resume and interview tips that might help you in landing your dream job.
Here's a quick Q&A for you to try out, let us know if you manage to get them right!
Question 1: Do you need to include your photo in your resume?
A:?Yes
B:?No, because photos can invite discrimination
C:? No, because photos cannot be picked up by Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
D: Both B & C
The correct answer is D.
A company should assess a potential candidate by their work competency and abilities. There should never be a biased decision made just because an individual has good looks. On top of that, photos cannot be picked up by Applicant Tracking System (ATS), thus there is no need to include any photo in your resume.
Question 2: What percentage of jobs are not advertised on job search websites?
A:?>20%
B:?>30%
C:? >50%
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The correct answer is C.
You will be surprised to know that more than 50% of jobs in a company are not advertised on job search websites. The secret to landing yourself a job in these unadvertised roles is only through strategic networking which will offer you exposure and connect you to the right hiring managers.
Question 3: "What is your weakness?" Which candidate provides the best answer during a job interview?
A:?Candidate A: Provides 1 weakness
B: Candidate B: Provides 1 weakness with an action plan in place to address the weakness
C:? Candidate C: Provides 3 weaknesses
The answer is B.
No individual is perfect without any weakness and employers know that. Instead, what matters to employers will be how this individual tackles or rectify the respective weakness with an action plan.
Did you answer all the questions correctly? ??
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