How should you explain being let go from your previous company in the interview? Being let go can be a tricky subject to discuss during the interview. In this article, I’m going to talk about ways to explain it in such a way so that you can explain what happened in the best light possible. To start, there are primarily

Did you know that this common question, “What are your career goals?” is actually a dangerous one that can cost you your offer if you’re not careful? To understand why this question is risky we need to first figure out the reasons why employers like to ask it. There are two major objectives. First, employers want to know if you

I’m a programmer, and I want to become a quant. I’m doing testing now, but I will only consider an SRE or BA/PM job next. Quite a few candidates told me they are looking to leave their current company because they want to switch lanes. How many succeeded eventually? 10% is probably an over-optimistic estimation. How come he/ she can

Do you know that there are questions you should never ask during your interview? And that asking them could cancel all the hard work you have done? Asking the right questions during your interview is crucial if you want success. But knowing and staying away from questions you should NOT ask is perhaps more critical because it can undo all

So much has changed since Covid happened 3 years ago (gosh, it’s already been 3 years!). It wouldn’t be an overstatement to say that virtually every aspect of our lives has been affected – I don’t have to go through the details here but one thing about work that is completely different now is the frequency of “virtual meetings”. Whether

Is the black-and-white traditional CV format a thing of the past? Surely, it is time to replace them with a visually pleasing, fancy, modern layout, right? Not so fast! I constantly receive this question. Is it better to use a creative layout or a more traditional, professional format? If you search for fancy resume templates, you will find a ton

3 Biggest reasons why employers are not reading your Resume Professional Summary. Your resume professional summary, the summary section at the top of your CV is perhaps the most powerful tool you have in order to grab the reader’s attention. Unfortunately, it’s also one section that most job seekers fail to write correctly, not only losing all of its benefits

HOME CAREER TIPS MARKET INFO Overview of the Year 2022 An acute talent shortage in Hong Kong and Singapore during the first half of the year Hong Kong was already suffering from atalent exodus because of perceived instability in the region. This was further exacerbated by strict COVID policies which required a three-week quarantine which dissuaded foreign talent from considering

HOME CAREER TIPS MARKET INFO Overview of some of the sectors during Q3 2022 Crypto and Investment Banking Technology Hiring within technology at the crypto firms definitely slowed down during Q3 2022. This was even before talks of Singapore rolling out crypto trade curbs. The war for tech talent (especially at the senior level) has gone up a notch with