Archive for 'Career 101'
Email Etiquette – Ten Checks Before Sending Out Your Next Email
Posted on 02. Apr, 2009 by Chris.
Conducting an email takes time, but it is better than making a live phone call most of the time. Simply, in an email, people will state things in a more logical way. We would prefer to get 50 emails per day than to receive 50 phone calls. Good business is predicated on clear and effective communication [...]
From Zero to IPO to Exit Round-up
Posted on 28. Jan, 2009 by Chris.
This post is a stream of the Career101 topics, for which understanding I believe is essential to some. So the illustrated example here floats, In the start of a product life cycle, there would be a prototype of model being tested and incubated in the campus of Stanford near the famous Sands Hill Rd, where most [...]
Top 10 Tips for Job Hunting Under The Crisis
Posted on 24. Jan, 2009 by Chris.
(To those who are in search of job or have been through the same process back then) Every now and then there is a voice saying getting hired is a no-no under such a market situation. Yes, it is hard, but there is a way. Successful job seekers (well, job hunter to be pricise in this [...]
Top 10 Tips for Job Hunting Under The Crisis (3)
Posted on 24. Jan, 2009 by Chris.
Upcoming… #5 The most direct – cold call + email Be in the know Where to find the company list Where do those headhunters live Why headhunters are hated by most How to live with headhunters in your early career #4 The bravest – get your feet in the company + elevator pitch What makes a successful elevator pitch What make you a seemingly [...]
Top 10 Tips for Job Hunting Under The Crisis (2)
Posted on 24. Jan, 2009 by Chris.
PART II (incomplete) #7 The biggest dilemma – master? delay graduation date to catch another hiring season? Is Master really for you, or are you really ready for a Master? I received quite a few emails/msgs during the days asking whether to resume a Master to boost his/her qualification of getting hired. My answer would also be a [...]
Top 10 Tips for Job Hunting Under The Crisis (1)
Posted on 24. Jan, 2009 by Chris.
PART I #10 The most ineffective – blindly send out 100+ CVs (with fewer than 5 responses) This is by no mean the most ineffective way of conducting a job searching and most end up with pure vain. You probably have been told a hundred times in career events that “DO NOT make a one-size-fit-all CV or [...]
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