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Screening Timing

2010-09-16T17:38:00.001+07:00

Question? Normally only get firm offer from other company, candidate inform his current organisation.So when we should contact the referencers, after we employ the candidate or before we interview. Answer As for the current employment, usually you will need to ask the candidate if you can contact the current employer. If the candidate say No, then you cannot call the current employment due to

Screening in Viet Nam Tips

2010-09-16T17:30:00.001+07:00

Question? When recruiting employees, I have faced with the challenge about checking candidate's reference. For foreigner boss, it's okay. But for Vietnamse boss, may be due to culture, they are not often open to share their assessment on candidate. In that case, what should I do ? Answer Based on your query, for cases whereby the HR person is not willing to give information on the candidate, let

Employee pre-Employment Screening

2010-09-16T11:21:00.000+07:00

Last week I gave a presentation to AmCham Ho Chi Minh City and Am Cham HaNoi about pre-employment screening. Over 100 people attended both sessions showing that there is an interest in this topic in Viet Nam. At HR2B our screening service is designed to aggregate all legally available information about a person (with their consent) for the purpose of verifhying what the person has told us and

Recruitment and Employer Brand - #5 Candidate Care

2010-03-26T19:00:00.007+07:00

Find out why caring for all your candidates and applicants is vital in this new era of twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and other social networking sites. Match the Level Your recruitment process will probably involve some form of meeting or interview. This is a great opportunity to build or damage your employer brand. One aspect of hiring in Viet Nam is to match the level. By this I mean that

Recruitment and Employer Brand - #4 Look in the right places

2010-03-24T18:26:00.008+07:00

Where you go to find candidates for your freshly made job vacancy communicates a lot about what sort of organisation you are and the type of people you are looking for. Is it so surprising that you will get job hopping candidates if you advertise your opportunity on a job vacancy website? Who goes to those websites anyway? Smart companies think about the type of people they are trying to

Recruitment and Employer Brand - #3 Have a plan

2010-03-23T14:30:00.007+07:00

Consider each recruitment as a project. In fact you can consider a recruitment the same as ‘purchasing and installing’ skills and experiences from the market place. Your recruitment process in the same as your procurement process where you spend a lot of effort selecting and buying a major piece of equipment for your organisation. Start with the end in mind. What would you have achieved at

Recruitment and Employer Brand #2 Make Someone Accountable

2010-03-22T09:25:00.004+07:00

Recruitment employer branding suggestion #2 is to make someone accountable for the recruitment outcome. If everyone is responsible no-one is responsible. Treat your recruitment as a project with a timeline, activities and resources. Make someone accountable for delivering the results (preferably the line manager). What do I mean by accountability? I mean the "thin line separates failure and

Recruitment and Employer Brand - #1 Write things Down

2010-03-15T17:48:00.007+07:00

Corporate Memory A Real Estate company was looking for a country manager in Viet Nam. After a lengthy search and interview process the hiring manager verbally offered our candidate the role. Our consultant could not contact the hiring manager about a written offer. Calls remained unanswered, emails unread and the manager was not in his office when we visited. On calling to the head office

Recruitment and Employer Brand

2010-03-12T08:36:00.005+07:00

You never get a second chance to make a first impression. Who said that? How you treat people during recruitment says a lot about your employer brand. Not only to your eventual employees, but also to all the people you interact with during recruitment. Smart organisations use this opportunity to build a positive image of themselves in the minds of all the people they touch during

What is 'employer brand'?

2010-03-08T12:25:00.002+07:00

An employer brand is like a hair-style. All organisations have an employer brand weather they like it or not. Smart organisations take time to define a style for their brand which is easy to recognise and add value to their goals and objectives. As with your company brand, your employer brand is made up of the many small things you do when interacting with your employees. Your brand is a

Importance of life planning in Career

2009-08-24T09:57:00.003+07:00

If you don't know where you are going any road will take you there. Your job search will be more effective and rewarding if you do a little life planning before rushing out and applying for jobs. Recent science research has shown that in the absence of visible landmarks or cues from the sun, people who are lost can not walk in a straight line (Current Biology 2009). Dropped in the forest on a

Know what to order from your Head hunter

2009-05-30T10:13:00.010+07:00

In this second installment of a six part series, Tom Vovers explains a little about the different categories of search available and gives buyers some tips on how to choose the best type of search for their particular business circumstance."Often the best solution to a management problem is the right person” - Edwin Booz Take out a pen and pencil and list down the ways you expect using a

10 ways to Maximise your benefit from a headhunter

2009-05-23T10:37:00.008+07:00

From a recent client survey we found that 60% of our customers had never used executive search services before. For us it is important that our customers know how to use us and to understand about our business. In this first of a six part series, Tom Vovers shares with us 10 ways employers can maximise their benefit from an executive search relationship. What are your comments?1) Be concise

Job offers are like Onions

2009-05-20T12:32:00.001+07:00

Joboffers are like Onions – you need to peel each layer back tosee what is insideIsthis the right place for me to work?Ultimately,this is the biggest career question you must face. Consider itintelligence that's hidden deep in the onion. I'll try to help youpeel down to that level by offering you a simple set of criteria onwhich to judge an employer.Evaluatean employer on three key factors: its

5 mistakes Job seekers make

2009-05-07T16:23:00.003+07:00

Some great advice from the USA that applies to Vietnam too.From Heather Boerner, for Yahoo! HotJobsMistakes People make when they are laid off or retrenched:1. Not recognizing their feelings. Losing a job is a major stresser. Aside from the obvious effects on your financial security, there are all those feelings of low self-esteem and despression to deal with. Don't ignore the feelings. Accept

Falling at the HR Department Hurdle

2009-04-03T16:25:00.007+07:00

Executive Search Service for professional level opportunities involves handling softer less tangible selection criteria than can be found on a person's or by conducting a general interview. Our clients are looking for people that will fit with their company culture. This is where HR2B and other reputable Executive Search firms can really add value to your business.We specialize in "getting

Ebb and Flow of Power Erodes Trust in Relationships

2009-04-01T12:05:00.007+07:00

OK, it is after mid-day so this post is not an April-fools day joke!Changing economic times have created a tidal change in the balance of power between the employer - employee in Vietnam.In the 'good old days' before 2001, talented Vietnamese would join with an organisation and pretty well stay there. Sure there was the labour contract, but there was also the unwritten emotional contract between

Job Search Techniques - Prepare

2009-02-16T16:40:00.007+07:00

People looking to change job roles or move to a new organization need to prepare in two main areas. Know yourself and know what you are applying for.Firstly is self knowledge. You need to make an honest assessment of yourself in terms of skills and competence. A good way to do this is to make a skills audit and ask friends / relatives / co-workers for honest feedback on your level. You need to

Connect the Dots

2009-02-06T08:20:00.006+07:00

Here is a story, based on a real life account, that demonstrates the importance of the Human Resources function ensuring adequate communication between all people involved in the hiring process.Mr X is a talented overseas Vietnamese with over 10 years IT marketing experience gained in Europe where he grew up and in the USA. He had decided to return to Vietnam for family reasons and is looking

When to hire and when to fire

2009-02-04T12:29:00.003+07:00

Whether you employ one person, or fifty, choosing the right employees can be a challenge. How do you know which of the candidates will be worth their weight in gold, and which will waste your money? Well, the "secret" to hiring the right employee is to give equal weight to five different factors:EducationExperiencePassionDriveFitSometimes, the best applicant is not the one with 20 years of

HR2B Begins Year of the Ox

2009-02-03T09:14:00.000+07:00

HR2B is a Vietnamese company. In addition to giving world class customer service to our clients and candidates, tradition is very important to us. Here on our first day back at work, the 8th day of the new lunar year of the water buffalo HR2B staff and management pay their respects and pray for a good year ahead.

Keeping payroll in house to save costs

2008-12-01T18:05:00.002+07:00

A consulting client called me today. He had chosen another service provider over HR2B for his payroll outsourcing. He explained that he was thinking of ending the contract with his provider after 6 months to save costs. I counseled him to work with his existing provider and come to a better arrangement. Taking back an outsourced process has hidden costs over and above the obvious ones of

2009 Softening Labour Market in Vietnam?

2008-11-19T18:27:00.004+07:00

With the global turmoil leading to job cuts how are Vietnamese companies affected? So far we have not see mass layoffs or major social dislocation associated with unemployment and / or underemployment. As an executive search firm our month on month order book keeps growing, however how much of this is due to us taking market share and how much is due to the wider economic forces is difficult to

Pay me in USD

2008-09-03T18:54:00.001+07:00

Part of our payroll outsourcing service is to gather and answer the queries of our client's employees in Vietnam. The wildly fluctuating black market exchange rate recently has caused some of these people to complain bitterly about being paid in Vietnamese Dong.The law in Vietnam is very clear on this.In principle, a Vietnamese person can sign a labour contract with an employer being

HR2B / Talent Recruitment Company - What is in a name?

2008-05-30T09:32:00.000+07:00

Talent Recruitment Joint Stock Company is a Vietnamese organisation dedicated to serving the Human Resources needs of business in Vietnam. Our main business lines areExecutive Search and Selection of top quality Vietnamese management and professional talent;International standard payroll outsourcing;Human Resources management consulting.We use the brand name HR2B (Human Resources to Business)