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Points to Note in Job Hunting | ||
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Work Ethics | ||
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| Points to Note in Job Hunting | |||
| Beware of the following in your job hunting process : | |||
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If you come across a recruitment advertisement for a well-paid and high-ranked position but ask for no experience at all, be careful, that might be a trap. | ||
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Do not be scared
off by the list of requirements stated in the advertisement. Even
if you do not meet some of them, you may still have a try. |
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The title does
not always reflect the job. You should consider the nature of the
job itself. Do not be mistaken by the fabulous titles. |
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Some employers
told us that some of our students terminated their contracts without
reasons after a few days of work. This does not only displease the
employer but also affect your personal reputation and the image of
the university as a whole. |
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In case you
receive offers from more than one organization, you should analyze
the merits and demerits of each job before making your decision.
Once the decision is made, you should give your reply politely and
on time no matter you are accepting or declining the offer. |
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Before accepting
the offer, you should fully understand the duties of the job, the
employment and the contract terms. Pay attention to items such as
salary, benefits, working hours, probation and termination/resignation
procedures. |
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Read the employment
contract thoroughly before you sign. |
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Try your best not to delay your report for duty, quit the job or
terminate the contract. When such a situation comes up, you should
discuss this with your employer as early as possible, tell him/her
the reasons and apologize. Provide ample time for the organization
to make proper arrangements. |
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for Employment - Never be a Fickle Person |
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Some
students overlook the importance of work ethnics and responsibility
during the job hunting process. Some are absent from the interview
without notifying the interviewers in advance; others just simply
disappear on the first day of work. This not only wastes the time
of the organization, but also imposes bad impression on employer¡¦s
mind which would negatively affect the chances of other CUHK candidates
from getting the job. Take a few minutes to do the following questions,
they would help you to understand yourself better. |
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Case
1 1. Will you go to the Career Centre to see the interview list? 2. You notice that you are on the interview list of the company.
What will you do? |
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Case 2 Company B asked you to attend an interview at a particular time. They told you that the time cannot be changed and you agreed to go to the interview. However, you suddenly remember that you have arranged another interview with Company A at the same time. What would you do then? a) I will consider whether I wish to give up the interview of
Company A or arrange another time. Then I will inform Company
A as soon as I can. |
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Case 3 Both Company A and Company B have offered you a post. The terms of both companies are similar and you have decided to accept Company A's offer. Will you inform Company B that you will turn down its offer? a) I will inform Company B of my decision on phone politely
and then send a thank-you letter to the company. |
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If you
have chosen A in all the 3 cases, you belong to the 'modest and mature
type'. You can handle matters properly and responsibly. You will
leave a good impression to the employer owing to your prudence and
considerate behaviour. |
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If
you do not choose A for half of the 3 cases, you are indeed 'fickle'.
You are likely to let your employer feel that you are irresponsible. |
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What
does the attitude of 'that's not my business' mean to the employer?
Does it affect your future career and the image of CUHK students?
Try to think of that, job seekers. |
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To Keep the Work Ethics and Remain Competitive |
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1. To make a prudent choice |
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| When you receive job offers from more
than one organization, try to think over the merits and demerits of
each post before you make the decision. At the same time, please remember
to decline any untaken offers politely either by phone or in writing. |
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2. To attend the
interview/written test |
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| Most organizations would invite applicants
to attend interviews or written tests before employment. When you are
invited, you should take it seriously. Prepare yourself well and be
on time. In case you are unable to attend the interview or written
test for important reasons, you should inform the employer well in
advance and ask him/her, if possible, to make another arrangement. |
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3. To keep your
promise |
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| When you have accepted an offer, you
have to honour your commitment. Be faithful to your choice. Do not
take it casually. Be a person with credibility and keep your promise! |
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4. To be responsible |
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do not defer the date of reporting duty, quit the job or terminate
the contract too readily. In case it is necessary to do so, you should
discuss this with your employer as soon as possible, tell him your
reasons and apologize. This allows the organization to have ample time
to make proper arrangements. Furthermore, when you have to take leave
during employment, you have to go through the proper administrative
procedures as set by the employer. |
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5. Work attitude |
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| Laziness and hastiness are big 'no-noes'. Being late for work, leaving early or idling your duties will give negative impression to your employer. Be rigorous in your work. | |||
Upholding the work ethics is one of the essential elements of keeping your competitiveness. Therefore, don't overlook the above mentioned work ethics if you want to excel in your work. Work Ethics : the No.1 Consideration for Employers Read the following cases. What do you think? |
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Case 1 A graduate was employed as a temporary account clerk in a jewellery company. According to their verbal agreement, the graduate should be employed for 2 to 3 months until he took over another permanent job in October. However, the graduate quitted without explanation after just two days of work. He even asked back the two-day salary from the employer. The Financial Controller of the company sent in a letter of
complaint. In the letter, he presented a strong sense of contempt
and disappointment. He accused the graduate of breaching the
verbal contract, not giving a proper explanation for his leave
and asking back the two-day salary in a mean manner. He pointed
out that the graduate had wrongly interpreted that an employment
on contract basis was a short-term contract with probation. He
even provoked the Financial Controller¡¦s anger by casting a doubt
on his knowledge in the Hong Kong Law and the Labour Law. The
Financial Controller had explained clearly to the graduate that
it was a contract without probation. If either side wanted to
terminate the contract, the other side must be notified with
one month's advance notice. As the graduate did not inform them
of his leave with advance notice, the company refused to pay
the graduate the two-day salary. Nevertheless, the graduate still
insisted that he was entitled to the two-day salary and claimed
that he would file a complaint to the Labour Department. |
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Case 2 A student applied for an auditing position in an Accountancy Firm. The employer had stated clearly for a couple of times that he must work till the end of the 3-month employment. Afterwards, the two parties entered into a contract which stated that the work would last for two and a half months. Early termination was not allowed to avoid any disturbance to the progress of the work. However, the student quitted after one month of work and the reason was that he was going for an exchange programme. The supervisor of the company requested to discuss with the person-in-charge of the exchange programme but the student refused to provide him with the contacts. Later, the student terminated the contract himself and handed over his completed report to his colleagues during the leave period of his supervisor. However, the report was finally found to be full of mistakes and errors. The person-in-charge of the company wrote to the University and presented his accusation on the behaviour of the student. He listed a number of dishonest and irresponsible behaviours of the student, which included the breach of contract, quitting without proper reasons and handing in a report full of mistakes and errors. The person-in-charge of the company emphasized that they had no intention to ask the University to punish the student. They just hoped that the student could recognize his improper behaviour and realize the importance of work ethics. Follow up: The student did not join any exchange programmes.
The reason for his quitting the Accountancy Firm was owing to
the fact that he was offered with a summer internship position
by another company. |
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Case 3 A local corporation has employed two of our graduates for its management trainee programme. The corporation organized many pre-employment training activities for the trainees, which included visiting its major departments and meeting with staff in management levels. The activities aimed at letting the new staff understand the operation and culture of the organization. However, one of the graduates quitted the job by phone on the first day of work, while the other also quitted after the first week. The latter graduate was once found dressing improperly in the office. The personnel department of the organization complained that
if students decided to take up another job which they considered
as better, they should have informed the employer earlier. The
company could then make other arrangements and avoid wastage.
The corporation was particularly contemptuous of one of the graduates'
behaviour as he was indeed irresponsible to simply 'come and
have a look'. The corporation was considering to blacklist the
two graduates for future employment by the company. |
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Students' responses The cases gave employers bad impression on CUHK students. We must check this trend. We should keep our promise and never give it up easily. |
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Teachers' responses The cases adversely affect the reputation of CUHK and the image of CUHK students. Those involved in the cases may find their career seriously at stake. |
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