ARLENE KOH on DO EMPLOYERS PREFER CANDIDATES TO CUSTOMISE THEIR CVS
- S3E15
- 55:17
- January 4th 2022
Arlene is the Recruiting Manager who leads the APJC Talent Acquisition team for Amazon Web Services.
Highlights of her speech include:
- About AWS
- 3 pillars of ‘owning your CV’
- Format of CV
- What is a mini-Resume?
- Poll Result: Do you think employers prefer candidates to customize their CV & do they read the entire document?
- Is it a must to have a Cover Letter?
- Are degrees from local universities deemed as 2nd class?
- CV DOs
- How many pages should a CV have?
- Can we ignore some work experience?
- Should we include our age on our CV?
- Should we include our profile photo in our CV?
- How do we handle gaps in our career history due to medical reasons?
- Should we include our date of birth in our CV?
- Should we mention the recent short working periods?
- CV DON’Ts
- Is it good or bad to include ‘the reason for leaving’?
- Why am I not shortlisted?
- Poll Result : How many of you have a LinkedIn profile & do recruiters use LinkedIn to find their next great hire?
- Should we include our referees in our CV?
- LinkedIn or CV takes precedence?
- A.I. in the world of recruiting
- Poll Result: When was the last time you refreshed your CV?
Thank you Arlene for your enthusiasm in responding to the audience questions on-the-go!
We look forward to having you back with us in 2022.
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