ARLENE KOH on DO EMPLOYERS PREFER CANDIDATES TO CUSTOMISE THEIR CVS

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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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