About this Site

• Purpose

• Audience

Company and Job Analysis

• Analysing a job advertisement

• Researching company information

• Meeting company requirements

• The Hong Kong context

Self Analysis

• Personal inventories

• Using a "positive approach" to handle weaknesses

Résumé

• How much do you understand a résumé?

• Features of an effective résumé

• Sections in a résumé

• Layout

• Relevant and specific content

• Action verbs

• Improving a résumé

• Compiling your résumé

• Varying emphasis according to job nature

• Guidelines for résumé preparation

Application Letter

• General knowledge

• Opening

• Body: content

• Body: "Me" Approach & "You" Approach

• Strength of your claims

• Ending

• Language focus: Preposition

• Language focus: Tense

• Language focus: Common Mistakes

• Letter Format

Job Interview

• Interviews Myths

• Preparing for Interviews

• Stages of an Interview

• Interview Techniques

• Common Types of Questions asked

• Handling General Questions

• Handling Difficult Questions

• Questions to ask the Interviewer

• Group Discussion/Interviews

• Non-verbal Communication

• Mock Job Interview

• Post-Interview Evaluation