A valuable lesson
Ms. Le Thi Thanh Ha (Van Quan ward, Ha Dong, Hanoi) has a master's degree from a famous academy in Hanoi. After graduating, she confidently took the exam and was recruited as a specialist for a major ministry in Hanoi.
After 6 years of working in a state-owned environment, both wanting more job opportunities and challenges for herself and quitting her job in a familiar environment, Ms. Ha submitted her application to 3 recruitment units. With a "beautiful" background, Ms. Ha was called for interviews by all 3 places.
"Wherever I go, I am confident and proud of my qualifications and work experience. I answered all the questions flowing. Even if there are interviews in English, it won't be difficult for me. I am sure that the chance of being recruited is very high. Unexpectedly, all 3 places sent a negative response, said Ms. Ha.
Unable to believe the truth, Ms. Ha consulted with experts in the recruitment field and those with experience in this field and realized an expensive lesson: not everyone who graduates from a prestigious school and has experience has all advantages in recruitment. "Everything is just the beginning, I am too proud because my university graduation certificate is top. This was a big mistake, an expensive lesson for me. In addition to qualifications, employers also evaluate attitude, adaptability, hands-on experience, openness to learning, etc., Ms. Ha shared.
Confidence in unique and strange records
Ms. Le Hong Nhung - head of human resources for a labor supply company in Hanoi City said that with 25 years of experience in the field of human resources, she has encountered many cases of candidates who are diligent in designing CVs (not necessarily resume) and this will be a plus point for employers.
Some candidates invest in making a CV of a dozen pages of paper, illustrating each item with drawings; some candidates design a software version to submit with attachments, attach dynamic photos for important content, eye-catching color designs... Many people use the words "aesthetic", "English", use many double characters when describing themselves... They do not understand that a beautiful CV is not commensurate with a strong CV. If you are only impressed but do not have specific qualitative content that the employer is interested in, you will be eliminated immediately," said Ms. Nhung.
Ms. Nhung shared that for the majority of employers, candidate information through CVs and direct interviews impresses them with simple documents/credits, going straight to the problem, not "exaggerating" too much about qualifications or experience. On the contrary, practical results from the working process, especially candidate initiatives that have been applied in practice and brought clear results in numbers, can be measured as a golden plus, Ms. Nhung emphasized.
