This document provides guidance on effective recruitment and selection for fresh graduates. It outlines what employers look for in resumes, including highlighting achievements, skills, and participation in extracurricular activities. The document also discusses best practices for interviews, such as being prepared, maintaining eye contact, and following up after the interview. Key skills sought by employers include communication, problem-solving, teamwork, and a strong work ethic. Employers also value honesty, adaptability, and professionalism in potential candidates.

1. Recruitment & Selection Approach – Impactful Resume and Effective
Interviewing Skills
MEI-LYNN CHAN
Head, Human Capital
Global Wholesale Bank and
Investment Banking
November 30, 0212
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2. Presentation Objective
To provide a Point of View on what
employers look for in the recruitment
and selection process for fresh
graduates and the guiding principles to
adopt in interviews.
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3. Agenda
• What do Employers look for & want
What makes YOU different from other candidate:
• Resumes that employers look for
• Do’s and Don’ts of interviews
• Key to effective Interview outcomes
• Maybank as Employer of Choice
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4. What do Employers look for?
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5. What do Employers want?
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6. What makes you different from other
candidates?
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7. What makes you different from other
candidates?
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8. Impactful Resume Writing Tips
• A clear & concise resume, with clear personal,
correspondence & details
• Highlight participation in clubs & societies
• Highlight projects & achievements
• Write short sentences with more impactful words in
your CV
• Highlight your talents
• Summarize your accomplishments & skills
• Describe yourself with specific & unique terms
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9. Practical preparation for the Interview
• Grooming guidelines ; depending on industry/employer type,
the attire should reflect the desired image e.g. professional,
creative, fun.
• Understanding the employer/organisation ; do your
homework to find out information from the website, annual
reports, etc.
• First Impression; confidence portrayal, the “hand-
shake”/greetings and rhetoric clarity
• Leave mobile telephones and other communication gadgets
on silent mode or off before interview.
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10. The Interview Process – Do’s and Don’ts
• Greetings and thank interviewer for opportunity to be
selected for the interview; indication of future attitude and
behavior
• Engage equally with all interviewers if in panel ; indication
of people style
• Do not “stare” at interviewer but provide sufficient eye
contact ; indication of passion for work and other personality
traits.
• Seek to clarify on questions you do not understand or cannot
hear
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11. Tips on Getting the Job
• Expand your networking by asking your friends about
job opportunities
• Be Persistent and Follow-up, Follow-up, Follow-up
• Do some research on your company
• Prepare Responses for the Most Likely
Questions during Interviews
• Be confident and show your worth: what can you
offer to your organization?
• Prepare to Ask Good Questions
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12. Skills Most Sought After by Employers
• Communications Skills (listening, verbal, written).
• Analytical/Research Skills.
• Computer/Technical Literacy.
• Flexibility/Adaptability/Managing Multiple Priorities.
• Interpersonal Abilities.
• Leadership/Management Skills.
• Multicultural Sensitivity / Awareness.
• Planning/Organizing.
• Problem-Solving / Reasoning / Creativity.
• Teamwork.
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13. Personal Values Employers Seek in Employees
• Honesty / Integrity / Morality.
• Adaptability / Flexibility.
• Dedication / Hard-Working / Work Ethic/Tenacity.
• Dependability/Reliability / Responsibility.
• Loyalty.
• Positive Attitude / Motivation/Energy/ Passion.
• Professionalism.
• Self-Confidence.
• Self-Motivated/Ability to Work With Little or No Supervision.
• Willingness to Learn.
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14. MAYBANK as Employer of Choice
What do we look for…
• TEAMWORK
• INTEGRITY
• GROWTH
• EXCELLENCE & EFFIENCY
• RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
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