Business Etiquette for the Workplace
Date: September 17, 2010
Time: 14:30 - 17:00
Location: CPA Australia - Hong Kong China Division
Street: 20/F Tai Yau Building 181 Johnston Road, Wanchai
We all know good manners equal good business, therefore Michael Page would like to invite HR Professionals to a seminar on business etiquette for the workplace. The special guest speaker Vivian Wong, Professional Development Consultant at Evie Consulting, will cover 5 important topics to improve your business etiquette in the workplace. You will also have the opportunity to network with your peers and learn the key to professional success with expert advice.
Topics include:
• Identifying the principles of business etiquette
• A 5-step process to solve people problems in the workplace
• Dealing successfully with difficult workplace situations
• Defining etiquette for blackberry, mobile phone and email technology
• How to be a successful 24 hour professional
To RSVP, please contact Queenie Leung by Wednesday 25th August on +852 2848 9558 or email queenieleung@michaelpage.com.hk
UBS LEADS Certification Program
Date: July 20 & 23, 2010
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Location: UBS Auditorium, IFC2, Hong Kong
July 20: Confident Professional Presence
Corporations know how critical reputation is to success, investing time and money resources to manage and protect their brand image. As they say, perception is reality - if this is true, what steps are you taking to manage and protect the image you personally wish to project? Do you know how closely your image aligns with the image that you wish to present to others?
Learn how to strategically and consciously manage your brand and image to manage how others perceive you, whether in an interview setting or in the workplace.
Personal Branding: Create and define your personal brand – defining the exact message they want to present. By defining who they are and who they want to be, they will be able to apply their brand to every aspect of their lives and relationship with others.
The Art of Non-Verbal Communication: Recognise the importance of visual impact and appearance in interviews and in the corporate world. Distinguish 5 components for an effective first impression. Identify personal style and learn how to incorporate this to create a professional image. Understand the psychology of colour, appropriate hairstyles, grooming and makeup and how to leverage it effectively in different situations. Identify appropriate business dress for interviews. Understand the 3 levels of business and business casual dress to successfully navigate the confusing world of casual Fridays while still maintaining your professional image.
July 23: Strategic Interviewing
Do you find yourself unsure what the interviewer is looking for in an interview? Do you feel the interview process is a guessing game? Do you get nervous in an interview?
Effective resume writing and interviewing is a skill that can be learned and applied like any other with noticeable results. Learn how to set an effective strategy to minimize the luck factor in interviewing success from beginning to end of the interview process.
Resume Writing: Understand what is the real purpose of the resume and learn what common mistakes to avoid and what essential information to include in the content. Discover simple yet impactful ways to increase the chance of getting your resume chosen using DaCMAMS™. Find out how to dissect a job description for the obvious and implied information to give you the winning edge over your competition
Interview Skills: Be empowered by understanding the mindset of the hiring manager and discover what factors drive the hiring decision. Find out how suitable a job is for you, how to be prepared to elegantly handle any interview questions and how to manage and minimize nervousness during the process using the Rewind Technique™. Learn what common mistakes to avoid, including Interview Etiquette that can make the difference.
Charm Your Way Through Sensitive Topics: Certain topics are pitfalls for candidates in an interview, with no particular upside if answered well but definite downside that can make or break your candidacy if handled poorly. Learn the most effective strategies to handle the Top 10 sensitive questions with finesse to outshine the competition.
UBS Paving the Way to Career Success
Date: July 13, 2010
Time: 16:30 - 18:30
Location: UBS Auditorium, IFC2, Hong Kong
evie Consulting was honored to act as moderator for this careers panel event organized by UBS. Experienced professionals from different industries shared the inside scoop on different career paths as well as their own personal secrets to success. We ended the event with a review of our Top 10 Rules for an Effective Resume.
Secrets to a Successful Summer Internship
Date: June 30, 2010
Time: 18:30 - 20:30
Location: HKUST MBA event - HKUST Central campus
We all know good manners equal good business equals career success. This is especially true in a summer internship where you have only a few short weeks to prove your worth. Get a leg up on your competition and increase your chances of landing a permanent offer at the end of the internship with tips from an insider!
Vivian Wong of evie Consulting managed and ran several summer internships in her previous role as Campus Recruiter at Goldman Sachs, and increased the conversion rate for one of her divisions from a historical 30% to an unprecedented 70%. Find out what advice she gave her students to get them jobs.
Learn the key to professional success by receiving expert advice on:
• Identifying the principles of good business etiquette
• A 5-step process to solve people problems in the workplace
• The fundamental flaws of the summer internship structure that can work against you, and how to adjust your strategy accordingly
• The top 10 mistakes summer interns make that sink their chances for a full time offer, and how to avoid them
How to Successfully Handle Tricky Job Offer Situations
Date: May 4, 2010
Time: 16:00 – 18:00
Location: HKUST Central Campus
How to Successfully Handle Tricky Job Offer Situations To Your Advantage
You've passed the interviews and now have a job offer in hand - but what if it's not exactly what you wanted or expected? Or what do you do if you want to wait for another opportunity you like better, but don't want to lose the offer you already have? Join us for this seminar on how to handle these and other tricky job offer situations to your advantage.
In this seminar we will cover:
- How and when to negotiate for a better offer
- Understand the employer's point of view - the factors that come into play for them in the offer process
- How to finesse tricky situations such as competing job offers, and buying time to wait for another expected offer
- What to do if you have buyer's remorse and want the other job offer back
- Unethical practises in the job offer process and handling of offers
Business Etiquette for the Workplace
Date: May 3, 2010
Time: 18:30 - 20:30
Location: CPA Australia - Hong Kong China Division
Street: 20/F Tai Yau Building 181 Johnston Road, Wanchai
Calling all Executive and Administrative Assistants! We all know good manners equal good business equals career success. Page Personnel of Michael Page and Evie Consulting would like to invite Executive Assistants and Administration Support Professionals to join us for an evening seminar on business etiquette for the workplace with speaker Vivian Wong of Evie Consulting.
You will also have the opportunity to network with your peers and learn the key to professional success by receiving expert advice on:
• Identifying the principles of business etiquette
• A 5-step process to solve people problems in the workplace
• Dealing successfully with difficult workplace situations
• Defining etiquette for blackberry, mobile phone and email technology
To RSVP, please contact Patricia Lau on +852 3602 2415 or email patricialau@pagepersonnel.com.hk by Wednesday, April 21.
Practice Makes Perfect - Mock Interview Sessions
Date: March 16 – 17, 2010
Location: evie Consulting Office
Back by popular demand! Get valuable advice on how to increase your interview success with a Mock Interview Session from evie Consulting’s experienced Consultant Vivian Wong. Just bring your target job description and resume - come prepared to practise with a pro and find out how to ‘manage your interviewer’!
Practice Makes Perfect - Mock Interview Sessions
Date: January 6 – 8, 18 – 20, 27 – 29, 2010
Location: evie Consulting Office
Back by popular demand! Get valuable advice on how to increase your interview success with a Mock Interview Session from evie Consulting’s experienced Consultant Vivian Wong. Just bring your target job description and resume - come prepared to practise with a pro and find out how to ‘manage your interviewer’!
