{"id":5427,"date":"2015-12-09T16:00:09","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/?p=5427"},"modified":"2024-01-16T12:06:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T04:06:28","slug":"1223-btb-20151221160149","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/en\/1223-btb-20151221160149\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Talk: Get Ready to the Workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp-row-fluid motopress-row mpce-dsbl-margin-left mpce-dsbl-margin-right\">\n<div class=\"mp-span12 motopress-clmn  mpce-dsbl-margin-left mpce-dsbl-margin-right\">\n<div class=\"art-article\">\n<p><strong>9 December 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">The School of Translation invited Ms Flora Kwok to give our student a talk regarding how to get ready to the workplace. With a diverse cultural background, Ms Kwok has been engaging in human resources management for more than 10 years in local and overseas companies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">To start with, Ms Kwok shared her background with students and introduced an ice-breaking game to initiate a lively start of the talk. She also demonstrated how to determine and develop a career path by showing videos and sharing her views from the angle of an HR manager.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">Ms Kwok also explained the importance of preparation prior to a job interview, from understanding a company\u2019s corporate culture, mission and vision to demonstrating the competency and attitude of a candidate.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">To conclude, Ms Kwok encouraged students to broaden their horizons and be positive to changes and failures, from which we can learn a lesson.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 38px;\">\n<div style=\"width: 310px; text-align: center; margin: 10px; margin-top: 0px; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/old\/images\/upload\/BTB\/05e8b4218306851d85534f73ae8e2986.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 310px; text-align: center; margin: 10px; margin-top: 0px; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/old\/images\/upload\/BTB\/6a8d1e1a4d74c17315c8a0f0d510c83b.jpg\" alt=\"Ms Kwok gave a talk on \u201cGet Ready to the Workplace\u201d\" width=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 25px; line-height: 110%; float: left; width: 630px; margin-left: 10px;\">Ms Kwok gave a talk on \u201cGet Ready to the Workplace\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"9 December 2015 The School of Translation invited Ms Flora Kwok to give our student a talk regarding how to get ready to the workplace. 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