Modern Interviewing and Hiring Techniques 

LATEST TRENDS IN EFFECTIVE INTERVIEWING

February 23, 2024

Program Overview

Course Content
 

Introduction

Factors to consider in Modern Interviewing Techniques

• A holder of a Business Economics degree from San Sebastian College-Manila, he finished his degree in 3 years as a scholar. At 19, he was hired by an international employment firm and was assigned to Singapore. While discovering the different facets of work, he pursued higher education to become the first Filipino fellow at the Singapore Institute of Management. Later, he decided to come home and was hired by an international construction company handling Middle East projects. He later became the General Manager of the company at the age of 23. But due to the country’s political situation which toppled the Marcoses, the company was sold, and he decided to accept a job offer as Executive Assistant to the President in the Middle East for a group of hospitals. Sensing his ability, in 3 months’ time, he was promoted as a Human Resource Manager. One of the tasks he handled is headhunting for medical professionals in Europe. Thus, he learned about Executive Resourcing. After completing his contract, he decided to come home and established Headhunter Manila at 26 despite his approved scholarship at Oxford to pursue his master’s degree.
• Headhunting was relatively new in the Philippines at that time and most of his competitors were multinationals with a branch office in the Philippines. He bravely fought the struggles and instantly became a headhunting celebrity for his sharp tongue and techniques. He gained several start-up foreign companies and handled them with enthusiasm. One of his legacies was hiring design executives from several countries to Rockwell Power Plant and Bonifacio Global Cities respectively which earned him an award as the Youngest Business Professional given by then President Fidel V Ramos at the Malacañang Palace.
• He became also one of the most sought-after speakers on his favorite topics like Career, Success and Leadership. He writes also for Philippine Star, and Philippine Daily Inquirer about work /career and visual arts with several Arts and Lifestyle magazines as a relaxation.
• Sought by companies on corporate re-engineering, positioning, and advisory, he also accepts invitational assignments from the top government officials to help them curve a new direction for change.