About the guest: Jenvia Domingo is a Senior Technical Recruiter for Pointwest, an IT & Services company in the Philippines. Counting her 1 year experience as a recruitment assistant in Action Labs IT Services Philippines, she now has 5 years of experience in the end to end recruitment of IT, Software, and Operations professionals. She finished her bachelor's degree in Human Resource Development Management (HRDM) from New Era University.
In the first half of this episode we talked about:
- What inspired her to take the HRDM program of New Era University
- The five different facets of Human Resource Management
- The curriculum of the HRDM program in New Era University, and how the subjects are taught
- Her job searching experience after graduating from college
- Why she chose to find work in the IT industry
- Freelancing, outsourcing, staff augmentation, and direct hiring
- The day-to-day activities of an HR officer
- The challenging and rewarding aspects of working as an HR officer
- How she overcame the challenges of learning about the technologies in IT, and developing her interviewing skills
- How to be a successful HR officer, how to develop the passion for this work, and finding mentors
In the second half of this episode we talked about:
- The complete hiring process, and how to find and get that job you want
- How recruiters find the right candidates for the positions they are trying to fill
- What are the different concerns employees can ask from their HR department
- How are employees usually evaluated and rewarded
- What are the causes for terminating an employee, and how to approach letting go of employees
- The steps you need to take when you decide to resign from your company
- How are salaries of employees decided
- What makes employees stay in the company, and what makes them leave early
- Why pursue a career in Human Resource management
- What other backgrounds will qualify you for this job
