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Sysgen names Rockstar Recruiter and Rookie of the Year at Annual Awards
Sysgen honors exemplary employees during its annual anniversary dinner Makati City, Philippines | February 18, 2018 - Each year, Sysgen, the country’s premier IT staffing and recruitment and offshore recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) provider, recognizes its...
Celebrating 27 Years of Recruiting Excellence
Today, Sysgen is officially celebrating its 27th year anniversary. Reflecting on almost three decades in business, what comes to mind are the opportunities where we’ve played a significant role for our clients and the fondest memories with the Sysgen family. When we...
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How to Overcome Holiday Hangover and Get Back in the Groove
Oh, sh*t. We're back. After several days of eating, binge-watching, cooking, gift-wrapping, and partying, we are once again back to our offices -- working 8 hours a day, performing our daily routines, and meeting deadlines. Needless to say, we need to get back in the...
read more7 Refreshing Out-of-Office Templates You Can Use During the Holidays
Just hang in there, the holiday break is near. Alas! You can finally disconnect, recharge, and relax. But of course, you have to take care of a lot of year-end reports -- planning out tasks, tying up loose ends, and perhaps, preparing for the coming new year. And then...
read moreHow Ranking on Google Search Will Help You Land a Job
Ever heard of the word SEO or search engine optimization? You usually hear this from marketers, bloggers, or writers. It is simple: You make whatever you have on the web, be it a blog or an online portfolio, as searchable and visible as possible so that when somebody...
read moreHow to Write an “About Me” Page That Gets You Hired
We talked about how ranking in Google can help you land your dream job. We suggested you make a website, or a blog, and build your thought leadership through it. Read: How Ranking in Google Will Help You Land a Job There’s a section in every website, personal or...
read moreShould You Put an Objective Statement on Your Resume?
In the old days, the most typical and ubiquitous format of resumes looks like this: Contact information An objective statement A listing of prior jobs Candidate’s education It begins with a now "obsolete" objective statement with the underlying message saying, "Here's...
read moreComputer Programming through the Years
Ever since the invention of Charles Babbage’s difference engine in 1822, computers have required a means of instructing them to perform a specific task. This means is known as a programming language. At the heart of programming are programming languages we...
read moreHR INSIGHTS | Recruiting Advice for HR Professionals
Talent Life Cycle 101: How to Ace Your Onboarding Process
This article is part three of our article series on talent life cycle. You can find the links to the previous two articles at the bottom of this article. Did you know that 22% of employee turnover happens within the first 45 days of employment? What a shocker. Or, is...
read moreTalent Life Cycle 101: 4 Points to Consider When Assessing Candidates
This is the second part of our article series on talent life cycle. The first part of this series is “Talent Life Cycle 101: Talent Cannot Live Where There Is No Trust”. In the first part of this series, we’ve talked about trust and how it helps organizations attract...
read more4 Ways to Maximize Mobile Platforms and Tools for Sourcing and Recruiting
For marketers, advertisers, publishers, and human resource executives, mobile connectivity is a big deal. People are glued to their devices, day in and day out. Mobile is where our target audiences are. And we need to be there, as well. In the recruitment industry,...
read more7 Reasons Your Best Employees Are Leaving You
Every HR manager and C-suite executive knows it is tough to hold on to good employees. What’s more challenging is that when you do make mistakes, the best ones are the firsts to go, because they have the most options. In a survey by CEB, it was revealed that one-third...
read moreHiring Lessons Every Recruiting Manager Needs to Learn from Google
Google is one of the most sought-after companies in the world. It has been ranked as the best company to work for more than a hundred times in past few years. Of course, getting in is no walk in the park. Laszlo Bock, Google’s former SVP of People Operations, said...
read more7 Mistakes Hiring Managers Make When Hiring IT Professionals
The information technology (IT) industry in the Philippines continues to grow. Along with this, are IT-enabled industries that embrace and depend on the power of technology. It is for this reason that the need for IT talent continues to grow exponentially. Some of the...
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