One month into your new role, you know your skills, personality, and motivation all fit perfectly, but something’s off - you feel like you are dispensing a lot of energy but not going far. What went wrong? Let me first share a story with you. There were two friends that lived in different parts of the world - John and Andy. One day, they started talking about how they are keen to get a vehicle they really want. It was a very exciting discussion, they talked about functionalit

When thinking about personality fit in a career context, you might just associate it with how well the individual gets along with the manager and the team. In the GTP world, personality fit is way beyond just that. If the ultimate goal is to find your best-fit-job, you must understand that “personality fit” is the most unique and important puzzle piece of all. So what’s the first area we should consider - the fundamentals - role fit. Do you think there are particular roles th

Think back on your career journey - what do you think got you to where you are today? In my 20 years of recruiting experience, both in-house and external, I noticed a rather interesting pattern; the more skilled and in-demand the talent is, the more their career move is tied to the matching of their motivation with the prospective employer’s needs and requirements. Let’s backtrack a bit, what does motivation actually mean? Motivation is defined as an individual’s reason(s) fo

Do you know how much of our life is spent in your job? Research shows that the average person will spend around 90,000 hours (~40 years) at work over a lifetime - not to mention how that number may likely be higher for big-city workers like Hong Kong, London, New York, and so on. By spending probably half of your lifetime at work, what’s your approach in career planning? Do you believe you can influence the type of job you are going to land when you are conducting job searche