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Want to enhance your career? Here's what Vagelyn Federico, HR Director of Dusit Thani Dubai, has to say. For more video features and daily headlines from the UAE and around the world, go to http://gulfnews.com/videos

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00:00Your CV is very important because this is the tool that you can use to get the first
00:07impression from your potential employer.
00:10So it depends on how impressive your CV is the opportunity for you to get the chance
00:14to be interviewed.
00:15So one of the things that I would like to mention about writing CV is that first it
00:21must be very clear, very concise, and very structured.
00:26So avoid using all these fancy text colors, the fancy text styles.
00:32So make it very, very simple.
00:34Next is that your CV also talks about yourself.
00:37So make sure that your CV emphasizes everything that is important to you.
00:45What do you want your recruiter to catch the attention?
00:48For example, if your strength is your experience, you have to highlight your strength, your
00:54experience.
00:55If your strength is your education, you have to highlight your education.
00:59When you get the opportunity to be interviewed, you have to nail it.
01:03So some of the basic things that I would like to emphasize here are that first you have
01:07to do your homework.
01:08When you are applying for a job, you have to know everything about the company as much
01:14as you can.
01:15You need to research about the company.
01:17You need to know who they are, what they are doing.
01:20And the best thing to do this is to go to their website.
01:23You need to know who is the person interviewing you.
01:26And if you have time, you can also Google about him or her.
01:30You can also check about some information about the person who will interview you.
01:35Because this will give you an idea on how you will attack your interview.
01:39If that person is a jolly type of person or he's a serious type of person.
01:43So you have an idea on how you will deal with the person who will interview you.
01:48Also during the interview, you have to dress appropriately.
01:51Dress is very important.
01:53When you hear the word dress to impress or dress to success, this is all about.
01:58When you go for interview, your 10 seconds are very important.
02:02The moment they look at your appearance, how you dress up yourself, it already gives an
02:06impact to the interviewer or to the recruiter.
02:09For example, if it's a construction company, and you know that the dress code in that company
02:15is a very simple type or just a shirt or jeans, don't go there with your tuxedo or with your
02:21suit.
02:22So you have to go there with less is likely corporate attire.
02:25When you go for a corporate world, you need to go with a suit or with your tie or with
02:32a professional look.
02:35But make sure also that you don't overdress.
02:38Don't put so much makeup or so much jewelry that you look like a Christmas tree.
02:43Be careful about talking about your previous company.
02:46So never ever talk bad about your previous company.
02:50So whenever they ask you what is the reason why you are moving, always tell a very positive
02:56things about your previous company that you have learned a lot from them and that you
03:00are moving for another opportunity or you want to be more professionally challenged
03:05in your work.
03:06That's why you are moving.
03:07Should you be friends with your boss?
03:10It has pros and cons.
03:12It depends also if you are friends before you became boss or subordinate and superior
03:21relationship.
03:23But for me, I always prefer also to be a good friend because in every relationship, whether
03:29it is a boss or employer or employee relationship, what is important is it must be built with
03:35trust and confidence.
03:37If you have this trust and confidence with each other in any relationship, for sure it
03:42will go successfully.
03:45But you have to know your limits.
03:47You have to set the line of boundaries versus personal and professional.
03:53Otherwise they will say if you promoted him because he is your good friend, they will
03:56say it's a favoritism part.
03:59You got the promotion because you are good friends.
04:01To be a star, you need to shine in the dark so they can see you.
04:07This is the best scenario that I can give.
04:11For example, when things are going wrong or things are not as you expected in the business
04:20or in the company or in the organization, it's the best time for you to shine.
04:26For example, recession or any other challenges that comes to your work, you must prove to
04:33them what you can give or what you can do to solve the problem rather than being part
04:40of the problem.
04:41To deal with different colleagues, all you need to do here is understanding.
04:48You have to understand their culture.
04:50You need to give respect to people because once you give respect, once you understand
04:56them, for sure they will also do the same thing to you.
05:01For me, it's all about dealing with them in a good or in a proper way rather than going
05:10to their flow, going to their level.
05:12If they are very negative, that's the time that you have to give them more guidance,
05:19more attention, more support rather than going with their negativity.
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