Archive for April 16th, 2008

Writing Effective Meeting Minutes

SKORCAREER • April 16th, 2008 • Career

Writing minutes of meeting is not the most glamorous job in this universe, but it doesn’t mean you can just scribble down anything you like. Also, assuming that writing minutes is the job only for Secretary is not entirely correct.
A versatile executive would have no qualm in taking the responsibility to write the minutes of [...]



Sample Questions for PTD Exam

SKORCAREER • April 16th, 2008 • Career

Following are some examples of the questions asked during an exam interview for the Pegawai Tadbir dan Diplomatik (PTD) post. The exam will be the first round of assessment for the candidates, where short listed candidates are asked to come to a designated location to sit down for the test and assessment. Successful candidates in [...]



Idiot’s Guide to Constructive Dismissal

SKORCAREER • April 16th, 2008 • Editor's Pick

We often associate dismissal as an act of an employer firing or terminating its employee from employment. However, constructive dismissal is somewhat different.
Constructive dismissal is not really a ‘dismissal’ per se because the one terminating the contract of service or employment is the employee himself. It is defined as an act of an employee terminating [...]