twenty-four seven 1:00pm Catching up with the functional
Alan Yong HR Manager, Asia, Gexpro Asia
7:00am Send my son to school before
8:00am Getting myself started with a
functions of payroll, leave management and recruitment are well coordinated and executed. Such communication brings me up to date on HR developments in the market.
cup of hot tea and resume my work on unfinished matters.
12.00pm Time to “BR” (Build
navigating through congested traffic, on the way to the office.
09:30am Teleconference with my immediate superior in the US to relay updates on HR matters for Asia.
11:00am Daily interaction with external business partners to ensure the outsource
relationship, a term which I recently learnt) with fellow colleagues over lunch. Our usual place is in West Coast where fish soup is popular among my ‘kakis’. Once in a while we may travel further to Commonwealth for chicken rice and yong tau foo soup.
managers to understand their current challenges and requirements.
2:00pm Back to addressing emails, preparing HR updates and other HR administrative duties.
4:30pm Touched base with colleagues across Asia through phone calls or the company’s social network to maintain open communication.
5:00pm I engage with new employees towards the end of the day where they tend to be more relaxed. I obtain feedback, and at the same time answer any questions they are unsure of.
5:30pm Time for review on deliverables of the day and to check if any time sensitive matters have been left out.
6.00pm Knock-off time, unless there is unfinished work to be done....
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