Lekitha Sivalingam
HR Consultant | Coach
Professional Associations & Qualifications
• Certified Executive Coach (University Malaya, UMCCED, KL)
• Certified Professional Trainer (IPMA, UK)
• Certified International Professional Manager (IPMA, UK)
• Executive Coach, Management Development Services Ltd, Hong Kong
• Certified Professional Trainer (Quest Group, KL)
• Certified Trainer Human Resource Development Fund (PSMB)
• Master of Business Administration (Irish International University, UK)
• Certified Masters of Business Administration (CMBA, UK)
Professional Experience
LEKITHA is a proven leader with a wealth of over 28 years of professional working experience in Human Resources. Her humble start in her career as a young and dynamic personnel gained recognition of an excellent and dedicated staff and over the years, she progressively moved up the career ladder with her last position being People & Culture Director of Taylor Nelson Sofres Malaysia Sdn Bhd. Prior to this, she was with Malaysian Tobacco Company/British American Tobacco (MTC/BAT), a multinational
organization for 16 years.
In the course of her professional career and as a credible visionary, Lekitha successfully developed and implemented HR initiatives such as employee orientation, employee communication, employee handbook, training needs analysis, policies & procedures, group salary & benefits, Job descriptions, ‘profiling and salary structure, performance management system, setting and developing KPIs for all employees across the organization, incentive schemes for the various verticals and customized in-house training programs.
With both her specialist as well as generalist experience, Lekitha played a key role in providing human resource consultancy service to organizations in establishing, managing and aligning HR with business strategies.
Lekitha has contributed to the success of managing change and transition during the merger exercise with two largest Research Agencies in Malaysia in 2003 and 2009 respectively. In the continuous effort to develop a close relationship with the business and aligned with the Company’s values and meeting the organizational goals, the following Human Resources initiatives were successfully implemented:
• Alignment of Employment proposition
• Reward & Recognition
• High Performance Organization & Structure
• In House Training/Consultancy
• Development Programs
Lekitha was also invited as Guest Speaker for various HR conferences, Institutes of Higher Learning (HELP College, Monash, Taylor), Regional Conference on Coaching Effectiveness and Market Research Society of Malaysia.
With her interest in people management and as a Certified Professional Coach, Lekitha who founded Star Success played a key role to enrich, share and exchange experiences with individuals of her organization who aspired to make positive changes both in their personal and professional life.
Lekitha authored a book on “Coaching Toolkit” for TNS as a reference guide for People Managers across the Asia Pacific Region and organized programs for the People Managers of her organization to be trained as Coach-Managers which resulted in a positive outcome.
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FOR CUSTOMISED IN-HOUSE TRAINING
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COURSE OBJECTIVE |
The purpose of interviewing is to ensure if the job applicant is eligible and suitable for the job.
Eligibility determines the knowledge, skills and experience for the particular job and this is made reference to the Job Description or the Person Specification of the vacant position.
Suitability is to determine the personal traits and mental capabilities to match the requirements for the job. Research shows that Competency Based Interviewing approach has been effective as it enables the interviewer to obtain the relevant and crucial information concerning the candidates’ capability of handling both the job as well as Behavioural traits that will match with the Organization’s culture.
It is always to be remembered that Attitude (Behaviour) together with Aptitude (Knowledge and Skills) will take one to Altitude if one has the Aspiration, drive, energy and determination to excel and hence Competency Based Interviewing skills will determine selection to cover these aspects of 4 As’.
Competency Based Interviews ask the candidate to pinpoint specific instances in which a particular behaviour was exhibited on past events. From the answers given by the job candidate on how he/she applied the knowledge and skills at work or outside work are the best tools to identify the candidate on the characteristics as necessary for the success in a particular job. It is a proven process to predict how the candidate will perform on the job. |
This Competency Based Interviewing Skills course will… |
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METHODOLOGY |
The course is designed and delivered based on adult learning principles. These includes:
By the end of the course, all participants will be assessed and evaluated as a Competent Interviewer for the Organisation. |
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