Lekitha Sivalingam HR Consultant | Coach Professional Associations & Qualifications • Certified Executive Coach
• 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 HumanResources. 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 hand
book,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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5 Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin,
50000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
Phone : 03 2785 8000
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Juliany,
03 2283 6109
juliany@ipa.com.my
Phoebe,
03 2283 6100
phoebe@ipa.com.my
FOR CUSTOMISED IN-HOUSE TRAINING
Jane,
03 2283 6101
Jane@ipa.com.my
ADDRESS
A-28-5, 28th Floor, Menara UOA Bangsar,
No.5, Jalan Bangsar Utama 1,
59000 Kuala Lumpur
www.ipa.com.my
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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 a 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/behavioral based interviewing approach has been effective as it enables the interviewer to obtain the relevant and crucial information concerning the candidate’s capability of handling both the job as well as behavioral traits that will match with the Organization’s values and culture. It is always to be remembered that Attitude (Behavior) together with Aptitude (Knowledge & Skills) will take one to Altitude if one has the Aspiration, drive, energy and determination to excel and hence Competency & Behavioral based interviewing skills covers these aspects of 4 As’. The Competency & Behavioral based interviewing approach requires the candidate to demonstrate the required competency and to pinpoint specific instances in which a particular behavior was exhibited on past events. From the answers given by the candidate as to how he/she applied the knowledge and skills at or outside of work, such indicators are the best tool to identify the candidate on the characteristics as well as the ability to perform on the job. |
By the end of the course, participants would have gained the knowledge, learning and fundamental skills to conduct a Competency & Behavioral Based Interviews at the workplace based on the following: |
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