Written Test - Essay Writing

Written Test aims at examining one's language ability and / or logical thinking, it on average lasts for 1 to 2 hours. It is used by employers to recruit staff with special skills. Normally only those who meet the cut-off score will proceed to the next assessment stage. The format can be very diversified, examples include:

• Translation (from Chinese to English / from English to Chinese)
• Essay Writing
• Documents drafting
• Aptitude Tests
• Other tests e.g. CRE

Essay Writing

Different topics are covered in the essay writing. For example,

1. Self-Introduction
   
   • Please describe yourself.
   • What was the hardest decision you have ever made, and how did you handle that?
   • What is your career goal?
2. Knowledge about company, industry
   
   • What do you know about our company?
   • Who do you see as our company's competitor?
   • Which luxury brands in the Hong Kong market do you find the most successful?
3. Social Issues
   
   • Do you think female generally suffers more from sexual discrimination than male in workplace?
   • How is pollution affecting the lives of Hong Kong people?
4. Current Affairs
   
   • Please comment the “one country, two systems” in Hong Kong
   • More and more developing, low-income countries are becoming members of WTO, what will be the impact on these countries?
5. Case Studies
   
   • Product X will be launched later this month. How should company XX market this new product to maximize its profits?

Points to note:

• The length of the passage varies according to different companies, bear in mind that the length of the passage has no linkage with your scores.
• Every essay must consist of an introduction and a conclusion, regardless of the content. One of the most common formulas is: introduction + Body [3 arguments/ points] + conclusion.
• Avoid using too many jargons, idioms, fancy vocabularies which give you no credit, but a sense of show-off.
• When dealing with social / current issues, the most important thing is that you should take a position, and develop your ideas with examples and details.

Source: Placement Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University

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