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Cast your network
Career Coaching & Guidance

Cast your network

Last week, we looked at some of the reasons why the value of face-to-face communication should not be forgotten. This week, we will continue by looking at five ways employees and employers can improving their networking, writes Marc Burrage.

Avoid losing face
Career Coaching & Guidance

Avoid losing face

While the internet has created great networking opportunities for businesses and individuals, the value of face-to-face communication should not be forgotten, writes Marc Burrage.

Get plugged into IT events
Career Coaching & Guidance

Get plugged into IT events

I am 22 and recently completed a Master’s in Computer Science from the University of Northumbria in the UK. Before that I worked as an IT administrator in Hong Kong for …

Food for thought in marketing shift
Career Coaching & Guidance

Food for thought in marketing shift

After graduating from university with a marketing degree, I found a job as a quality technician in the food sector.

Right track to a finance job
Career Coaching & Guidance

Right track to a finance job

I want to develop a career in operations and strategy consulting that’s related to the financial industry, and want to know what’s the next best step forward.

Keep connected
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Keep connected

This week we continue to look at the steps you can take to keep your personal brand in order, so that you can stay ahead of the growing competition in Hong Kong’s job market, writes Marc Burrage.

Review and renew
Career Coaching & Guidance

Review and renew

Last week, we touched on why it’s so important to have a positive personal brand – it’s a great way to get noticed and get ahead in a competitive job market, writes Marc Burrage.

Teaching solution to career confusion
Career Coaching & Guidance

Teaching solution to career confusion

I’ve just turned 27 and I am thinking about a career change. Half of my life was spent in Canada, where I graduated with a BA in Recreation, Sports and Tourism in 2009. Recently, I’ve been working as a part-time tutor at a …

No short cuts in career swaps
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No short cuts in career swaps

I’m a 27-year-old hotel management graduate who has been working in hospitality for four years. I’m looking for a career change as I’m no longer interested in working in …

Launch your brand
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Launch your brand

Having a positive personal brand has always been a good idea and is a way to get ahead in a competitive job market, writes Marc Burrage.