Career Coaching & Guidance
A switch from engineering
I’ve been working overseas in the field of civil engineering for 10 years and I can hardly find a job in Hong Kong that is fairly paid. What is the possibility of a career change?
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Career Coaching & Guidance
The interview day
It’s true you should polish your shoes on the day of your interview, but what other basic elements should you consider?
Career Coaching & Guidance
Tedious meetings are wasting time
I’ve just joined a company and our boss loves really long meetings to rehash everything. I’ve figured out that these plus follow-up reports, take up two days …
Career Coaching & Guidance
Show personality, not nerves
I recently graduated from a university in Hong Kong and while my CV seems to be quite strong, I seem to have a low success rate in interviews.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Do you add value?
Securing a job interview can often be very tough, so once an interview has been confirmed, there are some simple steps you should follow to maximise your chances of getting that all-important job offer, writes Walter Ellicott.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Initiative can reap rewards
I am a mechanical engineering graduate and I have been looking for an entry-level analyst position in the finance sector for over a year now without success.
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Keep referees onside
With the emergence of social media and online recommendations, we often get asked whether referees still matter, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Jack of all trades seeks real career
My employer knows my work ethic so they are always trying to find more for me to take on board, but I’ve kind of become the jack of all trades here. What I actually want is to find a career, not just a job.
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Use firing to spark success
I recently got fired from my job in F&B. My boss said I wasn’t a good match with my colleagues. Mostly, I kept to myself and I don’t know why I didn’t get along with them.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Open with a bang
So often we see candidates tripped up by the common job-interview opener: “Can you tell me something about yourself?” For such a seemingly simple question, it often poses difficulty and it is easy for candidates to get lost and end up rambling, writes Marc Burrage.
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Temping tempting
The majority of workers in Hong Kong find contract assignments an attractive option given the current global economic environment, according to a recent survey conducted by Hays, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Choose your path and stick to it
I am 28 years old and have been working as a financial journalist for two years. Before this, I worked for a year providing marketing services for financial derivatives to investment banks.