Career Coaching & Guidance
Knowing how to take control
To manage means to “control, handle or cope”. Hence, career management is the ability to control your life, handle the demands of working and living, and coping with …
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Career Coaching & Guidance
Profile yourself to find the career that suits you
I’ve been working for almost two years as an interpreter and translator. However, I would really like to change …
Career Coaching & Guidance
Smart steps to a pay rise
Last week, we looked at ways to prepare for a salary review. Now, we examine the steps you need to …
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Desperate for some direction
I have been working as a legal secretary for the past 6-7 months but this is definitely not the…
Career Coaching & Guidance
Preparing for salary review
Almost a quarter of Hong Kong’s workforce can expect a salary increase above 6 per cent this year, according to our 2012 Hays Salary …
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Set goals for mentorship
Last week, we examined some of the major differences between mentoring and coaching. This week, we take a closer …
Career Coaching & Guidance
Mentoring or coaching?
This week, we examine the key differences between mentoring and coaching. Mentoring is “relational” and it takes place outside of a line manager-employee …
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Defining skill of mentoring
“Mentoring supports and encourages people to manage their own learning in order that they may maximise their potential, develop their skills, improve their …
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Transfer skills to a new role
Employees are getting trapped in career silos as they don’t believe they can cross industry …
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Talk the talk, walk the walk
Last week, we examined some of the factors that go into building up a recognisable personal …
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Striving to be the very best
Last week, we looked at the importance of establishing a clearly identifiable brand. This week we examine some of …
Career Coaching & Guidance
Building up your brand
A brand is a tool used in the business world to describe all the information or perceptions connected with a product …