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Top tips for success

If you feel your current role holds few prospects for promotion, rather than just waiting for something to happen, take ownership of your personal development to fast track your career, writes Marc Burrage. ...

Incentives boosting IT sector job hopes

A talent shortage has long been a bottleneck in the development of the information technology (IT) industry in Hong Kong, writes Hilda Poon. ...

Global prospects for mechanical engineering?

I graduated with first class honors in mechanical engineering. Which country offers good prospects and is in need of mechanical engineers? ...

Surveys point to slight uptick in hiring and pay

Amid global economic uncertainty, a survey by Mercer Hong Kong shows that multinationals operating in the city are starting the year with a healthy dose of optimism, with 44 per cent expecting business performance to be better than in 2013, writes Chris Davis. ...

Poor prospects sour F&B sector

With more than 40 years' experience as a Chinese-cuisine chef, Leung Fai-hung has witnessed the rise and fall of the local food and beverage (F&B) industry, writes Wong Yat-hei. ...

IT prospects

I've heard that in the past decade many Hongkongers chose not to study IT as they were worried after the dotcom busts and now there is a shortage of talent. Is it too late to join the IT sector? ...

Give us a break

Travelzoo’s Poon Wai-nang excels at finding the best leisure deals, writes Wong Yat-hei. ...

Study horizons widen

Overseas learning has numerous merits. Michael Taylor talks to experts on why many Hong Kong students head abroad for their studies ...

Prospects in accounting versus civil engineering

I've heard that accountants work extremely long hours and earn low wages. Is this true and how does it compare with working as a civil engineer? ...