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Robert Half International

Robert Half is a specialised recruitment consultancy. Founded in 1948, the company has more than 300 offices worldwide providing temporary and permanent recruitment solutions for accounting and finance, financial services and technology professionals in Hong Kong.

What makes a good manager?

For many Hong Kong professionals, aspiring to a management role is a key career goal. Elaine Lam – Managing Director, Robert Half Hong Kong, discusses the characteristics that define an effective manager. ...

Five tips to manage underperforming employees

96% of Hong Kong business leaders face the challenge of poorly performing employees. They are devoting 14.4% of their time to coaching and/or supervising poorly performing employees. Only 4% of them say they do not have poorly performing employees ...

Seven tips to land a promotion

Sixty-five per cent of Hong Kong business leaders have denied an employee a promotion in the past three years, with 46% citing the lack of leadership potential as a top reason. ...

Hong Kong jobseekers taking so long to decide that bosses are rescinding job offers

Sleep on it if you might, but don't take too long! 52% of Hong Kong bosses have rescinded a job offer because the candidate took too long to consider. Multiple job offers (29%) and uncompetitive salary offer (26%) are the top reasons why candidates take so long to consider a job offer. Two-thirds (68%) of bosses expect a response from candidates within one day to two weeks.a ...

What to do when demoted? Over 50% of Hong Kong bosses have demoted employees

52% of Hong Kong bosses have demoted an employee at their company. The employee being recently promoted but not succeeding in the new role is the main reason for demoting the employee (34%), followed by organisational restructuring (31%) and poor performance (28%). ...

"Developer" tops the list of most in-demand tech roles for 2019

The top three most in-demand technology roles in Hong Kong for 2019: Lead Software Developer, Software Development Manager and Full-stack Software Developer. ...

5 tips for Hong Kong fresh graduates to succeed in the evolving business landscape

With graduation around the corner, a large pool of new professionals is therefore expected to enter the employment market at a time when Hong Kong workplaces are navigating rapid business transformation. ...

Developers quit if training request denied

More in-house training is top initiative to alleviate skills shortage in IT sector. IT professionals will leave an organisation if their request for training was not met compared. ...

Companies losing new recruits during probation because of poor onboarding

New independent research reveals more than half (54%) of Hong Kong financial employers have had a new employee resign during their probation period due to poor onboarding processes. ...

4 Ways to get the job when you're not the ideal candidate

If you are a strong candidate with skills that match at least some of the requirements, you may... ...