Career Coaching & Guidance
Get ahead at work
It is important to take responsibility for your own career development and growth, writes Marc Burrage.
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Career Coaching & Guidance
Forge a flying start
With contract roles becoming a more popular option in Hong Kong, our candidates often ask us how they can make a good impression quickly in a new role, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Rights of passage
Making the transition into a new job is challenging at all levels, writes Debbie Matson.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Job-hop, skip, trip
Moving jobs gives an employee the opportunity to explore new prospects, which in turn can lead to further career development and perhaps an upgrade in title, salary and benefits, writes Walter Ellicott.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Get hunting early
We are sometimes asked when is a good time to start to look for a job, writes Walter Ellicott.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Ace your appraisal
Some employees feel that the only way they can improve their employment standing is by seeking offers from other companies, writes Walter Ellicott.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Triumph over trial
Most permanent jobs will involve an official probationary period, writes Walter Ellicott.
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A notice of intent
Upon securing a new position, it is likely you will still have to serve a notice period with your current employer, writes Walter Ellicott.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Reel advice
Online videos are helping young people learn more about jobs in the public sector, writes Wong Yat-hei.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Post-offer pointers
Congratulations, you’ve been offered a new job! While the bulk of the hard work of applying and interviewing is behind you, a few crucial steps remain before everything is signed and sealed, writes Walter Ellicott.
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Follow-up is vital
The business of following up after a job interview should begin before you leave the interview, by asking the company when they expect to make a hiring decision, writes Walter Ellicott.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Think hard before you leave the law
I am a qualified solicitor who has practised for four years and works for one of the best international firms. But the longer I stay in law, the more sure I am it’s not for me.