Career advice
Curated writing from operators, recruiters, and HR leaders — written for people building real careers in HK.
You must receive dozens of letters from fresh graduates who are confused about career planning. Unfortunately, I am one of them. When I look for a job I see thousands of industries and functions and I feel so frustrated because I don’t know enough about them.
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.
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.
Upon graduating from the University of Nottingham in the UK, I joined PwC in London to gain my accounting qualification, writes Andrew Oliver.
Last week, we looked at how more and more businesses in Hong Kong are looking for bilingual candidates with an international mindset, writes Marc Burrage.
My career path has had many twists and turns. I graduated from Cornell University with a degree in industrial and labour relations, but at the time there were very few related job opportunities.
As the job market becomes more globalised and developing economies are increasingly targeted, more and more businesses in Hong Kong are looking for bilingual candidates with an international mindset, according to our 2013 Hays Asia Salary Guide, writes Marc Burrage.
Like most people, when I left university, I didn’t really know what I wanted to do, writes Richard Letcher.
Last week, we looked at some of the reasons why the value of face-to-face communication should not be forgotten. This week, we will continue by looking at five ways employees and employers can improving their networking, writes Marc Burrage.
While the internet has created great networking opportunities for businesses and individuals, the value of face-to-face communication should not be forgotten, writes Marc Burrage.
I am 22 and recently completed a Master’s in Computer Science from the University of Northumbria in the UK. Before that I worked as an IT administrator in Hong Kong for …
After graduating from university with a marketing degree, I found a job as a quality technician in the food sector.