Career Coaching & Guidance
Extend your retention span
Employers need to focus on retention in response to the rising number of staff entering Hong Kong’s jobs market, writes Marc Burrage.
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Practise key to easing presentation panic
I need to deliver a presentation at my company’s upcoming annual regional meeting but I’m not, and never have been, a good public speaker. How can I improve my public-speaking skills? …
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Still-swinging sixties must spread the word
After 30 years of managerial level roles in a number of international publishing groups, I changed my career five years ago to focus on teaching and became a lecturer in business administration and marketing.
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Stand-ins rise to the occasion
This week, we continue to look at how employers can benefit from effectively using temporary assignments in their workforce, writes Marc Burrage.
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Temp jobs, lasting benefits
Every employer must think about whether they are using temporary assignments effectively in their workforce, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Accrue experience to land finance position
How can I get into the corporate finance field? I graduated from university last year with a degree in politics and economics and worked as a management trainee in a public organisation for a year.
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Five-star additions to our panel of experts
e are pleased to announce the addition of five new career experts to our Career Doctor panel.
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Guiding your goal-setting
Establishing ambitious, yet attainable, goals is essential for long-term career planning, though it can be difficult to strike a balance between the two, writes Marc Burrage.
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Navigating the career map
This week, we look at how to create a career “map” that will help you plan out your career in the long term, writes Marc Burrage.
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Loyalty has financial merits
Job-hopping for pay may offer a short-term gain, but it can be detrimental to your career in the long term and even have a negative impact on your personal brand in the jobs market, writes Marc Burrage.
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Prescriptions for a law student and real doctor
I am a doctor with a few years of clinical experience. I’ve heard that some insurance companies hire doctors for administrative work related to medical insurance. What are the prospects like in such a field?
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Take time to decide the path you wish to travel
After I graduated from university, I worked for a boutique market research firm for a year. I am now thinking of switching to an industry that is more professional and more promising.