Career Coaching & Guidance
Should I go after a ‘crossover’ qualification?
I’m a chartered civil engineer working in the construction industry where there are a lot of opportunities …
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Make sure you have the skills for consultancy
With three years of experience notched up in the HR field, I would like to explore changing my career to management consultancy as the next …
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Be humble as well as helpful
Last week we looked at some of the steps that can help you make a successful transition to a new job, a different working …
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Fit in before you stand out
You have just changed your employer, or even taken on an entirely new role and have to work with a boss, or even a team, that is totally new to …
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Working your way up to become a legal eagle
I’m a recent law graduate from the United Kingdom and I’ve been studying towards gaining admissions for PCLL (conversions). I have been working as …
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Help to spot foreign talent
Last week, we pointed out how the mobility of talent across the Asia-Pacific region can help ease the shortage of …
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Mobility fills IT skills gap
We believe that the mobility of talent across Asia-Pacific can ease the IT skills shortage. But while employers may be slowly embracing this …
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In tough times, switch or expand hunt for a job
I hold an MSc in financial engineering (quantitative finance), from City University [of Hong Kong], as well a bachelor’s in accounting, with around six years’ commercial banking experience from a top-tier …
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Is a one-year contract worth risking my future?
I’m working for a public organisation on a three-year contract. It’s a permanent position and I recently received …
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Escaping the career trap
Employees are being trapped in career silos because they don’t believe they can cross industry …
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Network for career control
Last week, we dealt with some of the questions you need to ask yourself if you are to have full control over your …
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Postgrad diploma viable alternative to master’s
I am a 2011 graduate from HKU who majored in engineering and am currently working for a Big Four company as a …