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Productivity Tips
Keep Your Employees Happy and Loyal With These Tips
Business managers and leaders know how expensive it is to have to restaff their teams. Between recruiting costs and loss of productivity due to an unfulfilled position, companies cannot afford to lose employees on a regular basis. There are many ways to keep your employees happy and loyal, often at little or no cost to the bottom line.
Industry Stories
3 Reasons Why You should Start Blogging
Talents are everywhere. To stand out from the crowd, you have to do something different. Why your own blog can be your sound resume? Here are three major reasons.
Advice Columnist
年底頒獎典禮之最XXX老細
年底有很多頒獎典禮，如果攪一個最XXX老細，你又會想到你老細是最乜乜乜呢? 最麻煩老細：有一種老細我形容為最麻煩的老細，明知你已經忙到拆天，還要執著一些格式、無傷大雅的細節上，著眼於細微細眼的小錯處，對於一些大方向的問題他卻擱在一邊不予處理，未能解同事燃眉之急之餘卻加重工作負擔。 最假民主老細：有些老細表面上很開明，樣樣都先問過同事意見，實質上是自己沒料到，只能靠同事的貢獻，最後有功勞就全部攬上身。另一種是每事都問過大家，說什麼集體意志決定，到頭來意見接受，態度照舊，其實本身已有想法定案，卻浪費大家要講出意見，是最典型的假民主。 最無理老細：由朝到晚叫人格價，然後要供應商服務全包、做到最好，但價錢就叫人平平平，人做生意你做生意，你就要賺到盡，別人的就不是生意。 最大細超老細：做管理層最忌大細超，因為真心影響士氣和團結性。這些老細對著心腹就什麼都可以、批准，但對其他人就諸多制肘、事事箝制；跟心腹就細聲講大聲笑，對其他人就長期黑臉。 最小家老細：講起年尾，很多公司都有各式各樣的飯局，自不然會跟老細坐埋一枱吃一餐，做細的自不然覺得是公司/老細請客，我見過我真係見過，有老細厚臉皮到一個點，他埋單找數接受了大家謝意之後，回到公司膽敢叫秘書向同事收集飯錢，連零頭都不放過。跟著這種小家老細，明年人工、花紅也不要有什麼奢求遐想。
Advice Columnist
如何降伏卸膊狂魔
人類嘅辦公室難免出現明爭暗鬥、利益主義，令惡魔可以有機可乘。佢地喺人類身上埋藏邪念，久而久之拙壯成魔。由於「責任」兩字對於部分人類嚟講特別沉重，令卸膊狂魔喺辦公室裡面經常肆虐…
Job Search in Hong Kong
Key Elements for Writing a Perfect Cover Letter
Writing a cover letter during a job hunt can be one of the most daunting, stress-filled experiences of a professional’s career. A cover letter is the gateway to a promising new career and finding the right words to use in order to introduce yourself positively and effectively is no easy task. While each cover letter should be unique and individualised to appeal to a specific role and company, there are certain key elements in every successful cover letter samples and templates.