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The narrowing the digital-social divide
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The narrowing the digital-social divide

People sometimes confuse being active on social media like Facebook as being digitally savvy. The reality is that while social media experience helps digital marketers to be better at their job, digital marketing itself is far more complex with social media being but one component in the digital mix. The digital media marketing mix comprises of display and video, search engine optimization, pay per click, social media, content management, website design and development, affiliate marketing, online reputation management, conversion rate optimization, email marketing, etc.

Don’t be dinosaurs
Career Coaching & Guidance

Don’t be dinosaurs

Recently I spoke with the regional head of a large tech sector company. He had a dilemma: to tweet or not to tweet? Without a social media presence he might be seen as a dinosaur, yet he worried about the time and skills needed. So he hired a professional marketer, who now tweets for him daily.

Keeping your options open
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Keeping your options open

With Hong Kong’s business environment becoming more complex, accounting firms have expanded and so have specialist opportunities for CPAs. Jemelyn Yadao finds out how accountants are getting into the most in-demand fields All accountants might believe they are a part of a special profession, but many are trying to stand out from the crowd even more, by entering the more rarefied world of specializations.

Special skills
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Special skills

Meanwhile, the growing popularity of forensic accounting is ascribed to the development of anti-fraud and anti-bribery legislation around the world, imposing more responsibilities on business owners.  Few CPAs in Hong Kong are specialized in this area, but many Institute members believe that the demand for forensic accountants is stronger than ever. “This industry is really going,” says Alick Fong, manager of corporate recovery and forensic services at Mazars and an Institute member.

專訪:梁家棟博士測量師
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專訪:梁家棟博士測量師

今次的訪問,筆者很有興趣去了解作為測量師在 “打工”和 “創業” 的最大分別和要求,兩代的 “老板” 梁家棟博士 (Tony) 及其兒子梁傲文 (Martin) 正好給我們一些寶貴的參考。雖然 Tony 是本屆 PDD 的主席,但他以往四十年的工作經驗也參與了不少 GPD 及 PFMD 的工種項目。從七十年代由銀行到政府地政署,再經過多間華資及英資的發展商的練歷,到九十年代建立自己的公司以至千禧後發展國內的大市場,全因不怕競爭、樂於挑戰的性格,加上投入認真的態度,令 Tony 現在樂此不疲,仍然很喜歡這種緊密的生活及多元的社交事途。當中於八十年代香港經濟起飛,私人市場相對吸引的工資是第一個轉捩誘因;某程度上是一種工作時間和薪酬的等價交換。其後累積了十多廿年的實戰經驗而漸漸成為一種珍貴的個人資產,則是決定 “跳出去” 的關鍵;這個是另一種自由度與舒適度的取捨,收入穩定與滿足感的平衡決擇。誠然,運氣、勤奮和人際相處技巧缺一不可,我相信 “打工” 和 “創業” 亦然!

Don’t make hash of it
Career Coaching & Guidance

Don’t make hash of it

If you are feeling frustrated or bored at work, the last thing you should do is vent your feelings on social media, writes Marc Burrage.

Top tips for success
Career Coaching & Guidance

Top tips for success

If you feel your current role holds few prospects for promotion, rather than just waiting for something to happen, take ownership of your personal development to fast track your career, writes Marc Burrage.

Job market hots up
Career Coaching & Guidance

Job market hots up

Financial planners and analysts, senior architects, structural engineers, and actuaries are just four types of professionals in demand as Hong Kong’s economy gathers momentum, writes Marc Burrage.

Standing out helps land a job
Career Coaching & Guidance

Standing out helps land a job

Internships with major companies are a powerful weapon in the race to find employment, writes Ben Kwok.

A cool head is vital
Career Coaching & Guidance

A cool head is vital

They say that patience is a virtue. If you’re embarking on the hunt for a new job in this market then you would be wise to heed these words, writes Katharine de Vaal.

Jobs race ahead
Career Coaching & Guidance

Jobs race ahead

Financial planning and analysis, pricing actuaries, retail leasing and business development are just four skills in demand as we welcome an active jobs market in 2014, writes Marc Burrage.

Top bets this year
Career Coaching & Guidance

Top bets this year

Working out which “big data” skills are needed and a better understanding of social media as a channel are just two of the top talent trends that will shape the recruitment landscape in the Year of the Horse, writes Marc Burrage.