Career Coaching & Guidance
Dig up hidden jobs
If you are looking for a new job, you should be aware that not all vacancies are advertised, writes Marc Burrage.
Career advice
Practical guides for a Hong Kong career
Curated writing from operators, recruiters, and HR leaders — written for people building real careers in HK.
← Career advice
Search result for "employers"
Career Coaching & Guidance
Perfect your profile
Your social media profile is only a click away from being viewed by recruiters, employers and potential future managers, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Flexing forwards
When the CEO of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer, ordered employees earlier this year to work back in the office instead of telecommuting, it made headlines around the world, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Look beyond salary
In a recent web poll by Hays that drew responses from 318 employees, one in three respondents expected to receive a salary rise of more than 6 per cent this year, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Risk jobs ride high
In the first half of 2013, we saw an increase in the number of new hires at associate to vice-president level for compliance and credit risk roles, says Kirstin MacLaren.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Teamwork trumps
Raw talent will only take you so far. In today’s increasingly complex business environment, there is widespread recognition that it is team-based effort that brings competitive edge and that a motivated team working together with a clear objective can achieve astonishing results, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
I can help lift your career
Like many people, I stumbled into the world of recruitment; I graduated in the mid-1990’s and was looking for my first job in London with a role in sales being my goal, writes Fraser Douglas.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Get ahead at work
It is important to take responsibility for your own career development and growth, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Job-hop, skip, trip
Moving jobs gives an employee the opportunity to explore new prospects, which in turn can lead to further career development and perhaps an upgrade in title, salary and benefits, writes Walter Ellicott.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Ace your appraisal
Some employees feel that the only way they can improve their employment standing is by seeking offers from other companies, writes Walter Ellicott.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Reel advice
Online videos are helping young people learn more about jobs in the public sector, writes Wong Yat-hei.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Show personality, not nerves
I recently graduated from a university in Hong Kong and while my CV seems to be quite strong, I seem to have a low success rate in interviews.