Career Coaching & Guidance
Initiative can reap rewards
I am a mechanical engineering graduate and I have been looking for an entry-level analyst position in the finance sector for over a year now without success.
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Career Coaching & Guidance
Keep referees onside
With the emergence of social media and online recommendations, we often get asked whether referees still matter, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Use firing to spark success
I recently got fired from my job in F&B. My boss said I wasn’t a good match with my colleagues. Mostly, I kept to myself and I don’t know why I didn’t get along with them.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Choose your path and stick to it
I am 28 years old and have been working as a financial journalist for two years. Before this, I worked for a year providing marketing services for financial derivatives to investment banks.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Temping tempting
The majority of workers in Hong Kong find contract assignments an attractive option given the current global economic environment, according to a recent survey conducted by Hays, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Cross-cultural quiz
Last week, we looked at how more and more businesses in Hong Kong are looking for bilingual candidates with an international mindset, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Adapt to advance
As the job market becomes more globalised and developing economies are increasingly targeted, more and more businesses in Hong Kong are looking for bilingual candidates with an international mindset, according to our 2013 Hays Asia Salary Guide, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Cast your network
Last week, we looked at some of the reasons why the value of face-to-face communication should not be forgotten. This week, we will continue by looking at five ways employees and employers can improving their networking, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Avoid losing face
While the internet has created great networking opportunities for businesses and individuals, the value of face-to-face communication should not be forgotten, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Get plugged into IT events
I am 22 and recently completed a Master’s in Computer Science from the University of Northumbria in the UK. Before that I worked as an IT administrator in Hong Kong for …
Career Coaching & Guidance
Food for thought in marketing shift
After graduating from university with a marketing degree, I found a job as a quality technician in the food sector.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Right track to a finance job
I want to develop a career in operations and strategy consulting that’s related to the financial industry, and want to know what’s the next best step forward.