Career Coaching & Guidance
Advice for advisers
With a view to expanding their reach in APAC and increasing the number of skilled staff in order to stimulate growth, global management consultancies are in hiring mode, writes Katharine de Vaal.
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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.
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.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Celebrate talent
Whether you are “Generation X” or “Y”, or even a baby boomer, it is clear that you are expected to change jobs far more regularly than in the past, writes Katharine de Vaal.
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.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Survival as a temp
The number of temporary assignments is rising. Employers are embracing headcount flexibility, managing workload peaks and hiring specialist help for projects and to cover leave, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Pay info is power
Salary negotiations – often the final stage of the interview process – can also be one of the most uncomfortable, writes Katharine de Vaal.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Turn of the temps
More businesses in Hong Kong are turning to contract and temporary workers, as they allow employers to fill a short-term staffing need or provide assistance for special projects without the commitment of a permanent hire, writes Marc Burrage.
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.
Career Path Planning
3 Basic rules to help remember names
Remembering the names of your new colleagues can be the key to negotiating your new role…
How to Get Promoted
Review your performance carefully
Whenever a performance review is looming, an important first step is to look…
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.