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.
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Fresh-graduate frustrations
You must receive dozens of letters from fresh graduates who are confused about career planning. Unfortunately, I am one of them. When I look for a job I see thousands of industries and functions and I feel so frustrated because I don’t know enough about them.
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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.
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A high-profile addition to panel
Upon graduating from the University of Nottingham in the UK, I joined PwC in London to gain my accounting qualification, writes Andrew Oliver.
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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.
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Links MD joins the counselling crew
My career path has had many twists and turns. I graduated from Cornell University with a degree in industrial and labour relations, but at the time there were very few related job opportunities.
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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.
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New doctor joins specialist team
Like most people, when I left university, I didn’t really know what I wanted to do, writes Richard Letcher.
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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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.