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Talk up your salary
Career Coaching & Guidance

Talk up your salary

Jobseekers with Cantonese, English and Mandarin language skills are at a distinct advantage in the growing Hong Kong economy.

Rule of tongues
Career Coaching & Guidance

Rule of tongues

Speaking another language opens the door to understanding other cultures, writes Marc Burrage.

Get hunting early
Career Coaching & Guidance

Get hunting early

We are sometimes asked when is a good time to start to look for a job, writes Walter Ellicott.

Get plugged into IT events
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 …

Standing out from the crowd
Career Coaching & Guidance

Standing out from the crowd

Many jobseekers are failing to stand out and do themselves justice in today’s market, where jobs are up, but so are the numbers of applicants, writes Marc Burrage.

Take steps to stop job hops
Career Coaching & Guidance

Take steps to stop job hops

We have seen how jobseekers today have higher expectations about the kind of employment they …