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Your CIMA exam results are here. Now what?
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Your CIMA exam results are here. Now what?

You have just sat one of your CIMA exams. A wave of relief washes over you — or at least until the results arrive. But what do your exam results mean? That depends on whether you’ve just completed an Objective Test or Case Study exam. Read on to understand what your marks mean and how you can make the most of them.

TIME – a pun ridden journey through the annals of time CIMA student style
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TIME – a pun ridden journey through the annals of time CIMA student style

Never more so than when attempting to do the impossible, succeed in a busy finance role, whilst studying CIMA and quite probably also juggling raising a family and/or trying to hold onto a social life. Yet in a strange way that awful pressure of time, the sense that it’s running away with us, is what provides motivation, the need to crack on and get things done. Without the constraints of time where would we be?

Tips for mastering the CIMA Case Study Exams
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Tips for mastering the CIMA Case Study Exams

The CIMA® Case Study exams are the final capstone exams of each level of the CIMA Professional Qualification, which students must pass to gain the CGMA® designation. We explore four tips to help you prepare for the exams.

【職場補習社】你不認識自己個性特質的後果
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【職場補習社】你不認識自己個性特質的後果

今次求助個案的朋友名字叫做Jessica,她是我一位已認識多年的好朋友下屬,大家是在一次聚餐中在我好朋友介紹下認識的。Jessica 今年30多歲,單身,要照顧年邁母親。她大學畢業後在一間國際知名品牌公司做buyer。在此公司一做便做了十年…

Managing Exam Stress
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Managing Exam Stress

Do you have words of affirmations on your ceiling that are the first thing you see when you wake up? “You’re amazing, you’re going to ace this exam!” Maybe you have a stress-relieving app that brings you peace when you need it. As you prepare for your CIMA exams, we encourage you to plan your strategies and tap into all positive coping techniques.

【職場補習社】我的能力真的不夠嗎?
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【職場補習社】我的能力真的不夠嗎?

以職涯規劃角度,去讓大家知道了解自己各方面特質包括能力、個性及行為風格等等,都是職涯甚至是生涯規劃的重要第一步。因為只有知道自己”我是誰”,才可以知道下一步怎樣走、怎樣不斷提升自己,才可應付到在職場上遇到的林總總問題以及令你知道怎樣尋找理想職業。

職場最痛之失去請假的自由
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職場最痛之失去請假的自由

到咗年尾,又喺時候要㩒入公司個人事系統,睇下同事們嘅大假日數。因為公司有policy,一定要同事清一定數目嘅年假,所以又係時候要提一提同事清假。做咗幾個年頭,就會發現出現喺清假名單上面嘅人通常都分三種…

Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
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Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

According to research by McKinsey, companies with low rates of gender and racial diversity are 29% more likely to be less profitable than their more inclusive competitors. Similarly, companies with higher gender diversity on executive teams have a 21% likelihood of outperforming companies that scored low on gender diversity. The business case for having an inclusive culture is clear. Greater diversity among executive teams perform better. Businesses with stronger commitments to diversity are also more likely to attract top talent and improve customer and employee satisfaction.

Handling difficult colleagues and customers – Part 1
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Handling difficult colleagues and customers – Part 1

Do you have a colleague that misses every deadline? Had to deal with angry customers with endless complaints? A workmate or manager that criticises your work? We all have to deal with difficult people in our lives, but how do we handle them while remaining professional at work? Here are some tips to help you next time you’re faced with a challenging situation.

【行業內情】營造師篇 – 期望管理傑青 營造師
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【行業內情】營造師篇 – 期望管理傑青 營造師

「傑出青年」與「營造師」兩者有何關係?今天就讓我向大家介紹一位年青人如何由營造管理專業,從而晉身「傑出青年」的真實故事。  故事的主人翁為黃偉倫(Michael)。Michael早年畢業後投身建築公司任職技術學徒,在工作過程中對營造管理產生興趣,便於工餘時間報讀有關課程,積極裝備自己,最後考取「營造師」(Construction Manager)的專業資格,向工程管理路向邁進。後來,Michael更獲公司委任為營造工程項目經理,帶領團隊完成一系列地標工程。