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Create a Better Work Life Balance
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Create a Better Work Life Balance

Work life balance has become a corporate trend in recent years. Much talk has been given to the need for companies and managers to offer their employees……

Essential Tips for Better Leadership
How to Get Promoted

Essential Tips for Better Leadership

Whatever your current leadership skill level may be, there is always room for improvement and with these essential tips for better leadership, you can be well on your way towards the C-suite in the near future.

Red Flags to Look Out For When Hiring
Job Search in Hong Kong

Red Flags to Look Out For When Hiring

While you can’t avoid all hiring mistakes, there are warning signs to be on the lookout for when reviewing resumes and conducting interviews. Poor spelling and grammar on resumes are common deal breakers, but here are other red flags to watch out for hiring.

How Managers Can Help Employees to Stop Hating Work
Advice Columnist

How Managers Can Help Employees to Stop Hating Work

Let’s face it. If any of your employees win the lottery, they would stop coming to work. Most people prefer (and daydream about) never having to work another day of their lives. And yet, most people will not win the lottery, and will be clocking in day after day looking for you, their manager, to make life tolerable. Good news, however, as there are actually some research-backed ways that managers can help get employees to stop hating work.

The Best Boss To Work For
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The Best Boss To Work For

What makes a great boss? Reliable, communicative, empowering and so much more. Read on to find out the qualities of a great leader.

5 Signs A Career Change is Right for You
How to Get Promoted

5 Signs A Career Change is Right for You

Change is never easy. It’s human nature to stick to the comforts of habit, but when it comes to your profession, changing careers may ……

Making the Most Out of Your Internship
Career Path Planning

Making the Most Out of Your Internship

Being the Recruitment Director at the Mountbatten Institute for the past four years, I’ve seen my fair share of interns come and go through our one year traineeship programmes. Here’s my contribution to what I’ve observed from our more successful trainees.