Career advice
Curated writing from operators, recruiters, and HR leaders — written for people building real careers in HK.
Hong Kong was ranked second in the latest Cloud Readiness Index by the Asia Cloud Computing Association (ACCA), with IT professionals prioritizing investments in cloud computing and hybrid IT more than any other technology.
肺炎肆虐，相信大家使用社交媒體時，每遇到相關資訊，總會多看幾眼，甚至分享給自己的朋友。特別在WhatsApp，更會不遺餘力地轉發給朋友。但其實大家有沒有想過，這行為的背後可能會有潛在危機？
【115 years of Hong Kong Recruitment Market】— Eight New Jobs Facilitated by Technological Innovation
This should send a small shiver through the spines of anyone employed in academia: the recruiting site Glassdoor has published a list of companies that no longer require a college degree – including professional heavyweights Google, Apple and Ernst & Young. If firms like these no longer insist upon a sheepskin, it seems just possible that the decades-long trend of requiring more and more education to maintain a toehold in the middle class might reverse.
Bocco Chen, senior manager of talent acquisition, Maxim’s Hong Kong discussed with cpjobs.com how revamp recruitment strategy will better deal with a new generation of talent. What differentiates Maxim’s as an employer?
Q: I have worked as an accountant, for both Big Four and small firms, for 15 years and I am returning to Hong Kong after 10 years away, so I am looking to get back into the job market here. I earned a fairly high wage in my job in Australia and I would like to keep my salary on an upward scale. I have never before had to negotiate a wage though and I worry that I might be a little out of touch with salary trends in Hong Kong. How do you think I should approach the process?
Here are some ways you can be proactive and forward-thinking in your quest to get your next promotion.
There is no dubt that the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is going to be a disruption for any industry. The question is how big a disruption will it be and whether disruptive innovation is what will bring about positive change. For Hong Kong’s recruitment industry, the answer remains to be seen, but observers believe that the industry is on the edge of a fundamental change and a major disruption even though it has been slow on the uptake.
In today’s volatile, uncertain and complex business environment, it is critical for organisations in Hong Kong to embrace new ways of thinking and working. This requires linking business strategy to talent strategy, critical to the success of talent acquisition. While tech trends such as big data and AI will continue to make the HR practitioner’s role significantly easier, it remains vital for HR professionals to continuously refine their skill sets and work with the right kind of tools.
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