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Job-hop, skip, trip
Moving jobs gives an employee the opportunity to explore new prospects, which in turn can lead to further career development and perhaps an upgrade in title, salary and benefits, writes Walter Ellicott.
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Steps into corporate finance
After completing my engineering studies, I joined a knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) consultancy where my role was to assist the market analytics team for a Big Four firm. I’m interested in getting into corporate finance and …
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A switch from engineering
I’ve been working overseas in the field of civil engineering for 10 years and I can hardly find a job in Hong Kong that is fairly paid. What is the possibility of a career change?
Career Coaching & Guidance
Do you add value?
Securing a job interview can often be very tough, so once an interview has been confirmed, there are some simple steps you should follow to maximise your chances of getting that all-important job offer, writes Walter Ellicott.
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Initiative can reap rewards
I am a mechanical engineering graduate and I have been looking for an entry-level analyst position in the finance sector for over a year now without success.
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Keep referees onside
With the emergence of social media and online recommendations, we often get asked whether referees still matter, writes Marc Burrage.
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Open with a bang
So often we see candidates tripped up by the common job-interview opener: “Can you tell me something about yourself?” For such a seemingly simple question, it often poses difficulty and it is easy for candidates to get lost and end up rambling, writes Marc Burrage.
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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.