Career advice
Curated writing from operators, recruiters, and HR leaders — written for people building real careers in HK.
I am a doctor with a few years of clinical experience. I’ve heard that some insurance companies hire doctors for administrative work related to medical insurance. What are the prospects like in such a field?
After I graduated from university, I worked for a boutique market research firm for a year. I am now thinking of switching to an industry that is more professional and more promising.
I’m an executive director at an industry association who feels disgusted at the office politics played by the board of directors. This has had such a huge negative impact that staff morale and …
Are there any civil engineering jobs in Hong Kong? I’m looking for a civil engineer position in the city. I have lived in the US for …
I’m a 34-year-old tennis coach who works on average three hours a day and earns around HK$20,000 a month. I’m free from 9am to 3pm so I want to …
I’m a chartered civil engineer working in the construction industry where there are a lot of opportunities …
With three years of experience notched up in the HR field, I would like to explore changing my career to management consultancy as the next …
You have just changed your employer, or even taken on an entirely new role and have to work with a boss, or even a team, that is totally new to …
I hold an MSc in financial engineering (quantitative finance), from City University [of Hong Kong], as well a bachelor’s in accounting, with around six years’ commercial banking experience from a top-tier …
In last week’s Survival Tips, we examined some of the steps you need to take in order to have full control of your …
To manage means to “control, handle or cope”. Hence, career management is the ability to control your life, handle the demands of working and living, and coping with …
I’ve been working for almost two years as an interpreter and translator. However, I would really like to change …