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Links MD joins the counselling crew
Career Coaching & Guidance

Links MD joins the counselling crew

My career path has had many twists and turns. I graduated from Cornell University with a degree in industrial and labour relations, but at the time there were very few related job opportunities.

New doctor joins specialist team
Career Coaching & Guidance

New doctor joins specialist team

Like most people, when I left university, I didn’t really know what I wanted to do, writes Richard Letcher.

Food for thought in marketing shift
Career Coaching & Guidance

Food for thought in marketing shift

After graduating from university with a marketing degree, I found a job as a quality technician in the food sector.

Accrue experience to land finance position
Career Coaching & Guidance

Accrue experience to land finance position

How can I get into the corporate finance field? I graduated from university last year with a degree in politics and economics and worked as a management trainee in a public organisation for a year.

Sound advice can help you decide your future
Career Coaching & Guidance

Sound advice can help you decide your future

Contemplating a complete career change? Mark Enticott, the latest panellist to join the Classified Post’s team of Career Doctors, can help you make the change as he shares his personal experience in …

Set goals at the right time
Career Coaching & Guidance

Set goals at the right time

Last week we looked at the best steps to take in settling in at a new company and building-up relationships of …

Be humble as well as helpful
Career Coaching & Guidance

Be humble as well as helpful

Last week we looked at some of the steps that can help you make a successful transition to a new job, a different working …

Fit in before you stand out
Career Coaching & Guidance

Fit in before you stand out

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 …

In tough times, switch or expand hunt for a job
Career Coaching & Guidance

In tough times, switch or expand hunt for a job

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 …

Network for career control
Career Coaching & Guidance

Network for career control

Last week, we dealt with some of the questions you need to ask yourself if you are to have full control over your …

Shape your own future
Career Coaching & Guidance

Shape your own future

In last week’s Survival Tips, we examined some of the steps you need to take in order to have full control of your …