Career advice

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Curated writing from operators, recruiters, and HR leaders — written for people building real careers in HK.

Tag: "Career Doctor"

Be realistic if you want to change your career

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 …

Career Coaching & Guidance

Should I go after a ‘crossover’ qualification?

I’m a chartered civil engineer working in the construction industry where there are a lot of opportunities …

Career Coaching & Guidance

Make sure you have the skills for consultancy

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 …

Career Coaching & Guidance

Working your way up to become a legal eagle

I’m a recent law graduate from the United Kingdom and I’ve been studying towards gaining admissions for PCLL (conversions). I have been working as …

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 …

Career Coaching & Guidance

Is a one-year contract worth risking my future?

I’m working for a public organisation on a three-year contract. It’s a permanent position and I recently received …

Career Coaching & Guidance

Postgrad diploma viable alternative to master’s

I am a 2011 graduate from HKU who majored in engineering and am currently working for a Big Four company as a …

Career Coaching & Guidance

Never too late to progress with the right skills

I’m in my 40s and currently work for a large corporation in Canada. I have two years’ experience in finance and over 20 years in application development …

Career Coaching & Guidance

Profile yourself to find the career that suits you

I’ve been working for almost two years as an interpreter and translator. However, I would really like to change …