Career advice
Curated writing from operators, recruiters, and HR leaders — written for people building real careers in HK.
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.
In the final part of this series, we look at more strategies companies can use to make sure they hire ethical …
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 …
Employers in Hong Kong now view a candidate’s ethical behaviour as a non-negotiable when they …
Since returning to Hong Kong in 2009 I have become badly stuck looking for a job and, worse, have not even …
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 …
I’m working for a public organisation on a three-year contract. It’s a permanent position and I recently received …
One of the hardest tasks for any job seeker in hunting for work is writing a résumé. But the importance of the document is immense, being as it is the first …
New employees face two fates – to sink or to swim. Thankfully, there are plenty of guidelines to help them survive the office jungle. Here are more tips as a follow-up to last week’s column.
Most people early on in their career experience some uncertainty about what to wear to work. It’s an issue that can be particularly troubling if …
Women are a fast-growing part of the workforce; they are valuable to the local, regional, transnational and global …
Careless words spoken in the workplace could ruin your career …