Career Coaching & Guidance
Keeping in touch: How post-interview communication can be crucial
The quality of your communication with prospective employers post-interview can have a crucial impact on your job prospects…….
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Key Elements for Writing a Reference Letter
The reference letter – how to write one, what to include, and other tips that are essential to the perfect reference. Visit CP Jobs for more.
Career Coaching & Guidance
“It’s not you, it’s me.” Not getting the job doesn’t always mean you weren’t good enough
Securing a job interview is just the first step in presenting yourself to a potential employer. Candidates are now expected to go through many interviews……
Job Search in Hong Kong
The Best Ways to Showcase Your Leadership and Management Skills During Your Interview
It’s the little things that matter in the big interviews. We explore the 5 best ways to showcase your leadership and management skills when it really counts
Career Coaching & Guidance
You may have the right qualifications, but will your personality stop you getting the job?
An employee with a degree and a great personality fit is more likely to excel compared to an employee with the same degree but with a bad personality fit……
Career Coaching & Guidance
The cover letter isn’t dead, it just needs a revamp, says Christine Wright of Hays recruitment
Once upon a time, writing a strong cover letter was essential to a successful job application……
Industry Stories
Is Government Work Right For You?
Are you in the market for a new job? Have you wondered if government work is right for you? There are many reasons to consider government work: the primary advantages include great benefits, solid pay, and decent job security — a combination that can be challenging to find in the private sector. To help you decide if a government career path is the right one for you to follow, here are some pros and cons to consider. PROS:
Career Coaching & Guidance
Now hiring: Hong Kong’s next-gen CEOs need to make crucial changes to maintain the city’s competitive edge
My job is to help find and develop leaders, so it’s not unusual to be asked to look for a new CEO. This week, however, I was called in by the chairman of a listed company with a search request that was groundbreaking. The company has been struggling to keep up with the pace of technological change in its industry – and risked being overtaken by disrupters and losing touch with its customers. So the board resolved to do something radical: hire a new, young CEO whose ability to innovate would matter more than industry experience or familiarity with the Hong Kong market.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Revamping your resume can help you to get ahead of the competition
If you are looking for a job, you probably know how much competition you are up against. In many industries today, the job market is competitive, with a large supply of good talent but a limited number of positions available, especially at the more senior levels.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Window shopping for work: Why it’s not the best way to advance your career
In the world of recruitment a ‘passive’ jobseeker is someone who may be interested in a suitable job if it comes their way, but who is not actively looking for their next role. These passive jobseekers scan job boards from time to time and ask to receive updates from recruiters. They like to know who is hiring and what skills employers currently value. But they are not actively searching or applying for jobs themselves.
Career Path Planning
Top 10 Highest-Paying Industries For Entry Level Employees
As more and more young adults begin their higher education pursuits at university, the thought of their future career looms near. Everyone knows that being a university graduate is the first step to obtaining a better paying job and profession later in life, but how do you choose a career now? At this point in your life? Of course, the cost of attending a four-year institution can often come with a hefty price tag so many new university students also want to choose a profession that’s going to be a good return on their investment.
Career Path Planning
5 Ways For University Students To Build Their Resumes
As university students accelerate towards graduation day, the mood can be a jumble of mixed emotions. Certainly there is excitement and nervous anticipation hanging in the air as one chapter in life comes to a close and another slowly begins to materialise on the horizon. Unfortunately, as university ends, it is also this new beginning that can fill soon-to-graduate university students with fear, dread, and anxiety. Graduating from university means entering the competitive “real” world where finding a good job is key to success in life.