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Is Government Work Right For You?
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:

With business getting riskier, the CFO’s role is increasingly more crucial in corporate decision making
Career Coaching & Guidance

With business getting riskier, the CFO’s role is increasingly more crucial in corporate decision making

Having spoken with a number of senior level accounting and finance professionals over the years, I know that certain times or circumstances call for different leadership skills. So what abilities should young would-be executives equip themselves with as they eye companies, functions and jobs? What skills should they hone as they aim to advance their careers? Tough questions.

Nobody’s perfect: each one of us is a work in progress
Career Coaching & Guidance

Nobody’s perfect: each one of us is a work in progress

I recently had the privilege of meeting an exceptional leader – one of the few female CEOs in Japan, a country in which female professionals are still rare. This CEO hadn’t followed a traditional path. She studied abroad, pursued a successful career in multinationals, and became a single parent. As she recounted her journey, she emphasised that nothing had been easy. As a single mother in New York, her salary had barely covered the cost of babysitting – so she flew her retired father in from Tokyo to look after her daughter while she travelled for business.

領導如教學 要因材施法
Advice Columnist

領導如教學 要因材施法

領導 ( Leadership ) 是一門高深莫測的演講課。有一位智者曾經說過，領袖與老師的分別，在於老師要將一句話變成八句說話，要博大精深；而領袖則相反，把八句話用一句話表達，要言簡意賅。而今天貴為一校之長，領袖與老師之結合，戴伯成校長靈活遊走於博大精深與言簡意賅之間，分享他有趣的領導哲學。 戴伯成現任東華三院邱金元中學校長 領導是一門富人情味的藝術課。接觸對象包括X、Y及Z千禧世代之老師、家長及學生，如何平衡各方的需要？戴校長強調「排難解紛機制必須合符人性」，例如訪問當天剛遇上意外，因活動提供者的提早準備致有關項目須提早舉行。戴校長二話不說立即了解老師、學生的上課流程及場地之安排，平衡多方面的需求，從而作出令人舒服的彈性安排。領導並非閉門造車，成功關鍵在於平時用心經營的協調與溝通，以及遇有危機時泰山崩於前而不形於色的魄力。

5 Ways For University Students To Build Their Resumes
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.