Career Coaching & Guidance
Perils of the panel
Take a deep breath, collect your thoughts and stay clam, writes Marc Burrage.
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Career Coaching & Guidance
Advice for advisers
With a view to expanding their reach in APAC and increasing the number of skilled staff in order to stimulate growth, global management consultancies are in hiring mode, writes Katharine de Vaal.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Job market hots up
Financial planners and analysts, senior architects, structural engineers, and actuaries are just four types of professionals in demand as Hong Kong’s economy gathers momentum, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Face up to errors
Honesty is the best policy when it comes to presenting your work history, writes Nick Wheatley.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Survival as a temp
The number of temporary assignments is rising. Employers are embracing headcount flexibility, managing workload peaks and hiring specialist help for projects and to cover leave, writes Marc Burrage.
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Standing out helps land a job
Internships with major companies are a powerful weapon in the race to find employment, writes Ben Kwok.
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A cool head is vital
They say that patience is a virtue. If you’re embarking on the hunt for a new job in this market then you would be wise to heed these words, writes Katharine de Vaal.
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Contracting is cool
It’s time for Hong Kong professionals to embrace contract or interim employment status, as most of them now seem to appreciate the positives of such flexible arrangements, writes Kate Harper.
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Raise your profile
The utilisation of social media is becoming more and more important to network, research and plan your career, writes Kate Harper.
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Fine times for jobs
With anti-money-laundering (AML) fines still being enforced at a high rate in Hong Kong, a wave of hiring is continuing across Asia as banks develop teams to investigate, manage and counter future fines, writes Kate Harper.
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Hotspots glowing
According to the latest “Hays Quarterly Hotspots” report, which lists jobs in demand, employers in Hong Kong are very positive in their hiring intentions and are looking to attract high-quality candidates by offering performance-based promotions, an improved culture and fewer hours, writes Marc Burrage.
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Risk jobs ride high
In the first half of 2013, we saw an increase in the number of new hires at associate to vice-president level for compliance and credit risk roles, says Kirstin MacLaren.