Career advice
Curated writing from operators, recruiters, and HR leaders — written for people building real careers in HK.
在香港，超時工作是家常便飯，可見上班族何等繁忙；若碰巧要出差公幹更往往會忙上加忙，皆因人在異地，工作效率會受到不同因素而大打折扣！雷格斯香港董事總經理Michael Ormiston及邏壹公關大中國區副總裁蔡寶珠同你分享8個實用貼士，提升出差公幹效率。 Tips 01:出發前做足準備出發前先準備一張清單，並按此執拾所需攜帶物件，否則抵埗後才發現遺留了重要文件或東西，便得額外花時間再製作或購買，費時失事。此外，經常公幹的人士亦可預備公幹專用的旅遊包，將隱形眼鏡、護膚品、藥物及旅行插頭等放在內，省回每次重新執拾這些物品的時間。 Tips 02:善用空檔不少人認為公幹旅途會白白浪費許多寶貴的時間，但成功人士卻往往懂得利用這些時間完成一些日常沒閒暇處理的事務。舉例說，我們可以把握等候登機的時間整理好收件箱的電郵，將郵件分門別類，並把沒有用的郵件刪除，否則待郵件堆積如山時才處理便會太遲。
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Becoming a financial controller can be a springboard to a management position. Finance directors and higher executives increasingly rely on financial controllers to assume responsibility for internal finances.
Hong Kong CPAs with financial controller experience can expect to be in demand. Chris Choi, an Institute member, is part of an emerging “flying squad” of financial controllers who parachute into new or distressed companies at the request of private equity firms, risk consultancies and others in need of sound advice.
Former and current financial controllers – as well as those who train and hire them – say a number of factors have made the position a more vital one. They include: • Regulation: The financial controller began to assume greater importance a decade ago, according to research by EY, with the imposition of post-Enron legislation designed to promote transparency. • Globalization: The desire for access to Hong Kong and China by multinational corporations has created more financial controller roles at the regional and group senior levels.
To help meet the demand, the Hong Kong Institute of CPAs is planning to launch a financial controllership course in 2014 to accelerate the transition from auditor to financial controller.
Once middle-level employees who only focused on the numbers, the role of financial controller has become broad and strategic. George W. Russell reports on how the job has changed and how the Institute plans to develop its members’ skills in this challenging field.
The word “interview” conjures up feelings of apprehension, nervousness, and in some cases, downright fear. This is exacerbated by the fact that most people tend to find themselves in interview-preparation mode only when they are actively job searching, and so they feel additional pressure to make a positive impact.
每年6月至8月，是本港大學畢業生求職旺季，大批新血將會投身職埸。而大學畢業生如何在激烈的就業競爭中發揮自已的優勢，揚長避短，脱頴而出，一擊即中的話，就要掌握你的外觀包裝了。
Charismatic executives are not just born, they are made. If you have recently been promoted and are now leading a team, you have the chance to transform yourself from a competent manager into a true leader. But it’s all too easy for leaders to slip unconsciously into poor behaviour without realising it.