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Be humble as well as helpful
Career Coaching & Guidance

Be humble as well as helpful

Last week we looked at some of the steps that can help you make a successful transition to a new job, a different working …

Fit in before you stand out
Career Coaching & Guidance

Fit in before you stand out

You have just changed your employer, or even taken on an entirely new role and have to work with a boss, or even a team, that is totally new to …

Working your way up to become a legal eagle
Career Coaching & Guidance

Working your way up to become a legal eagle

I’m a recent law graduate from the United Kingdom and I’ve been studying towards gaining admissions for PCLL (conversions). I have been working as …

In tough times, switch or expand hunt for a job
Career Coaching & Guidance

In tough times, switch or expand hunt for a job

I hold an MSc in financial engineering (quantitative finance), from City University [of Hong Kong], as well a bachelor’s in accounting, with around six years’ commercial banking experience from a top-tier …

Network for career control
Career Coaching & Guidance

Network for career control

Last week, we dealt with some of the questions you need to ask yourself if you are to have full control over your …

Knowing how to take control
Career Coaching & Guidance

Knowing how to take control

To manage means to “control, handle or cope”. Hence, career management is the ability to control your life, handle the demands of working and living, and coping with …

Smart steps to a pay rise
Career Coaching & Guidance

Smart steps to a pay rise

Last week, we looked at ways to prepare for a salary review. Now, we examine the steps you need to …