Career advice
Curated writing from operators, recruiters, and HR leaders — written for people building real careers in HK.
If people are a company’s greatest assets, then training should be viewed as an important investment and not just an additional expense. In a company where training is provided, you will want to know if it was worth the time and money spent on it. Training can, and should, improve the performance and profitability of an organisation; but we also need to measure its effectiveness.
When it comes to compensation, most employees in the workforce feel they are underpaid. It makes sense. After all, if you asked your friends and family how they feel about their salaries, it’s unlikely anyone would say they are overpaid for what they do for a living. There are measures you can take to change your financial situation at work and some are more obvious than others.
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.
Everyone grows up with a dream job. It could be sparked by an interest or hobby from a young age or a new discovery later in life……
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.
Many people, especially globally-conscious milennials, are now finding themselves attracted more and more to jobs in non-governmental organisations (NGOs). They are looking for a satisfying career that offers the chance to make a difference in the world and rewards more than just a paycheck. They find the work in helping to make people’s lives better fulfilling and worthwhile, something they may prefer over a higher wage in some cases.
Most teams or departments in Hong Kong are likely to comprise of four different generations: traditionalists, baby…
For too long, performance management and leadership development have focused on fixing managers’ weaknesses, rather…
Ir Alicia An is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong and joined the HKIE in September 2014. Living and working in the Asia’s most cosmopolitan city, Hong Kong, as a female professional engineer, Korean expat, and teacher, Alicia is striving for balance in career life. This is about experience sharing on career building as an environmental engineer.
– Experience with the Engineering Summer Exploration Program 2014 Not a day we live without air, water and electricity. Not a day we live without clean air, purified water, and reliable electricity – all made possible for you by genius engineering solutions. Yet very few people in Hong Kong truly understand the career of engineers or their endeavors for betterment of life. Engineers may be the closest strangers in your daily life.
Preparation is the key to success in an interview. The better prepared you are, the more relaxed and comfortable you will be. Gather information about the company and try to relate your experience to the specific duties of the job opportunity available. Prepare questions about the position and the company. These can include:“Do you have a detailed job description?”; “Why is the position available?”; “What training and induction will be given?”; and “What prospects are there for professional development?”
Biomedical Engineering is one of the fastest growing engineering disciplines today in the world. The Biomedical Division of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE-BMD) was established in 1989, with the biomedical discipline also formed in 2005. This young engineering discipline in Hong Kong is expected to bring bright prospects in medical innovations to the local society, addressing the needs due to increasing health consciousness, raising elderly population and lacking of medical professionals.