Career Coaching & Guidance
Perfect your profile
Your social media profile is only a click away from being viewed by recruiters, employers and potential future managers, writes Marc Burrage.
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Career Coaching & Guidance
The personal touch
Last week, we discussed how important it is to maintain personal connections as well as your virtual networks, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Reel advice
Online videos are helping young people learn more about jobs in the public sector, writes Wong Yat-hei.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Show personality, not nerves
I recently graduated from a university in Hong Kong and while my CV seems to be quite strong, I seem to have a low success rate in interviews.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Keep referees onside
With the emergence of social media and online recommendations, we often get asked whether referees still matter, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Open with a bang
So often we see candidates tripped up by the common job-interview opener: “Can you tell me something about yourself?” For such a seemingly simple question, it often poses difficulty and it is easy for candidates to get lost and end up rambling, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Temping tempting
The majority of workers in Hong Kong find contract assignments an attractive option given the current global economic environment, according to a recent survey conducted by Hays, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Links MD joins the counselling crew
My career path has had many twists and turns. I graduated from Cornell University with a degree in industrial and labour relations, but at the time there were very few related job opportunities.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Avoid losing face
While the internet has created great networking opportunities for businesses and individuals, the value of face-to-face communication should not be forgotten, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Review and renew
Last week, we touched on why it’s so important to have a positive personal brand – it’s a great way to get noticed and get ahead in a competitive job market, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Launch your brand
Having a positive personal brand has always been a good idea and is a way to get ahead in a competitive job market, writes Marc Burrage.