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Show personality, not nerves
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.

Initiative can reap rewards
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Initiative can reap rewards

I am a mechanical engineering graduate and I have been looking for an entry-level analyst position in the finance sector for over a year now without success.

Keep referees onside
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Keep referees onside

With the emergence of social media and online recommendations, we often get asked whether referees still matter, writes Marc Burrage.

Choose your path and stick to it
Career Coaching & Guidance

Choose your path and stick to it

I am 28 years old and have been working as a financial journalist for two years. Before this, I worked for a year providing marketing services for financial derivatives to investment banks.

New doctor joins specialist team
Career Coaching & Guidance

New doctor joins specialist team

Like most people, when I left university, I didn’t really know what I wanted to do, writes Richard Letcher.

Food for thought in marketing shift
Career Coaching & Guidance

Food for thought in marketing shift

After graduating from university with a marketing degree, I found a job as a quality technician in the food sector.

Accrue experience to land finance position
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Accrue experience to land finance position

How can I get into the corporate finance field? I graduated from university last year with a degree in politics and economics and worked as a management trainee in a public organisation for a year.

Take time to decide the path you wish to travel
Career Coaching & Guidance

Take time to decide the path you wish to travel

After I graduated from university, I worked for a boutique market research firm for a year. I am now thinking of switching to an industry that is more professional and more promising.

Sound advice can help you decide your future
Career Coaching & Guidance

Sound advice can help you decide your future

Contemplating a complete career change? Mark Enticott, the latest panellist to join the Classified Post’s team of Career Doctors, can help you make the change as he shares his personal experience in …

The company you keep
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The company you keep

Despite the positive aspects of maintaining friendships at work, such relationships can occasionally…