Career Coaching & Guidance
Tedious meetings are wasting time
I’ve just joined a company and our boss loves really long meetings to rehash everything. I’ve figured out that these plus follow-up reports, take up two days …
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Career Coaching & Guidance
Do you add value?
Securing a job interview can often be very tough, so once an interview has been confirmed, there are some simple steps you should follow to maximise your chances of getting that all-important job offer, writes Walter Ellicott.
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
Jack of all trades seeks real career
My employer knows my work ethic so they are always trying to find more for me to take on board, but I’ve kind of become the jack of all trades here. What I actually want is to find a career, not just a job.
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
Use firing to spark success
I recently got fired from my job in F&B. My boss said I wasn’t a good match with my colleagues. Mostly, I kept to myself and I don’t know why I didn’t get along with them.
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.
Career Coaching & Guidance
A high-profile addition to panel
Upon graduating from the University of Nottingham in the UK, I joined PwC in London to gain my accounting qualification, writes Andrew Oliver.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Cross-cultural quiz
Last week, we looked at how more and more businesses in Hong Kong are looking for bilingual candidates with an international mindset, 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
Adapt to advance
As the job market becomes more globalised and developing economies are increasingly targeted, more and more businesses in Hong Kong are looking for bilingual candidates with an international mindset, according to our 2013 Hays Asia Salary Guide, writes Marc Burrage.
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.