Career Path Planning
4 Steps to find your dream job
Most people talk about their dream job, but often have no clear idea…
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Career Coaching & Guidance
Don’t make hash of it
If you are feeling frustrated or bored at work, the last thing you should do is vent your feelings on social media, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Top tips for success
If you feel your current role holds few prospects for promotion, rather than just waiting for something to happen, take ownership of your personal development to fast track your career, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Job market hots up
Financial planners and analysts, senior architects, structural engineers, and actuaries are just four types of professionals in demand as Hong Kong’s economy gathers momentum, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Survival as a temp
The number of temporary assignments is rising. Employers are embracing headcount flexibility, managing workload peaks and hiring specialist help for projects and to cover leave, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Turn of the temps
More businesses in Hong Kong are turning to contract and temporary workers, as they allow employers to fill a short-term staffing need or provide assistance for special projects without the commitment of a permanent hire, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Negotiating a raise
It is important to be aware that how you approach a salary negotiation can determine the strength of your relationship with your manager in the future, writes Marc Burrage.
How to Get Promoted
Review your performance carefully
Whenever a performance review is looming, an important first step is to look…
Career Coaching & Guidance
Jobs race ahead
Financial planning and analysis, pricing actuaries, retail leasing and business development are just four skills in demand as we welcome an active jobs market in 2014, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Top bets this year
Working out which “big data” skills are needed and a better understanding of social media as a channel are just two of the top talent trends that will shape the recruitment landscape in the Year of the Horse, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Learning to grow
If you want to appeal to employers, it is not just about offering the right skills, experience and cultural fit anymore, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Rule of tongues
Speaking another language opens the door to understanding other cultures, writes Marc Burrage.