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【Fresh Grad求職攻略】想入中資公司 普通話要好
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【Fresh Grad求職攻略】想入中資公司 普通話要好

剛畢業的大學生除了在本地就業外,還可選擇到內地工作。有專家指出中資企業╱機構很樂意聘用這類年輕人。如果你有意思北上發展,可參考本文由人力資源公司Michael Page………

Standing out helps land a job
Career Coaching & Guidance

Standing out helps land a job

Internships with major companies are a powerful weapon in the race to find employment, writes Ben Kwok.

Risk jobs ride high
Career Coaching & Guidance

Risk jobs ride high

In the first half of 2013, we saw an increase in the number of new hires at associate to vice-president level for compliance and credit risk roles, says Kirstin MacLaren.

Think hard before you leave the law
Career Coaching & Guidance

Think hard before you leave the law

I am a qualified solicitor who has practised for four years and works for one of the best international firms. But the longer I stay in law, the more sure I am it’s not for me.

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.

Use firing to spark success
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.

A high-profile addition to panel
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.

Get plugged into IT events
Career Coaching & Guidance

Get plugged into IT events

I am 22 and recently completed a Master’s in Computer Science from the University of Northumbria in the UK. Before that I worked as an IT administrator in Hong Kong for …

No short cuts in career swaps
Career Coaching & Guidance

No short cuts in career swaps

I’m a 27-year-old hotel management graduate who has been working in hospitality for four years. I’m looking for a career change as I’m no longer interested in working in …

Still-swinging sixties must spread the word
Career Coaching & Guidance

Still-swinging sixties must spread the word

After 30 years of managerial level roles in a number of international publishing groups, I changed my career five years ago to focus on teaching and became a lecturer in business administration and marketing.