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Face up to errors
Career Coaching & Guidance

Face up to errors

Honesty is the best policy when it comes to presenting your work history, writes Nick Wheatley.

Keep referees onside
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.

Keep connected
Career Coaching & Guidance

Keep connected

This week we continue to look at the steps you can take to keep your personal brand in order, so that you can stay ahead of the growing competition in Hong Kong’s job market, writes Marc Burrage.

Launch your brand
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.

Delve deep for ethical staff
Career Coaching & Guidance

Delve deep for ethical staff

In the final part of this series, we look at more strategies companies can use to make sure they hire ethical …