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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. ...

Steps into corporate finance

After completing my engineering studies, I joined a knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) consultancy where my role was to assist the market analytics team for a Big Four firm. I'm interested in getting into corporate finance and ... ...

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 ... ...

A switch from engineering

I've been working overseas in the field of civil engineering for 10 years and I can hardly find a job in Hong Kong that is fairly paid. What is the possibility of a career change? ...

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. ...

Fresh-graduate frustrations

You must receive dozens of letters from fresh graduates who are confused about career planning. Unfortunately, I am one of them. When I look for a job I see thousands of industries and functions and I feel so frustrated because I don't know enough about them. ...

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

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

Practise key to easing presentation panic

I need to deliver a presentation at my company’s upcoming annual regional meeting but I’m not, and never have been, a good public speaker. How can I improve my public-speaking skills? ... ...