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Virtual event puts the focus on soft skills

In a bid to sharpen students’ soft skills and give them a chance to network in a virtual environment during the pandemic, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s Faculty of Business recently hosted an online competition co-organised by Classified Post. This event was the second part of the “Leap to Success Virtual Challenge”, which began with a series of workshops which introduced the students to key concepts and practices. In the competition phase, they had to complete a specific assignment and, after that, those who made the shortlist were asked to give a presentation outlining what they had learned from the overall experience. ...

Instructive challenge prepares students for the world of work

The “Leap to Success Virtual Challenge”, hosted by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s Faculty of Business, is proving to be a big hit with students gearing up for summer internships or a first full-time job after graduation. Organised by Classified Post, the event ties in with a series of seminars designed to share advice, insights and practical know-how, as well as to give a timely confidence boost to those preparing to step into the world of work. ...

How to make your office more LGBTQ inclusive

Employers in Hong Kong still tend to ask about the benefits of being LGBTQ-friendly, wondering in particular if there are costs involved........ ...

Classified Post Career Forum highlights: Student and graduate jobseekers tell how they were attracted by the variety of big name exhibitors

Although she is currently a final year nursing student at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Phoebe Ngai Ho-ting says she has decided not to pursue a career in medicine...... ...

Closing the gap

Rising mainland pay is forcing many firms to look elsewhere, reports Raymond Ma. ...

Winning the elimination race

Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy in 2008 had a significant effect on investment management jobs, the availability of which afterwards became less and less, writes Chiu Po-sze. ...

Growing with the business

HR professionals are heading back to the classroom as their work roles become ever more dynamic, writes Michael Taylor. ...

Preparation pays dividends

A few weeks of hard work over the summer and a self-taught crash course in the technicalities of financial planning paid off handsomely for four students from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), writes John Cremer. ...

Give us a break

Travelzoo’s Poon Wai-nang excels at finding the best leisure deals, writes Wong Yat-hei. ...