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Tag: Talent Shortage

Upbeat mood spurs positive hiring attitude

Prospects for jobseekers should be good in the second quarter if the findings of ManpowerGroup’s latest Employment Outlook Survey are anything to go by, writes John Cremer. ...

HK feeling the heat in scramble for talent

Hong Kong's business-friendly environment remains a magnet for companies looking to establish a presence in Asia, writes Chris Davis. ...

The demolition man

Thomas Wong, managing director of YSK2 Engineering, describes the demolition discipline as a "3D" job. "Dangerous, dirty and demanding - so as you can expect, it is not a popular career, especially among young people," he says. ...

Incentives boosting IT sector job hopes

A talent shortage has long been a bottleneck in the development of the information technology (IT) industry in Hong Kong, writes Hilda Poon. ...

China firms roll out incentives amid talent war

Faced with lacklustre demand from developed markets, moderate GDP growth forecasts and rising salary costs, employers on the mainland are looking for innovative, but sustainable, ways to reward and retain employees, writes Chris Davis. ...

Tighter rules mean high skills and pay

As banks and financial organisations come to terms with operating in a regulatory world where new rules and requirements seem to be constantly emerging, the demand for experienced risk and compliance officers is pushing up salary levels, writes Chris Davis. ...

IT prospects

I've heard that in the past decade many Hongkongers chose not to study IT as they were worried after the dotcom busts and now there is a shortage of talent. Is it too late to join the IT sector? ...

Risk and compliance offer jobs bonanza

Hong Kong’s risk management and compliance professionals can celebrate – it’s a job candidates’ market, writes Raymond Ma. ...

Bound for home

New tactics – from higher pay to work-life balance – can lure back workers to fill the skills shortage, writes Darius Musni. ...