Job Interview

The cost of revealing your previous salary

11 Mar 2013

"What is your current or last salary?" The question makes many job seekers cringe yet it inevitably comes up in interviews.

4:26AM

'Interviewers' put six candidates on the spot

14 Apr 2012

In a meeting room permeated with palpable nervousness, six candidates in formal business attire were concentrating hard as they listened carefully to interviewers' questions, awaiting their turn...

12:36PM

Surviving the office jungle

9 Jul 2011

With a title that promises guilty-pleasure reading, Body Language In The Workplace is a fun though fairly superficial exploration of exactly what it 'says on the can'. On the one hand, it...

2:20PM

Pace holds key at interviews

9 Apr 2011

It is essential to pace your speech and let your positive attitude and sincerity shine through at job interviews, say judges of the ACCA Hong Kong Job Hunting Competition's semi-finals.

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7:23AM

How to ace an interview

2 Jun 2010

The summer holidays are approaching and many of you are looking for either internships or summer jobs. But with every job comes the dreaded interview. It may look intimidating, but there are...

6:46AM

Interview focus

11 May 2010

To help university gradates find jobs, the Guangdong government hosted two job fairs at Jinan University last month.

There were plenty of jobs on offer - but it is not easy for...

8:26AM

Opinion

Wang Xiangwei

Placating graduates a work in progress

Updated 5:24AM

George Chen

For HSBC, the first love is apparently not the deepest

4:18AM

Be seen - a vital key to career success

You might have all the qualities and attributes of an ace financial accountant, or the innovative abilities for a star-studded career as a graphic designer, but if prospective employers don't know...

1:28AM

Graduates must rise to the challenge

Companies are implementing drastic cost-cutting measures to conserve resources during the economic crisis, so graduates and those with limited work experience will face a bigger challenge finding...

1:36AM

Tips to ensure a bright future

It's a defining moment when the mortarboard comes off, is thrown into the air and all eyes turn upwards.

1:36PM

Charm offensive is key to securing post

The key to landing a job is to sell yourself. This means you have to plan and prepare a superb resume?and cover letter to introduce yourself.

1:36PM

Programme offers alternative option to school-leavers

The government's Youth Work Experience and Training Scheme offers secondary school-leavers an alternative path to pursue a career, and enhances their competitiveness in the labour market.

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5:29AM

quiz time

Choose the correct meaning

1 Resume

2 Bonus

3 Qualification

4 Temps

5 Career

a) employees who work only for some...

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