For the convenience of job-seekers who make use of online search to look for jobs in Hong Kong, I have compiled a list of major online job listing sites in Hong Kong. The link menu is also found on the right column to this blog.
JobsDB.com, Executive Jobs, Recruit Online
Headline Jobs, Classified Post, JiuJik
CareerTimes, Hong Kong eRecruitment, JobMarket
JobFinder, Civil Service Bureau, Gemini
Employment Service, Monster.com, Recruit.net
51Job.com, Kelly Services, eFinancial Careers
MichaelPage, CareerJet
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Hong Kong Government's Effort In Helping Job-Seekers
[Taken from the press release on Statistics issued on Feb. 17, 2009 by the Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong]
Some of The Figures
Unemployment: 4.6%
Total persons employed: 3,530,000 (Nov 2008 - Jan 2009)
Total persons unemployed: 157,700 (Nov 2008 - Jan 2009) increased by 16,400 over previous 2 months
Job losses: 14,300
The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr. Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, said that the Government would adhere firmly to the strategy of "stabilising the financial system, supporting enterprises and preserving employment" ...
HOW?
- creation of 55,000 jobs in the next financial year through accelerating infrastructure and minor works projects
- recruiting 7,700 civil servants and create 4,000 temporary openings in the next 14 months
- 20+ statutory bodies to recruit some 6000 employees and create some 2000 temporary jobs or internship opportunities this year
- Labour Department will continue to organise large-scale job fairs in shopping malls, community halls, and mini-job fairs at its Job Centres
JOB FAIRS
Date: Feb.27, Friday
Venue: Lei Yue Mun Plaza
Date: Mar.10-11, 2009
Venue: Olympian City II
Thursday, February 19, 2009
"Creative Industries" - The Promising Future
These few months have been a busy stretch for us and many of our clients were mainly from the finance and banking sector! Globally the whole sector is suffering, thus getting employment in the same sector will be an uphill task for some time, if not impossible. So what other sectors look promising, both in Hong Kong and around the world?
According to an article "An Inevitable Trend" on CreativeTaiwan.net, 'Noted futurist Alvin Toffler once predicted that creative and cultural industries would become the dominant sector in the world economy, that whoever takes the high ground of creativity can take the world, as creativity will be the force controlling the 21st century economic lifeline.
These "chimneyless" industries that turn experience into pleasurable memories, and creativity into fortune as well as career opportunities are indeed the hottest and most environment-conscious sector which thrive the knowledge-based economy!
“Creative economy” has been taken as one of the major projects each country works on to strengthen its competitiveness, which indicates that “Cultural & Creative Industries” will become the trend in the future. These “industries without smokestacks”, or “knowledge-based industries”, turn experiences into great memories, and ideas into fortune and job opportunities. '
This is food for thought, especially for those who would be thinking of diversifying their skills to gain an edge in the future employment market. The needs of the world is changing - so must we.
Watch 2 short video introductions about the West Kowloon Cultural District:
#1 A cultural hub in the making
#2 A cultural hub in the making
For those interested in attending courses related to Creative Industries management, HKU SPACE is currently offering such a programme called "Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Industries Management", and some of the modules in the programme are CEF reimbursable.
Education and Careers Expo, 19-22 Feb. 2009
There is an Education and Careers Expo held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 19 -22 Feb. 2009. Names of exhibitors can be found here. There are a wide variety of Education Forums / Talks held by different institutes of higher learning at Hall 5. The whole event schedule is available.
If one is currently looking for employment, widening one's search and attending careers fair is one good way to gain exposure and get more information. If you're in a sector that is currently experiencing crisis and the few jobs available are already saturated with many applicants, it may be time to spend some moment upgrading your skills/knowledge through professional training (while waiting to get employed), or seriously widening your knowledge in other fields which may promise better prospects in the coming future!
For example, do you have any interest in the Creative Industries? Find out more about Creative Industries in Hong Kong. Courses are available and one such course called "Post Graduate Diploma In Creative Industries Management" is currently being offered by the HKU SPACE.
Therefore if you have been looking for a job unsuccessfully in a sector that has been very hard hit by the economic/financial crisis (which you think may take long to recover) it is time to re-evaluate other alternatives and take the opportunity to upgrade yourself.
MORE ARTICLES about the Creative Industries in Hong Kong ...
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