Career Skills Enhancement

Created for students who have already prepared a CV and had it critiqued by a coach or mentor, but still have questions? The workshop would discuss the common mistakes (both in terms of the actual writing and mindset) and address questions many candidates have regarding CV writing, as well as comment on a few CVs live. In addition to providing some tips on writing cover letters and application emails. Questions that were covered:
1)    How do I stand out from other candidates?
2)    How do I select what to include?
3)    Are there templates/ particular formats I should follow?
4)    What do recruiters and interviewers usually look for?
5)    Should I include my hobbies/ photo/ skills I’m learning but haven’t yet acquired?
6)    Should I always send both Chinese and English CVs, as well as a cover letter? 

Trainer

• Dr Elaine Tang, Assistant Director, Career Development & Training (Masters Programmes), HKU Business School

With more than 675 million individual users and 30 million corporate members around the world, LinkedIn is the most used social platform for professionals to connect and engage with one another, and for job-seekers to explore opportunities and take advantage of relevant resources. The workshop is specfically targeted at students who are beginners, to allow them familiarise with the key features and start their LinkedIn journey! Showing them career building and job search would never be the same again! 

Agenda

• What is Social Branding?
• Why LinkedIn?
• How it matters to your career?
• Officially starting your LinkedIn journey
• Q&A

Co-Organiser:LinkedIn
With millions of jobs on LinkedIn, find one meant for you. #InItTogether
Founded in 2003, LinkedIn connects the world's professionals to make them more productive and successful. With more than 675+ million members worldwide, including executives from every Fortune 500 company, LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network. The company has a diversified business model with revenue coming from Talent Solutions, Marketing Solutions, and Premium Subscriptions products. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, LinkedIn has offices across the globe.

The primary goal of this workshop is to let candidates experience the real event and to understand their own behaviour and that of others. Case interviews are all about problem-solving skills, collaboration skills and effective interpersonal communication. Assessors are looking for interpersonal behavioural competence, and the only way to learn is to do!
The workshop provided our students a highly realistic simulated practice, not only was there an observed group for each scenario allowing students to provide comments to each other but also post-practice offering personal feedback for targeted behavioural learning.

Agenda

• Time management 
• Organisation
• Case preparation and presentation
• Communication tips/styles  
• Group discussion dynamics

Trainer

• Mr Kevin Ho, Personal Growth Specialist, Executive and Life Coach

Haven’t been to any/ many (English) job interviews? Wondering what to prepare and how to perform well? This job interview skills workshop is designed to draw our students attention to important things to pay attention to and master the essential skills. 

Agenda

• What and how to prepare beforehand
• How to handle the most common questions 
• Communicating with power – both with words and with your body 
• Special tips about video/ virtual interviews

In COVID times, with almost zero face-to-face networking opportunities, how do you build a network that will help your job search?  The same lessons apply both for your first job after graduation and also for future jobs as your career advances. This session taught our students how to effectively build a strong, useful network, using actual stories of success (and failure) and the concrete lessons they provide.

Agenda

• When, how, and with whom to connect on LinkedIn
• What you can ask of connections and what is asking too much
• The importance of the informational interview and how to approach it
• How to maintain networked connections once you have made them

How to Secure Your Return Offer in the Midst of WFH Arrangement?

When deciding where to start or develop your career, it is essential to understand the job market trends and work culture of that location, as well as yourself. For our students who are from mainland China and considering whether to stay in Hong Kong to seek employment upon your graduation, this workshop was very relevant to them! Mr Bob Xie shared stories of students and graduates who went through the same, highlight important factors students needed to consider, and answer questions they had in mind.

Agenda

• Hong Kong: Job market trends & culture
• Stories of mainland students working in Hong Kong and those leaving for the mainland after graduating from a programme in Hong Kong
• To stay or not to stay: Five critical elements to consider 
• Assess individual readiness: The 5W analysis 
• Q&A and resources recommendation 

Speaker

• Mr Bob Xie, Founder & CEO, Bozan Group - Consulting and Training

For our students who have worked fulltime for a few years before studying our Masters programmes, the workshop was desgined to support them in their career change and advacement! The workshop provided 

• help to participants so they can realise their own potential, area of passion and motivation to achieve their career goals
• equip participants with practical skills - enhance job search techniques such as crafting a competitive CV, interviewing skills to market themselves, and
• provide career guidance for those who are keen to have career change in terms of industry and/or role

Speaker

• Ms Sabrina Tham, Associate Director, Strategic Client Solutions, PERSOLKELLY Consulting (HK)

Co-Organiser: PERSOLKELLY Consulting
PERSOLKELLY Consulting is a leading global human resource consulting and professional services company.
With offices across Asia – in Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, China (operating under Intelligence Anchor Consulting) and Japan (through collaboration with PERSOL Research and Consulting), we are committed to shape the future workforce by empowering individuals, organizations and societies.
PERSOLKELLY Consulting is a subsidiary of the PERSOLKELLY company – a joint venture between PERSOL Group and Kelly Services, Inc. PERSOLKELLY is one of the largest recruitment companies in the Asia Pacific.