It is always a mix of excitement and anxiety job
searching. I particularly hate the
wait, guessing, and rejection.
Overall, emotionally, it is a crappy experience. Though I already have relatives and
some friends in HK to give me some connections but not having a well set people
network in my field is terrible news when it comes down to job searching.
It is awfully challenging when you don’t know the “standard”
application process, how to apply, what are key things people look for, how HR
in HK operate, and what a standard resume looks like? I feel worst equipped
than when I graduated from University looking for my first job.
Being in marketing, not having local marketing experience is
a downer. I thought my management
training background and work experience in Canada would make me a decent candidate. I did not expect that with my
background, my job pool would be that limiting.
HR in HK doesn’t seems to put much weight on management
training and they rely on agent to find candidates more so than in Canada. Unfortunately, agents only refer you to
industries that match your background despite the fact that a lot of skills are
transferrable. Breaking in is challenging.
Networking event in Marketing doesn’t seem to be popular neither. So where do you start networking when
you don’t have a job?
