What's the job market like in Hong Kong?

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on 27 Sep 2013

Hi - We am relocating to Hong Kong for work and I was looking to understand job market in Hong Kong to find an opportunity for my wife. She is a qualified chartered accountant from India and I was wondering if you could tell: (a) How difficult will it be for her find job due to language as a barrier in HK. She does speaks fluent English. (b) How open is the job market in Hong Kong (c) Is it just online applications that work or consultants meet and actively engage to assist candidates in finding job. (d) Any other tip for find job. Thanks and Regards Inderdeep

Anonymous (not verified) on 30 Sep 2013 - 10:23

Hi Inderdeep,

I think the Working in Hong Kong page would be a good starting point for anyone trying to understand Hong Kong's work environment.

English is the main business language in Hong Kong so your wife won't have to deal with too much of a language barrier. Some proficiency in Mandarin, may give you an advantage, so maybe look at taking a short language course.

Luckily, the financial sector offers the best opportunity for expats. She can start by searching online but there are also specialist recruitment agencies that can assist her.

If she already has connections to any multinational companies, maybe she could look into getting a transfer to their Hong Kong office.

Hope this helps. Let me know if you have more questions after reading the guide.

Regards,

Shantalie

Anonymous (not verified) on 24 Mar 2014 - 11:07

Hi - I am relocating to Hong Kong for work and I was looking to understand job market in Hong Kong. Presently I am working in three star hotel as Front Office Manager and I was wondering if you could tell: (a) How difficult will it be for me to find job due to language as a barrier in HK. I speaks fluent English. (b) How open is the job market in Hong Kong (c) Is it just online applications that work or consultants meet and actively engage to assist candidates in finding job. (d) Any other tip for find job. Thanks and Regards Rajiv Kumar

Anonymous (not verified) on 22 May 2014 - 09:05

You should try a mix of recruiters, newspapers and job boards such as monster, jobs db and apricotjobs.com (newbie site). Then you should be able to find and apply for lots of different vacancies and get your cv around to as many employers as you can.

Anonymous (not verified) on 9 Jun 2014 - 05:57

The meetings of the Russian Business Club in Hong Kong may be quite useful for you. They provide amazing opportunities for networking. They may give you the chance to meet representatives of various influential companies and to establish helpful connections. Don't worry if you don't know Russian. The meetings are in English.

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