[links]

although they published the unemployment rate is all time low but still the job market in HK is not too friendly to foreigner.

Many companies are still prefer local than a foreigner, unless you are very special which the company really cant find locally or you have some kind of luck and connection or internal tranferred, if not job hunt for foreigner will still tough.

The situation will still more or less the same, ignore a 100% matched foreign candidate and later settle with a 60% matched local candidate.

Well, i guess its the kind of nature that companies need to protect the employment of local. Cant have too much comment on that.....

good luck....

[Trebor]

I got a transfer from our Channel Island office but I had to ask for it and i'm only here on a three month contract initially.

Our office here is very new and we are looking to increase our client base.

Hoping I can come back later or negotiate an extension.

[thatsnotmypuppy]

I'm thinking of moving over next year for a few months to try my luck again (I visit 5-6 times a year and used to live in HK). I love HK but the job situation is ridiculous.

Maybe we should all stay at home, pool our funds and move over and open a bar? 'Expat Oasis' has a nice ring to it. Wan Chai maybe?

[dot.zen]

I guess you would call it Internal Transfer.
I was having a few beers with my boss in Singapore one night, next thing I had a newly created position in our HK office.
Seemed like a good idea at the time, what could possibly go wrong.

dot.zen

[Ringostar83]

Hi,

Advise please, Im a young aussie guy currently in HK looking for work in the financial markets. Question: apart from the global downturn having a bad effect on the jobs on offer, would it have been better for me to come on a working holiday visa, and not a tourist visa? also, is it just a case of needing to be extremely patient or am i crazy for trying?

Cheers

[links]

Originally Posted by Ringostar83

Hi,

Advise please, Im a young aussie guy currently in HK looking for work in the financial markets. Question: apart from the global downturn having a bad effect on the jobs on offer, would it have been better for me to come on a working holiday visa, and not a tourist visa? also, is it just a case of needing to be extremely patient or am i crazy for trying?

Cheers

job for financial market is quite competitive. Are you in private banking or investment bank?

the academic credentials and apple to apple work experiences is quite important as the competition is quite high in hk.

you need to have patient and usually recruitment agent help very little to land a banking jobs. try to apply directly to the employer

[Ringostar83]

Originally Posted by links

job for financial market is quite competitive. Are you in private banking or investment bank?

the academic credentials and apple to apple work experiences is quite important as the competition is quite high in hk.

you need to have patient and usually recruitment agent help very little to land a banking jobs. try to apply directly to the employer

Hey,

thanks for the advise. I was in investment banking in melb, got 2 yrs experience in FX and almost through a postgrad qualification.

Spoken to pretty much all the recruiters in hk, with very little success. I think my limited experience isn't being helped by the thinness of jobs on the ground. have started to apply directly to the companies. not much success as yet. will keep hassling recruiters i guess...

[links]

Originally Posted by Ringostar83

Hey,

thanks for the advise. I was in investment banking in melb, got 2 yrs experience in FX and almost through a postgrad qualification.

Spoken to pretty much all the recruiters in hk, with very little success. I think my limited experience isn't being helped by the thinness of jobs on the ground. have started to apply directly to the companies. not much success as yet. will keep hassling recruiters i guess...

So you are looking for front office roles? .....hm.....Have came across some data which some major investmentbank only hire 2-3% through recruitment agent and 50% through internal referral and 20-30% from direct applicants. So try to look for people to refer you if you are green.

[rancid koala]

Applied for an advertised job in March 07 moved in July 07, sold everything (except the house) in Australia. A brand new life! Don't regret it one bit despite the fact that our pay is less.

[ash12006]

If your looking for a more junior role, you need to be here on the ground. Otherwise no one will bother with you.

I think your odds of finding work within a couple of months are50:50