Hi I am looking for a job in HK but I would need some advice. Please give me some help on how I should approach job hunting in Hong Kong and what type of jobs I should look for.
A little information about myself, I was born in Hong Kong and moved to the States when I was 11. Got my Bachelor’s degree in Business Economic and worked for the US Government as a low level on site manager for 4 years, supervised 12-18 people on some of the projects. I went to graduate school afterward and obtained an MBA with focus on Finance. I got my MBA from an average Cal State school, the main reason I got the degree is because I received enough financial aid that it was pretty much free and I want to be a professor sometime down the road.
During the time I was in graduate school I started a fitness company, pretty much self-employ only employed few part-time trainers. Besides all the typical fitness related activities, I did all marketing, payroll and contract negotiations (with US cities officials) myself. Some of the tasks include given corporate business classes on fitness and personal counseling. I sold the company along with the client base before I left the states.
I have been investing in the US stock market for the past 9 years, however I have not much of an idea about the Hong Kong and the Chinese exchange. I still read up on a lot of US business related news and somewhat active in the stock market. Since I like the topic so much I am sure I can start looking into the Asia markets.
Also I would say my strong point is public speaking especially in English. I can speak and read Cantonese but I have a difficult time to write it. I can understand Mandarin pretty well (dated a few girls from Taiwan before) but I can’t really speak it much.
Here is my weak point. I worked for the government and started a profitable company however I have no pervious working experiences for a private firm. The last time I worked for a private company is when I was in high school working as a female shoes sales person. I know working experience is big when looking for a job, but given my background I am not sure how much does that count. From the information I provided where should I start looking for a job? And what kind of jobs I should look for?
I am willing to accept $20,000 HKD a month and an entry job if it is necessary, and that is less from what I used to make. My desire salary would be around $30,000 +and as an entry-level manager, but I understand that my resume there is a lack of “working experience†so I might have to accept an entry-level job.
My current plan is work in Hong Kong/Asia for 3-5 years but the plan is flexible. My main goal of working here is to get the experiences of living in a different country and get enough corporate experiences so I can teach about it later when I want to become a professor. Universities typically require 3 years plus of working experiences in a private firm, I am sure my background can get me into a junior college back in California already but additional experience wouldn’t hurt.
One last thing I am willing to travel/relocate for work if given reasonable salary. Please feel free to comment and ask for any additional information. I think I provided a pretty good background about myself and open to share more.