Cost of Living & Salary Negotiation

[MaggieGoh]

Maggie,

fingers crossed... wish you good luck with the interview.. i will have interview coming up in the next few weeks...
hey, if we both get a better job, do you want to share a flat together?? ; )

Hi Leanne

Good luck to you too

Yup, I am planning to share an apartment or flat if I ever get employed in HK. It's better for singles too Btw, are you a PR in HK? How long have u been in HK? Read in an earlier posting from u shifting to HK

Winter shld be nicer leh... donning all the 'cool' wears and scarves!

[Leanne]

Maggie,
I am from Shanghai. Almost nine months in HK now. ; )
Guess you have been steamed in Sigapore for too long...i dont fancy winter at all..

[kostas]

Anyway winters in HK are super mild :P

[MaggieGoh]

Oh hi Leanne, read that Shanghai is expanding very rapidly and is very modernized now

M really nervous about my interviews with coy next wk... I was talking to one of the companies when the lady in charge told me that I need not bring copies of my degrees, and she emphasized on my testimonials...which I only have two from my days as student.

Can anyone tell me if the companies look out for education background and what kind of testimonials do HK employers look at?



Kostas - Yr name sounded Greek!

[kostas]

Did you check my profile? ^_^

[MaggieGoh]

Did you check my profile? ^_^

Just did

Was in Greece last yr for company trip and interacted quite alot with the locals there hence thot ur name sounded like one of them.

[Leanne]

Kostas,
sounds very Greek. : ) Have you found any good Greek restaurant in HK??

Maggie,
Shanghai is nice, but HK is better. ; )

[kostas]

There was one but it's gone long time ago. As far as I know there is no pure Greek restaurant in HK but there are other places that serve greek dishes. One is Scirocco Mediterranean Restaurant in Soho.

[berryplucker]

There are also a couple of Turkish restaurants which (at the risk of getting beaten up by people from both places) I would say are pretty similar.

[bingo]

I'm a fellow Singaporean. Been here since mid feb 2004. Came here jobless and took quite a while, 3 months I think, to find a job. But was worth it when I found a job in MNC with a good pay package. So, don't give up Maggie! Use your language skills to your advantage. Being able to speak good mandarin and english would be an advantage.

But be prepared of the culture shock. HongKong is vastly differently from Singapore. Come with the right expectations and an open mind.