As a Hong Konger born and raised, worth coming back to HK for job?

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  1. #1

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    Question As a Hong Konger born and raised, worth coming back to HK for job?

    Hi,
    Hoping to get some inputs from you guys!
    I am born and raised in Hong Kong and moved to the Netherlands for 6 years and planning to move back to Hong Kong.
    I am just wondering a few things:
    1. How difficult for me to find a job with a salary of minimum HKD 30,000/ month.

    2. How local employers see me? Do they just see me as a local or do they like my overseas experience?
    3. Do I have advantage over local Hong Kong people who don’t have overseas work experience?
    I have worked in Hong Kong and Netherlands both for 6 years each. I worked in various roles, but the past 6 years I focused in project management in both startup environment and also international IT consultancy company, in e-commerce, marketplace (e.g. Amazon) role.
    I don’t have a Bachelor degree but has a higher diploma from a university in Hong Kong, but the subject has nothing to do with any of my job experience. All the Hong Kong jobs I worked in were international companies or renowned local big companies, so I am expecting to work for corporate when I am back. Of course, if start up can pay me a good salary then I am very happy as well. I do notice a lot more jobs require Mandarin speaking skill these days, I am fluent and bilingual for Cantonese and English.
    I am hoping to find a role in project management (for e-commerce, digital marketing areas) or in the travel industry for mid to senior level role, but not necessarily to have a team to manage.
    So..I am wondering given my background, will I be able to find a job with salary above 30K?

  2. #2

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    Project management is dead in HK. If you are really interested in coming back apply for a job first, most companies do their interviews over Teams / Zoom.


  3. #3

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    For reference: We just spoke to our friend who runs e-commerce for one of HK's largest retailers. He told us the salary for an entry-level software engineer with a 4 year degree is HK$25k/month.


  4. #4

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    Are you wanting to return to come back to HK for other reason than expending your work career? Such as closer to your families and friends?

    If not, I question if you are better off staying in Netherland.

    I was in similar suite and I end up in mainland China instead of HK due to lower close of living.