Banking jobs in HK
#1
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Banking jobs in HK
Hi all,
As per an earlier post of mine, I am a British citizen who is very interested in working in Hong Kong. I’m looking specifically for risk management roles in banking. What I do have in my favour is that I currently work for a top US investment bank in London in a market risk related role. However, I realise this is still a very difficult proposition, particularly with the very strong local competition and that I am not that senior in my current role. Neither do I speak Mandarin.
Any advice or contacts would be greatly appreciated.
I have registered with a few HK recruitment consultants but so far I have had no luck.
Thanks,
Marck
As per an earlier post of mine, I am a British citizen who is very interested in working in Hong Kong. I’m looking specifically for risk management roles in banking. What I do have in my favour is that I currently work for a top US investment bank in London in a market risk related role. However, I realise this is still a very difficult proposition, particularly with the very strong local competition and that I am not that senior in my current role. Neither do I speak Mandarin.
Any advice or contacts would be greatly appreciated.
I have registered with a few HK recruitment consultants but so far I have had no luck.
Thanks,
Marck
#2
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Re: Banking jobs in HK
why don't you apply for a transfer with your current Bank ?
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Re: Banking jobs in HK
You're joking, I hope. The fact that Cantonese is the daily language in Hong Kong is totally irrelevant.....the reality is that a command of Mandarin is essential in today's business world, especially in Hong Kong.
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Re: Banking jobs in HK
The fact that growth in China is shrinking rapidly suggests that Chinese may not be as essential for a business career in the future as many expect. Remember that Japanese and German were similarly considered essential for a business career in the early to mid 90's.
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Re: Banking jobs in HK
The OP didn't imply that but fair enough.
The fact that growth in China is shrinking rapidly suggests that Chinese may not be as essential for a business career in the future as many expect. Remember that Japanese and German were similarly considered essential for a business career in the early to mid 90's.
The fact that growth in China is shrinking rapidly suggests that Chinese may not be as essential for a business career in the future as many expect. Remember that Japanese and German were similarly considered essential for a business career in the early to mid 90's.
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Re: Banking jobs in HK
I'm not in banking. Cantonese is spoken in Hong Kong. If you are not Chinese then you are unlikely to be fluent in either Cantonese or Mandarin. If being able to fluently speak and (god forbid) read and write Cantonese and /or Mandarin is a necessary for you to do your job then you will struggle. On the other hand if you are able to converse in either of those languages it will go a long way in getting a job here.
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Re: Banking jobs in HK
These days you don't really need to handwrite much either and learning how to write in those alphabets is usually the most difficult part.