Career Development Opportunities

The University’s Career Centre helps undergraduate students prepare for their careers by offering a portfolio of non-academic career development programmes designed to enhance their professional prospects.

Our undergraduates also accelerate their career growth through the Business Executive Development Scheme, which is administered by BBA Programme Office. More tailor-made career enhancement workshops are designed coupled with the efforts of various undergraduate programme offices. Get the updates on their respective social media pages.

For employers seeking to offer professional opportunities to our business students, please contact us.

Visit CV and Interview Clinic

Students who have attended CV and mock interview workshops held by the Career Centre are entitled to the assistance of the CV and Interview Clinic services.

To enrol in a CV workshop, please submit your details through “CV Enhancement (1): Selling yourself with sound resume and covering letter” via the Career Centre Enrollment System

For Interview Clinic, please stay tuned with Career Centre. Registration details will be sent to students separately.

Hone Your Job Search Skills

We organise workshops designed to help you develop your job-hunting strategy, while also preparing your transit from being a student immersed in academia to become a professional in the field or organisation of your choice.

Objectives

How to develop a systematic approach to plan your career;
To be aware of your strengths and weaknesses;
To learn basic job-search skills, e.g. how to write application letters or resumes and prepare for job interviews;
To learn universal business skills, e.g. interpersonal skills, social manners, management skills, professional image and code of conduct; and
How to transit from an academic mindset to a professional mindset

Workshops / Practices on Simulated Situations

Project management for your career
Know and understand yourself
Write professional application letters and resumes
Learn interview techniques
Effective Presentation Skills simulated employment written tests
Cultivate an executive image
Your first day at work
Mock interviews

Network with Business Leaders & Employers

Connecting with senior professionals is the best way to learn about a profession. The Career Achiever’s Forum (CAF) brings together professionals from various industries and students interested in talking with such professionals. Through a series of small group and interactive CAF workshops and partnership between mentors and mentees, students learn about the skills needed for a particular profession, and gain a better understanding of the business operations related to the industry of their choice.

Objectives

To help students identify their career aspirations;
To ensure students have the necessary skills for the career of their choice;
To expand students’ professional connections and network; and
To enhance students’ understandings of business operations

Join the Internship

Our internship programmes help you prepare for the realities of globalisation. By working locally and abroad, be it in Australia, Germany or the USA amongst many others, you have the opportunity to:

Objectives

Experience living and working in a different cultural environment;
Enhance your language and communication skills;
Broaden your understanding of different business operations through hands-on experience;
Understand the meaning of quality assurance services at work; and
Develop fundamental life skills such as self-confidence, sense of co-operation, and problem solving.

Work in Hong Kong

Students are strongly advised to read the guidelines carefully before taking up any study/curriculum related internships, summer internships and graduate opportunities in Hong Kong. Click here (Legal and School Guidelines for Talent Acquistion) to understand more.

Where Our Graduates Go

Our graduates are employed across different sectors and functions. To name a few, they include:

adidas
Bloomberg L.P.
Bank of China
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited
Dairy Farm Group
Deloitte
DHL
EY

Hang Seng Bank Limited
HSBC
Ipsos
ISS Facility Services Limited
Jardine OneSolution (HK) Limited
KPMG
PricewaterhouseCoopers
The HKSAR Government

Search E-Learning Platforms

Make good use of the technology and access to online communities where you can find readily available career information such as company backgrounds, industry trends, job openings, interview techniques, salary information and much more.

Start planning your career at an early stage. Gear yourself up by researching the target industries and dream companies via the links below.

Coursera is one of the largest global online learning platforms. Through Coursera, students will continue to have access to 5,000+ cutting edge online courses, be taught at 250+ of the world’s leading universities and companies. Upon completion of courses, students can obtain e-certificates authorised by reputable corporations and universities.

This mock interview training tool offers cutting-edge interview advice that is rooted in real-world scenarios and hiring practices. Students have free access to hundreds of practice sets for different experience levels, industries, job roles, and competency areas. With its A.I. features, immediate feedback and coaching will be provided to help students improve their interview skills.

Online psychometric tests are subscribed for students to assess their current competencies and get themselves familiar with the format of aptitude tests. These tests include verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning, logical reasoning, inductive reasoning, and Assessment Centre exercises. For login details, please email us at busd-css@hkbu.edu.hk.

CareerLink@BUS’s LinkedIn page provides a wide range of career related information including job opportunities, career events, latest market trends, interview techniques, CV writing tips, career advising articles, etc.