Back to Work Hong Kong

28/02/2023

Looking to get back to work in Hong Kong? Here is an article published by Sassy Mama Hong Kong written by Nerice Gietel, former Back to Work Hong Kong Director.

Whether you’re already employed or looking to start afresh, getting a job in Hong Kong can be daunting. A career coach who specialises in helping people

30/01/2023

In the wake of Jacinda Ardern's resignation and the media frenzy that followed (with questionable headlines that sparked debates), Nerice Gietel, former Back to Work Hong Kong Director, examines what having it all really means.

In our quest for having it all, have we defined what that really is? Get advice from career coach, Nerice Gietel, on what truly matters.

16/03/2022

Great article by UK based Lisa Unwin on the Seven Fallacies Women Tell Themselves That Hold Them Back from returning to work after a career break.

At Back to Work, we have heard all these fallacies many times and can guide you with coaching and training on how to recognise these as fallacies and overcome them.

The Seven Fallacies Women Tell Themselves That Hold Them Back So, you’re keen to engage your brain again; you’d love to find work that’s going to be stimulating, fulfilling, creative (in a way that doesn’t involve food, fancy dress costumes or other people’s homework). But there’s someth...

09/03/2022

LinkedIn's newly announced Career Break feature is a game changer. It gives returners a s tandardized way to call out their career breaks and gives employers a way to identify professionals with career breaks like never before.

Want to know more about LinkedIn's new feature? iRelaunch, a US based site for returners, has a great new podcast with LinkedIn's Bef Ayenew, Engineering Leader of the LinkedIn profile page and a major force behind the new Career Break category.

Listen this this and then you can update your Linked In profile to make you easily findable in the current labour market where there is a talent shortage and employers are finally trying to tap into returners as a key talent pool.

Bef Ayenew is Director of Engineering at LinkedIn where he leads the Search and Profile engineering teams focused on helping LinkedIn members express their professional identity. In this special edition of our podcast, Bef announces the launching of the significant, new LinkedIn profile feature that...

03/03/2022

Interesting article where Carol Fishman Cohen discusses how “employers are mainly concerned with candidates being out of touch with the latest technologies and systems." There are so many free or cheap online resources e.g. LinkedIn Learning which can help you up-skill and re-skill to help you get back on the career track.

At Back to Work, we can help you do this by creating a plan and supporting you to execute it.

Companies tend not to look favorably on gaps in a resume. Much less so when these cover lengthy periods.

27/10/2021

Great to see that Societe Generale is launching a new 6 month returnship programmme.

Candidates need to have had a career break of at least 2 years and experience in one of the following areas which they are recruiting for:
Technology and Operations, Human Resources, Compliance, Audit and Risk, Global Markets, Investment Banking and Advisory, Credit Risk, Finance, Communication, and Legal.

See below for more details on how to apply

At Societe Generale, we value the diversity of profiles, opinions and experiences. In a rapidly evolving banking industry, our Returnship programme offers a smooth and empowering transition back to work for experienced professionals who have been on an extended career break.

23/08/2021

Thanks to Tatler for interviewing me for this article where I and a few other experts share our top tips on how to reenter the workforce in Hong Kong.

Contact me if you would like to take part in our individual or group coaching programmes to help you return to work with confidence.

It's intimidating to get back on a career path if you've been out of work, whether you were laid off or home with kids. Here's some expert advice

09/06/2021

Are you looking to return to work? At Back to Work Hong Kong, we support individuals to re-enter the workforce with confidence and corporates to tap into and retain this rich pool of talent.

Recently, I worked with BNP Paribas to help them run their Returnship Programme across Asia, coaching each participant and running workshops to prepare them for a permanent role.

And today at 1.30 I'm speaking with Noreen Mir on RTHK Radio 3 Mir on RTHK Radio 3 to share proven tips on how to return to work in Hong Kong, no matter how long your career break has been.

If you’d like to return to work, I’m here to support you every step of the way.

25/04/2021

At Back to Work Hong Kong, we work with corporates here both to promote and help run their Returnship programmes. We also help executives to create a great application and promote themselves effectively in interviews.

Here is a useful article about Returnships and why they might be the best way to get you back to work after a career break.

What is a returnship? Today we’ll explore the ins and outs of returnships, the companies offering them, and how they can benefit you.

21/04/2021

At Back to Work Hong Kong we help executives who have had a long career break, often for family reasons, to find interesting new roles.

Often, they give us feedback on how the working world has changed since they started their career break, and we support them through this by coaching them and providing support.

If you are planning to go back to work after a break, here are some valuable lessons for working effectively with millennial women.

I am a VP and editorial director at a large media company. Now 56 years old, I follow with interest debates about whether women at my level do enough to mentor millennial women — a heated and sometimes fractious discourse that covers why they do or don’t, if they should or shouldn’t and so muc...

17/03/2021

Is job-hunting getting you down? If so, check out Nerice Gietel’s latest piece published in Sassy Mama HK to find out how to build your job-hunting resilience so you can keep going when the going gets tough.

Read it to get actionable suggestions on how to build your resilience as a job seeker by:

1. Practicing self compassion
2. Focussing on what you can control
3. Tracking progress and celebrating little wins
4. Being thankful
5. Having a support network

While looking for a job, you need to make the most of your internal strengths and resources. Here's how to build job-hunting resilience.