The knowledge management (KM) discipline has seen an increase in awareness in recent years, yet many might be left feeling puzzled by what exactly KM is, and what career bucket it falls into. With many KM practitioners and advocates arguing for standardisation of the industry and the opportunities embedded within it, this article aims to[…]
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Knowledge leaders in accounting advisory
This interview was originally written in 2013. At the time, Simon Cheng was knowledge leader for Ernst & Young’s Transaction Advisory Services in the Asia-Pacific region. He is now the Global Tax Knowledge Manager in Hong Kong. 1. You’ve been at Ernst &Young for many years and, in fact, started out as a Tax Manager there.[…]
Using social media to land that dream job
RIP to the Microsoft Word CV and please welcome the fancy new public profile your future employer is making a beeline towards. If you want to land your dream job in today’s marketplace, you’ll need to understand the art of building a personal brand online, including how to tailor your profile to each platform. LinkedIn[…]
Writing a winning CV
A recruiter will look at your CV for an average of 6 seconds. This can feel pretty disheartening if you’re putting your heart and soul on to this piece of paper, and it gets you less than 10 seconds of time in front of the people who could give you the opportunity, but there are[…]