Our Approach

Making the right choices in your career is critical to achieve your career goals and professional aspirations.

We provide our candidate’s an honest, knowledgeable and insightful guide and offer professional advice and access to the best career opportunities in the market.

Inevitably, we do not place every candidate that we represent, however we strongly believe our role as a candidate trusted advisor is to provide the best advice and offer detailed market information to help candidates make informed decisions.

Whether we successfully introduce a candidate to a new job or otherwise, we are committed to helping them. In many cases, a candidate who has not found their new position through our firm greatly appreciates the advice and the attention to detail we demonstrated.

Such candidates, together with candidates placed by our firm become our strongest advocates referring friends and colleagues.

As your trusted advisor, we develop close personal working relationships with our candidates to ensure a smooth end-to-end recruitment process. We fully appreciate the need for complete discretion, confidentiality and attention to detail.

Job Search

For lawyer positions please contact Ian Strutton on (852) 2525 3553 or via email at ian.strutton@onerecruitment.com.hk

For support positions please contact Branden Chan on (852) 2525 3353 or via email at branden.chan@onerecruitment.com.hk
 

Relocating to Hong Kong

Over the years, we have helped many lawyers and professionals relocate to Hong Kong. We can provide detailed information on the legal landscape, in-demand practice areas, compensation data and a general overview of the recruitment process.

In general candidates relocating to Hong Kong will receive a relocation package which includes, airfares, shipping and accommodation. A serviced apartment would generally be provided by employers for one to two months.

If you are considering a move to Hong Kong. We would be most happy to speak with you.

These links may prove helpful;

The Law Society of Hong Kong
http://www.hklawsoc.org.hk/pub_e/default.asp

The Hong Kong SAR Government Website
https://www.gov.hk/en/residents/

Living and working in Hong Kong
https://hongkong.asiaxpat.com
http://guides.wsj.com/hong-kong/guide-to-hong-kong/education/

Interview & CV advice

Checklist on what to include in a CV

  1. Your CV should demonstrate your unique blend of skills and experience. Make sure you include examples of success, problem resolution or management achievements.
  2. Keep it simple. Your choice of font and layout are key to making sure a would-be employer carries on reading your CV. Simple formats work best.
  3. Don‘t be generic. Work out who your CV is destined for and tailor it to highlight the right aspects of your experience for them.
  4. Check and check again. Avoid errors at all costs. This means spelling mistakes, dates which conflict with one another and incorrect email address and phone number.
  5. Firing off an old CV will look unprofessional, so make sure that yours is regularly updated to meet the requirements of any jobs you see advertised.
  6. Use a template. By following a CV template you are not restricting the way in which you can express yourself, but you will find that your CV becomes easier to read and covers all the most important aspects of your work history.

Interview Preparation

1. Conduct Research on the Employer, Hiring Manager, and Job Opportunity

Success in a job interview starts with a solid foundation of knowledge on the jobseeker’s part. You should understand the employer, the requirements of the job, and the background of the person (or people) interviewing you. The more research you conduct, the more you’ll understand the employer, and the better you’ll be able to answer interview questions. Scour the organization’s website and other published materials, search engines, research tools, and ask questions about the employer in your network of contacts. 

2. Review Common Interview Questions and Prepare Your Responses

Another key to interview success is preparing responses to expected interview questions. First, ask the hiring manager as to the type of interview to expect. Will it be one-on-one or in a group? Will it be with one person, or will you meet several members of the organization? Your goal is to try to determine what you’ll be asked and to compose detailed yet concise responses that focus on specific examples and accomplishments. A good tool for remembering your responses is to put them into a story form that you can tell in the interview. No need to memorize responses (in fact, it’s best not to), but do develop talking points.

3. Dress for Success

Plan out a wardrobe that fits the organization and its culture, striving for the most professional appearance you can accomplish. Remember that it’s always better to be overdressed than under and to wear clothing that fits and is clean and pressed. Keep accessories and jewelry to a minimum. Try not to smoke or eat right before the interview and if possible, brush your teeth or use mouthwash.
 

4. Arrive on Time, Relaxed and Prepared for the Interview

There is no excuse ever for arriving late to an interview. Short of a disaster, strive to arrive about 15 minutes before your scheduled interview to complete additional paperwork and allow yourself time to get settled. Arriving a bit early is also a chance to observe the dynamics of the workplace.

The day before the interview, pack up extra copies of your CV and reference list. If you have a portfolio or samples of your work, bring those along too. Finally, remember to pack several pens and a pad of paper to jot notes. Finally, as you get to the offices, shut off your cell phone.

5. Make Good First Impressions

A cardinal rule of interviewing is to be polite and offer warm greetings to everyone you meet from the receptionist to the hiring manager. Employers often are curious how job applicants treat staff members and your job offer could easily be derailed if you’re rude or arrogant to any of the staff. When it’s time for the interview, keep in mind that first impressions the impression interviewers get in the first few seconds of meeting you can make or break an interview. Make a strong first impression by dressing well, arriving early, and when greeting your interviewer, stand, smile, make eye contact, and offer a firm but not bone-crushing handshake. Remember that having a positive attitude and expressing enthusiasm for the job and employer are vital in the initial stages of the interview; studies show that hiring managers make critical decisions about job applicants in the first 20 minutes of the interview.

6. Be Authentic, Upbeat, Focused, Confident, Candid, and Concise

Once the interview starts, the key to success is the quality and delivery of your responses. Your goal should always be authenticity, responding truthfully to interview questions. At the same time, your goal is to get to the next step, so you’ll want to provide focused responses that showcase your skills, experience, and fit with the job and the employer. Provide solid examples of solutions and accomplishments but keep your responses short and to the point. By preparing responses to common interview questions, you’ll ideally avoid long, rambling responses that bore interviewers. Always attempt to keep your interview responses short and to the point. Finally, no matter how much an interviewer might bait you, never badmouth a previous employer, boss, or co-worker. The interview is about you and making your case that you are the ideal candidate for the job.

7. Remember the Importance of Body Language

While the content of your interview responses is paramount, poor body language can be a distraction at best or a reason not to hire you at worst. Effective forms of body language include smiling, eye contact, solid posture, active listening, and nodding. Detrimental forms of body language include slouching, looking off in the distance, playing with a pen, fidgeting in a chair, brushing back your hair, touching your face, chewing gum, or mumbling.

8. Ask Insightful Questions.

Studies continually show that employers make a judgment about an applicant’s interest in the job by whether or not the interviewee asks questions. Thus, even if the hiring manager was thorough in his or her discussions about the job opening and what is expected, you must ask a few questions. This shows that you have done your research and that you are curious. The smart jobseeker prepares questions to ask days before the interview, adding any additional queries that might arise from the interview.

9. Sell Yourself and then Close the Deal

The most qualified applicant is not always the one who is hired; the winning candidate is often the jobseeker who does the best job responding to interview questions and showcasing his or her fit with the job, department, and organization.

Finally, as the interview winds down, ask about the next steps in the process and the timetable in which the employer expects to use to make a decision about the position.

10. Thank Interviewer(s) in Person, by Email, or Postal Mail.

Common courtesy and politeness go far in interviewing; thus, the importance of thanking each person who interviews you should come as no surprise. Start the process while at the interview, thanking each person who interviewed you before you leave. Writing thank-you emails and notes shortly after the interview will not get you the job offer, but doing so will certainly give you an edge over any of the other finalists who didn’t bother to send thank-you notes