Jun
15

Why It’s Much Harder for Expat Bankers to Land a Hong Kong Job

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  • Today, expats get 15% of finance job placements, down from 40%
  • Majority of new grads joining Citi in Hong Kong to be Chinese

Andrew Sullivan remembers the days when a young Brit could hustle his way into a job in Hong Kong finance.

He ought to know: He did it.

It was 1996, the twilight of British Hong Kong, when Sullivan arrived with a resume that couldn’t get him into a bank in the City of London. The former fighter pilot and chartered surveyor was soon hired as a stock analyst.

“You didn’t need a CV that was perfect,” said Sullivan, now 55. What you needed, he said, was gumption — and the will to chase business…

Why It’s Much Harder for Expat Bankers to Land a Hong Kong Job

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