What Hong Kong employers actually check in a reference call
Formal references say almost nothing. The real checks happen elsewhere — in regulatory vetting, in a small industry's group chats, and in one question good referees are always asked.
Not generic career blogging. Real numbers from HKjobs listings, the Employment Ordinance as it is actually written, and interview advice from people who have sat on both sides of the table in Central. 為香港打工仔而寫。
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Formal references say almost nothing. The real checks happen elsewhere — in regulatory vetting, in a small industry's group chats, and in one question good referees are always asked.
Hong Kong CV conventions are their own animal — expected salary, availability, a photo nobody asked for. Here is what to cut, what to add, and what to put in the first inch.
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