What Constitutes a GOOD Construction Job Interview?

What Constitutes a GOOD Construction Job Interview?

What Constitutes a GOOD Construction Job Interview? I hear the following responses from candidates post construction job interview rather more often than I'd like: “Yeah, it was ok” or &ld

What is Competitive Intelligence? Part One

What is Competitive Intelligence? Part One

What is Competitive Intelligence? Part OneIn its simplest format, Competitive Intelligence is a process that will make your business more successful than your business rivals. If you think of your bus

Hong Kong – A Construction Professional's Playground!

Hong Kong – A Construction Professional's Playground!

Hong Kong – A Construction Professionals’ PlaygroundThe Hong Kong construction sector has been rejuvenated following the launch of several large-scale infrastructure projects in recent

Tunneling Construction Projects in Hong Kong

Tunneling Construction Projects in Hong Kong

Tunneling Construction Projects in Hong KongThe clock seems to tick faster in Hong Kong......I'm sure any of you who've experienced life in this crowded, vibrant, exciting city would agree with this!T

Live and Work in Hong Kong: Why Not?!

Live and Work in Hong Kong: Why Not?!

With many sectors of the Hong Kong economy growing fast (notably the construction industry), if you are an engineer, quantity surveyor, project manager or other construction professional, coming to wo

World Expo 2020: The Spark to Light the Dubai Flame?

World Expo 2020: The Spark to Light the Dubai Flame?

If you have kept an eye on the Maxim Recruitment website of late, you will have seen numerous blogs from myself and colleagues talking up the Dubai construction market and some of the specific develop

Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District – The Plan for the Future

Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District – The Plan for the Future

Is Hong Kong Lacking Culture?The West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) is a Hong Kong project that has been a work in progress since the late 1990s.  The West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) con

What to Know About Insurance in Hong Kong?

What to Know About Insurance in Hong Kong?

Cooper, Claridge-Ware is a company Guest Blogging on the Maxim website & are a leading International Insurance Brokerage, based in Hong Kong.Hong Kong, Asia’s World City, it’s a perfec

“Mission Possible” - The Dubai Construction Boom Again!

“Mission Possible” - The Dubai Construction Boom Again!

Boom- and -BustA few kilometers off the coast of Dubai, more than 200 tiny, man-made islands bake under the sun. Reclaimed under the watchful eye of Construction Engineers and Quantity Surveyors five

The Importance of Qualifications for Quantity Surveyors in the Middle East: A ‘Tick Box Culture’?

The Importance of Qualifications for Quantity Surveyors in the Middle East: A ‘Tick Box Culture’?

I have been recruiting construction professionals for companies in the Middle East for almost 6 years now, and qualifications have often been a big talking point when discussing job descriptions with

Part-time Study and Professional Development in Hong Kong

Part-time Study and Professional Development in Hong Kong

There is an irony to study in Hong Kong. Despite it being one of the busiest places on Earth, this is the place where you are most likely to start and finish a part time course even though you are wor

The Magnificent 7’s in 2013!

The Magnificent 7’s in 2013!

Firmly established as one of the most spectacular, exotic, well organized rugby events of its kind in the World, the Cathay Pacific Airways and HSBC 2013 Hong Kong Sevens steam rolls into Hong Kong fr