I recently graduated marketing here in manila and I really really want to work in hong kong. I don't speak cantonese but I speak fluent near native english and advanced mandarin. will there be any takers for me?
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1 :
Yeah you can make those dinky toys that are 25 cents in the machine at the supermarket.
2 :
Yes, don't worry. However, you need cantonese as an advantage.
3 :
Working in Hong Kong as a marketing major would be a perfect fit, especially when Hong Kong's status as the international financial center is being recognized by many financial firms and recently Times Magazine naming New York, London, and Hong Kong the "nylonkong". I think English would be enough in the Hong Kong market, considering there are tons of foreign people who work in Hong Kong don't know Cantonese. English is the lingua franca in Hong Kong so you don't need to worry about knowing Cantonese, unless you want to reach deeper into the Hong Kong population. Mandarin would also be another good fit especially many local and foreign firms in Hong Kong uses Hong Kong as the springboard into the Mainland Chinese market. Hong Kong has the most dynamic international lifestyle so you don't need to worry about being a foreigner in Hong Kong because Hong Kongers see foreign faces everyday on the street. There are hundreds of new foreign financial firms every year who set up office in Hong Kong as their sales office or regional headquarters, so I believe if you have a degree in marketing, I'm sure you will get a decent job in Hong Kong and good luck on your life in Hong Kong
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Oh absolutely. Congratulations on your success. I am jellous.
