Career Services and Support
Career Preparation Programmes
The SDO arranges the following workshops for students to better prepare them for their job hunt, for example:
- Resume and LinkedIn Profile Writing
- A Resume is a record of your skills, experience and achievements to show to employers in the first stage of the job-hunting process. In the workshop, you will learn how to develop a targeted resume for specific positions and organisations and build the foundational sections of an effective resume. The workshop will also cover how to create a successful LinkedIn Profile that will facilitate your online job search.
- Effective Interviewing Skills
- An interview can be a challenging process. This is a chance to present yourself in the best light to your future employers, so preparation is essential before attending interviews. In the workshop, the basics of interview skills will be introduced, and students will have the chance to practice in a mock group interview session. Professional trainers will provide feedback afterwards.
- Networking and Business Etiquette
- Showing proper business etiquette is important when you land your placement or your first graduate job, enabling you to give a good impression to your colleagues and your business partners in business and social settings. The workshop will provide you with some practical tips, demonstrating correct manners and etiquette, as well as how to present a professional image on various business occasions.
Graduate Jobs and Internship Opportunities
The SDO receives information about job openings and internships from potential employers. Related information is placed on THEi's Integrated Learning Platform which is accessible within the VTC network. Students outside campus can install a VPN for visiting the webpage. Please click here for the installation details.
Post-Secondary Student Summer Internship Programme (PSSIP) offered by the HKSAR Government
The PSSIP provides internship placement opportunities for students who are permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and enrolled in full-time accredited post-secondary programmes offered by post-secondary institutions in or outside Hong Kong.
The SDO will post details of the internship placement opportunities from various bureaux/departments of the HKSAR Government on the “Job Openings” section under the THEi Integrated Learning Platform. The application period is usually from March to June every year.
Career Fairs and Recruitment Talks
Career Fair 2024
Career Fairs provide students with an opportunity to connect with prospective employers and industry professionals. While students can gain industry insights and information about the latest job market trends, employers can identify talent among students of different programmes for their companies.
Click on the links below for information about Career Fairs jointly organised through collaboration with Departments and programme teams:
Support for Employers
Job Posting in THEi
Employers are welcome to advertise job vacancies (graduate opportunities, internships and part-time jobs) for THEi students via the online form below.
Collaboration on Recruitment Activities
Employers who would like to organise any on-campus recruitment activities, such as recruitment talks or career fairs, can contact the SDO for discussions.
Student Development Office
TEL 3890 8133/ 2176 1400
EMAIL thei-careers@thei.edu.hk
About Employment and Internship for Non-local Students
- Non-local students (excluding exchange students) of full-time, locally-accredited local programmes at degree level or above, whose study period is not less than 1 academic year, may take up part-time on-campus employment for not more than 20 hours per week throughout the year, and off-campus summer jobs during the summer months (1 June to 31 August) without any limit on the hours worked and the working locations. Students, however, are not allowed to rollover unused hours of part-time on-campus jobs from 1 week to another.
- Students are also allowed to take up study / curriculum-related internship / placement arranged and endorsed by the Institute. The duration of such study / curriculum-related internship / placement is up to 1 academic year, or one-third of the normal duration of the full-time study programme, whichever is shorter.
- A “No Objection Letter” (NOL) will be issued to eligible non-local students upon approval of entry applications. These students are in general not required to make separate applications in respect of part-time on-campus employment and summer jobs. The NOL for taking up part-time on-campus employment and summer jobs will remain valid throughout the currency of the student’s limit of stay at the same institution for studying the same approved programme. However, the NOL for taking up study / curriculum-related internship will normally be valid for 1 academic year and while the student still remains studying the same programme in the same institution in Hong Kong. In case of need, the student is required to apply for a new NOL for taking up internship in the subsequent academic years through the Institute. If students transfer to another study programme or switch to another institution, the student’s eligibility for study / curriculum-related internship, part-time on-campus employment and summer employment will be assessed afresh. A new NOL, if applicable, will be issued. In case of loss, damage or defacement of the NOL, students may request the Immigration Department for the issue of a new NOL and notify the Institute.
- All non-local students admitted to take up studies in the HKSAR are subject to conditions of stay stipulated by the Immigration Department. They shall study only at the specified school, university or other education institution and undertake the courses of study as may be approved by the Director of immigration. They shall not take up any employment, whether paid or unpaid, or establish or join in any business.