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As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize industries globally, Hong Kong stands at the forefront of this transformative wave.
How Will the Growing Trend of Mandatory In-Office Work Impact Employee Retention and Recruitment in the Tech Industry?
The growing trend of mandatory in-office work is a hot topic of debate in the tech industry. While some companies believe that in-person collaboration is essential for productivity, others argue that remote work offers greater flexibility and work-life balance.
Cyber Scams Rise in Hong Kong: Are Security Companies Seeing an Increase or Boom in Their Business?
Discover how Hong Kong cyber scams increases security companies business.
Will Singapore Face a Demand vs. Supply Issue for Skilled Mandarin-Speaking AI Talent as Startups Relocate from China?
Singapore is quickly becoming a top destination for Chinese AI startups, as these companies look for a supportive tech ecosystem and a way to navigate around US trade sanctions.
Google's $5B Investment in Data Center Singapore: What It Means for Tech Talent and Companies
In a major boost to the tech industry in the region, Google has announced a substantial $5 billion investment in a new data centre in Singapore. As reported by Tech in Asia, This move is set to significantly impact the landscape and drive growth in the tech sector.
How OpenAI's New Restrictions in Hong Kong and China Impact Developers' Skills and Jobs
OpenAI’s recent decision to further restrict access for developers in Hong Kong and China is causing a significant stir in the tech world. As detailed in a South China Morning Post article, these new restrictions have far-reaching implications, especially for developers in these regions.
Why Software Developers Should Prioritize User Experience
SVA Recruitment Hong Kong is essential for finding top talent in today's quickly changing digital world. Hong Kong IT recruitment agencies are essential for navigating the constantly shifting tech landscape.
How Computer programming can help a startup company with innovation?
Silicon Valley Associates Recruitment is a Hong Kong-based IT Recruitment firm that specializes in the Asia Pacific IT sector. Our IT Recruitment Agency helps businesses find and hire qualified IT workers to strengthen their internal teams.
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Top Tech Skills in Demand for 2024
Silicon Valley Associates Recruitment is a Hong Kong-based IT recruitment firm that specializes in the Asia Pacific IT sector. Our IT recruitment team helps businesses find and hire qualified IT workers to strengthen their internal teams.
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The Fintech Startups Redefining the Financial Landscape in Hong Kong
Silicon Valley Associates Recruitment is an IT recruitment agency located in Hong Kong that specializes in the Asia Pacific IT market. Our tech recruiters help companies find qualified and skilled IT professionals to join their corporate teams.
Mastering CIO Leadership in Hong Kong's Tech Hub
Focusing on the Asia Pacific IT and IT Market, Silicon Valley Associates Recruitment is a Hong Kong-based IT Recruitment Agency.
Essential GameFi Skillsets for Hong Kong
Silicon Valley Associates Recruitment, known as SVA Recruitment, stands as a prominent IT recruitment agency operating in Hong Kong.
7 Key Advantages of AI as a Service in Hong Kong
Silicon Valley Associates Recruitment is an IT Recruitment Agency with offices in Hong Kong that serves businesses and job seekers in the Asia Pacific region's IT and tech sector.
Your Guide to a Seamless IT Recruitment Process in Hong Kong
Silicon Valley Associates Recruitment is an IT Recruitment Agency with offices in Hong Kong that serves businesses and job seekers in the Asia Pacific region's IT and tech sector.
How to Attract and Retain Top Tech Talent: A Guide for Modern Companies in Hong Kong
Hong Kong's thriving tech industry has led to intense competition for top tech talent in the region.
IT Candidate Assessment Best Practices in Hong Kong
Silicon Valley Associates Recruitment is an IT Recruitment Agency with offices in Hong Kong that serves businesses and job seekers in the Asia Pacific region's IT and tech sector.
Top 10 Tips For Successful Social Recruiting in 2023
Social recruiting has become a critical part of the recruitment process globally, given the significant role of social media in people's lives.
4 Best Practices to become a Highly Effective Data Science Leader
We are in an immensely competitive tech world today, and as a professional IT Recruitment Agency in Hong Kong, Silicon Valley Associates Recruitment believes that effective leadership is more than just being knowledgeable about technology.
Turning these 8 IT leader challenges into opportunities in 2023
Three years back, many IT leaders were focusing on how to adopt AI approaches and techniques into their business models.
How can a CIO thrive in today's Tech Environment?
This year, a panel of leading tech recruiters at Silicon Valley Associates Recruitment, an IT Recruitment Agency in Shanghai, share their views on how to succeed in today’s one of most challenging job markets alongside the CEO role, as well as the imperative strategic acumen and value creation mindset required to compete effectively.
5 Tips for Senior IT Executives to successfully transition into IT Consultants
When it is time for IT leaders to move on from their role, many CIOs and IT Execs who work with Silicon Valley Associates Recruiter then choose to pursue another role in the C-suite or move into another position at a technology vendor or just start up their venture
How the new Generation Z has prompted New Strategies in Tech Sales
Tech Sales leaders who belong to Gen X and Baby boomers are frequently telling IT Recruitment Agencies in Dubai like Silicon Valley Associates Recruitment
4 URGENT Problems that lead to Data Scientists to quit their jobs
According to most IT Recruitment Agencies in Singapore at the start of the year, Data Scientists were expected to be in higher demand than ever before in 2022.
How to be a Prominent IT Leader? 5 Soft Skills You must Develop
In our daily work as an IT Recruitment Agency speaking to and placing top candidates, Silicon Valley Associates Recruitment has found that the most remarkable IT leaders possess several common qualities.
AI Bots are the future of recruitment this 2022
In the face of initial fears that the digital age would lead to massive unemployment, it has instead led to more jobs. Today, keen content assistants are needed to bridge the gap.
The 4 biggest challenges Tech Leaders will encounter in 2022
Looking forward to the new year, here are the biggest hurdles that Silicon Valley Associates Recruitment believes IT leaders will encounter in 2022, and what their game plan could be for an effective year of IT Recruitment
Common Misunderstandings on hiring IT Veterans
Over the years of our IT Recruiters at SVA Recruitment have come across many pushbacks by employers against hiring or even considering shortlisted ‘veteran’ candidates in the industry.
Why Your Top Performers may soon be Resigning
The IT industry is hit hardest, with 80% of tech managers saying they’ve seen a rise in turnover in 2021. Which of course is good news for IT Recruiters out in the US.
Why Data Engineering and MLOps will be the future of IT Recruitment
For most organizations, data is the new centerpiece of their operations, meaning Data Science, Data Engineering, and MLOps are the promising positions of the near future for IT Recruiters.
Technical Debt’- A reason why your Software Developers may be considering leaving your company.
In this article, Silicon Valley Associates Recruitment is going to reveal one major factor that pushes developers off the edge- ‘Technical Debt’
How to Consistently Attract IT Talents
With the intense competition for skilled tech talent, a few companies are holding off their IT recruitment or given up on attracting IT Talents to their organization.
Strategies to Widen your IT Talent Pipeline
Companies are reassessing their recruitment tactics to be certain they get to candidates beyond the conventional approach of hiring.
How to Win the IT Talent War: Choosing Top-Tier Talents
With the rampant development of technology, we cannot deny the rising demand for IT talents. IT careers and other IT-related jobs have become top demands in the business. Hiring the right IT people is already competition in the field itself.
4 Tips to Motivate and Retain IT Talents
An IT recruiter in Asia shares advice on increasing employee retention, especially among IT top talents.
Importance of Competitive Salary
One of the common mistakes for employers is overlooking the importance of providing a competitive salary to their employees. This is because they see it as an expense when, supposedly, it is an investment.
How to Write a Job Description 2021
Job descriptions are crucial to the success of the company. While it is not legally mandated by law, companies can gain practical benefits from it.
Opinion- US Election Implications for ASEAN / South East Asia
The upcoming US elections are already garnering a tremendous amount of coverage and the race to President looks to be particularly tense, particularly given some of the challenges currently facing American politics.
Decoupling China and the West
There is a clear decoupling taking place between China, and the US and West. So how will this impact the world, trade between the East and West - and recruitment in Hong Kong?
Opinion- What Does New National Security Law Mean For Future of business in HK
When it comes to successful recruitment in Hong Kong, businesses always know to scour the political, legal, and economic landscape for factors that might affect their operation - and their future resourcing needs.
Employers’ Checklist: Skills to look out for in hiring sales for the new age of virtual, online B2B sales
Technology has significantly advanced the face of business in the 21st-century, and the urgency of COVID-19 has instigated growth in a more virtual world.
Downturn Against Fast-growing but Possibly Unsustainable Young Companies
In a recent industry podcast, SoftBank discussed its investment losses on young companies such as Uber Technologies and WeWork.
Hong Kong Tech Sector Strong despite the ongoing US-China Trade War
After seeing the recent storming of the Hong Kong legislature, it would be easy to reach the conclusion that the entire city is at a standstill.
Hong Kong Service Sector down, but IT & Tech Hiring Resilient
As Hong Kong protests continue with major effects on tourism, retail, and employment, even HK's privileged position as a financial center could be challenged by Mainland and other APAC cities.
A Look Back at 2019: Year-End Greetings from SVA Recruitment
2019 was indeed a very abundant year for SVA Recruitment. Since our launch in November 2018, we have seen tremendous growth and achieved a handful of our organizational goals.
The Workplace - What to Invest in for 2020
With 2020 comes not just a new year, but a new decade. And in the past ten years, the way in which we work and the office spaces that we use have changed dramatically.
Looming Recession and How Some Clients are Preparing and Taking Advantage
Many business people and analysts believe that a recession will shortly impact Hong Kong and, potentially, much of Asia this year, with the global markets to follow in 2020.
How Employees Can Become Your Greatest Assets
It's one thing to fill your IT jobs in Hong Kong with bright candidates who offer plenty of potentials and a fantastic resume. But how do you develop them into true assets that your company can leverage for the longer term?
Ways to Entice and Hire Candidates During Difficult Times
When business gets tough and the market experiences any kind of contraction, companies have to get creative in their hiring approaches.
How to get the most from remote working, POST-Coronavirus?
The novel Covid-19 pandemic has led to a wave of home working across the world. Businesses which might otherwise have been slow to encourage home-working...
How Coronavirus will change the global jobs market
The Coronavirus pandemic is still very new and the situation continues to evolve. Already, much of the workforce has switched to home-working...
The New Normal: How to Keep Your Culture and Team Motivated Working from Home Post Covid-19
As the Covid-19 crisis continues around the world, business leaders are busy devising ways for their operations to work safely in the future...
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