Category: CPD

The Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Scheme

The Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Scheme

The Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Scheme (GBA YES) is one of the measures announced by the Chief Executive in the 2020 Policy Address with aims of encouraging and supporting young people to work and pursue their careers in the Mainland cities of the Greater Bay Area, helping them understand the latest developments of both Hong Kong and those cities and leveraging the opportunities for career advancement in the Greater Bay Area.

The Scheme provides Hong Kong residents awarded bachelor’s degrees or above in 2019 to 2021 with employment and career development opportunities in the Mainland cities of the Greater Bay Area. The Scheme will provide 2000 places, around 700 of which are designated for innovation and technology (I&T) posts, with a monthly salary of not less than HK$18,000. For more information about the scheme, you may visit www.jobs.gov.hk/gbayes.

The following corporations are accepting nominations from the Career team of SAO. If you wish to apply for the university nomination, please complete the online application and submit along with your CV on or before the respective deadline.

For other opportunities under the GBA YES, please visit: https://www2.jobs.gov.hk/0/en/JobSeeker/jobsearch/quickview/gbayes/

CompanyApplicationApplication DeadlineNominationNomination Deadline
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong)Link-Link06 Apr 2021
Hang Seng BankLink-Link25 Apr 2021
LF LogisticsLink-Link28 Apr 2021
HSBCLink25 May 2021Link29 Apr 2021
MTRLink07 May 2021Link05 May 2021
PwCLink-Link14 May 2021
Chong Hing BankLink-Link14 May 2021
New World Development Company LimitedLink-Link13 May 2021
The Bank of East Asia, LimitedLink-Link09 Jun 2021
Standard Chartered Bank - Software Engineer (Test Automation Engineer) Link30 Jun 2021Link28 Jun 2021

Campus Internship Scheme

Campus Internship Scheme

Campus Internship Scheme (CIS), as part of our student development plan, is launched in 2021 aiming at equipping HSUHK students with internship experience within the university to facilitate their career exploration and enhance their employability in the competitive market.

For more information, please refer to the below guidelines:

Internship Vacancies

Job advertisements under CIS will be posted by recruiting units directly on the job-portal JINESS (https://jiness.hsu.edu.hk/) (choose the category “Campus” under the section “JCareer”). 

Relevant Forms:

Other useful information:

Enquiry:

For enquiry on the Campus Internship Scheme, please contact SAO by email: careers@hsu.edu.hk

Stand Together – HSUHK Career News

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To facilitate your career planning amid the competitive job market, we will share with you the latest industry news in the market, as well as some handy job searching tips regularly. Let’s stand together and tackle the challenges ahead!

Career-related information for non-local students

Career-related information
for non-local students

Career-related information
for non-local students

You may be aware that, since 1 November 2023 and 1 November 2024, the HKSAR Government has temporarily exempted full-time non-local postgraduate students and full-time non-local undergraduate students respectively from the restrictions on taking up part-time jobs.

(For details, please refer to:
PG:https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202310/26/P2023102600304.htm?fontSize=1
UG:https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202410/18/P2024101800482.htm?fontSize=1 )

Please be reminded that the terms on each student’s NOL may be different, and you would need to check the ones specified on your own NOL to learn about your eligibility of taking up employment.

Eligible non-local students (EXCLUDING exchange students) studying in a full-time locally-accredited academic programme for at least one academic year will be issued a “No Objection Letter” (NOL) which allows them to take up possible employment types with details as follows:

  • must be study/curriculum-related and be arranged or endorsed by the programme offering department
  • duration of study/curriculum-related internship is up to one year, or one-third of the normal duration of the relevant full-time study programme, whichever is shorter
  • there is no restriction on work location, salary and working hours

Non-local students are eligible to take up part-time on-campus employment at HSUHK under HSUHK Policy as below for:

  • not more than 15 hours per week (counted from Sunday to Saturday) during term-time (1 Sep – 31 May) and
  • not more than 44 hours per week (counted from Sunday to Saturday) during summer months (1 Jun – 31 Aug).

Unused hours of part-time on-campus employment could not be rolled over from one week to another.  (“Week” refers to a period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday.) The maximum no. of hours per week during term-time mentioned above is different from yet complies with the requirement stated in the “Immigration Policy on Study” by the Immigration Department of HKSAR Government.

  • Summer employment is to be undertaken during June 1 to August 31, both dates inclusive
  • there is no restriction on work location, working hours, nature of work and employers
  • must be study/curriculum-related and be arranged or endorsed by the programme offering department
  • duration of study/curriculum-related internship is up to one year, or one-third of the normal duration of the relevant full-time study programme, whichever is shorter
  • there is no restriction on work location, salary and working hours

Non-local students are eligible to take up part-time on-campus employment at HSUHK under HSUHK Policy as below for:

  • not more than 15 hours per week (counted from Sunday to Saturday) during term-time (1 Sep – 31 May) and
  • not more than 44 hours per week (counted from Sunday to Saturday) during summer months (1 Jun – 31 Aug).

Unused hours of part-time on-campus employment could not be rolled over from one week to another.  (“Week” refers to a period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday.) The maximum no. of hours per week during term-time mentioned above is different from yet complies with the requirement stated in the “Immigration Policy on Study” by the Immigration Department of HKSAR Government.

  • Summer employment is to be undertaken during June 1 to August 31, both dates inclusive
  • there is no restriction on work location, working hours, nature of work and employers

The terms on each student’s NOL may be different, and you would need to check the ones specified on your own NOL to learn about your eligibility of taking up the possible employment types mentioned above. For further details about the “Immigration Policy on Study” especially of “Employment during the Study Programme”, please visit the website of Hong Kong Immigration Department (Q20 – 40) .

Record of Employment

Record of Employment

Non-local students having taken up any of the above form of employment are required to provide details at the form <Please click HERE>. The records will be checked by the Immigration Department as considered appropriate.

FAQ on employment and internship taken up by non-local students/ graduates

If the “No Objection Letter” is lost or damaged, you should get a replacement from the Hong Kong Immigration Department.

Mainland students may request Quality Migrants and Mainland Residents Section for the issuance of a fresh NOL at no fee. Other non-local students may approach the Extension Section for the same formalities. For enquiries, please contact Hong Kong Immigration Department by email to enquiry@immd.gov.hk. Applicants should submit a duly completed form ID91, together with his / her travel document containing the latest arrival stamp / landing slip / extension of stay label in the HKSAR.

You need to check the terms specified on the NOL whether curriculum-related internship is allowed to be taken up during the course of study.

If your NOL does not specify your eligibility to take up an internship but you need to have an internship to fulfil your academic requirement, you would need to seek prior approval from the Hong Kong Immigration Department. You would have to submit the following documents in person to 5/F (for non-Mainland China students) or 6/F (for Mainland China students), Immigration Tower, the Hong Kong Immigration Department, Wan Chai, Hong Kong:

  1. the contract and relevant documents of the internship;
  2. a supporting letter from your Faculty confirming that the internship is study-related (only internship related to your current study in HSUHK will be considered).

For details of the application procedure, please contact the Hong Kong Immigration Department directly. Enquiry telephone number: (852) 2824 6111. Email: enquiry@immd.gov.hk. Address: Immigration Department Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Interested students should refer to information under “Q.40, Employment after the completion of studies” of the webpage of the Hong Kong Immigration Department.

For job vacancy information, please contact the Careers Planning and Development Team (Email: careers@hsu.edu.hk) or visit our webpage.

A fresh HSUHK graduate can apply for a “Letter of Certificate of Graduation” as a proof of graduation for IANG application purpose. Application should be submitted to the Registry via https://registry.hsu.edu.hk/graduates/graduate-services/

FAQ on employment and internship taken up by non-local students/ graduates

If the “No Objection Letter” is lost or damaged, you should get a replacement from the Hong Kong Immigration Department.

Mainland students may request Quality Migrants and Mainland Residents Section for the issuance of a fresh NOL at no fee. Other non-local students may approach the Extension Section for the same formalities. For enquiries, please contact Hong Kong Immigration Department by email to enquiry@immd.gov.hk. Applicants should submit a duly completed form ID91, together with his / her travel document containing the latest arrival stamp / landing slip / extension of stay label in the HKSAR.

You need to check the terms specified on the NOL whether curriculum-related internship is allowed to be taken up during the course of study.

If your NOL does not specify your eligibility to take up an internship but you need to have an internship to fulfil your academic requirement, you would need to seek prior approval from the Hong Kong Immigration Department. You would have to submit the following documents in person to 5/F (for non-Mainland China students) or 6/F (for Mainland China students), Immigration Tower, the Hong Kong Immigration Department, Wan Chai, Hong Kong:

  1. the contract and relevant documents of the internship;
  2. a supporting letter from your Faculty confirming that the internship is study-related (only internship related to your current study in HSUHK will be considered).

For details of the application procedure, please contact the Hong Kong Immigration Department directly. Enquiry telephone number: (852) 2824 6111. Email: enquiry@immd.gov.hk. Address: Immigration Department Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Interested students should refer to information under “Q.40, Employment after the completion of studies” of the webpage of the Hong Kong Immigration Department.

For job vacancy information, please contact the Careers Planning and Development Team (Email: careers@hsu.edu.hk) or visit our webpage.

A fresh HSUHK graduate can apply for a “Letter of Certificate of Graduation” as a proof of graduation for IANG application purpose. Application should be submitted to the Registry via https://registry.hsu.edu.hk/graduates/graduate-services/

Career Planning and Development
Student Affairs Office
October 2021

JINESS portal

jiness logo

JINESS is an unapparelled platform connecting HSUHK students with a wide array of employment opportunities within and outside the campus.  Use the platform to access graduate jobs, internship opportunities, part-time and temporary positions offered by employers across industries as well as departments in HSUHK.

Create a profile page, review your account information, upload resumes, cover letters and search for opportunities that match your preferred job function, job type or industry.

Access JINESS Portal with your registered email address here.

Student Campus Work Scheme

Student Campus Work Scheme

The Student Campus Work Scheme (SCWS) is aimed to encourage HSUHK students to be self-reliant through gaining some working experience on campus. Students can check the details of the campus jobs available in JINESS Portal where both prospective HSUHK Hiring Departments and the interested HSUHK Student Applicants can find a job match.

Eligibility: Full-time undergraduate and post-graduate students may apply to work on a part-time basis during the period of their candidature.

Students are advised to work for a maximum of 15 hours per week during Term time so as to not adversely affect their studies. Students should note that commitments from employment will not be accepted as valid reasons for absence, uncompleted work, late submission of work, or poor performance, and may lead to exclusion from certain full-time programmes.

Remarks:

  • Exchange students are not eligible to join the scheme.
  • Non-local students (excluding exchange students) of full-time locally-accredited local programmes at undergraduate level or above whose study period is not less than one academic year may, during the currency of their limit of stay take up part-time on-campus employment for not more than 20 hours per week throughout the year; and employment during the summer months (1 June to 31 August).

Application form by job applicant <Download>

Upon successful appointment, the student would need to ensure that the Timesheet is accurately completed and submitted to his/her supervisor on a monthly basis or once the job stint has been completed. The student needs to ensure that their bank account details are accurately updated in the ‘Student Information System’. This is the bank account that will be used for the payment of the allowance.

Recruiting departments are required to:

  • obtain prior approval from your department head or designate
  • ensure that sufficient budget to fund this recruitment
  • Fill out the Recruitment Form <Download>
  • ensure that guidelines of the NSWS are adhered (Please visit the Policy Guideline)
  • ensure all relevant documents pertaining to the hiring are properly kept for record keeping and audit purposes

All Timesheets submitted by students has to be approved by the relevant department approving officer. The verification process involves ensuring that the days and hours worked are accurately stated. The Payment request form will have to be duly completed and approved, with the supporting timesheet.

Enquiry:

For enquiry on recruiting students for campus work, please contact SAO by email: careers@hsu.edu.hk