MCG Talent unveils its salary benchmarks for industry roles in Hong Kong and Singapore, with junior talent equipped with AI expertise expected to be given more opportunities this year.
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2025 salary benchmarks: Marketing, creative, comms
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Is advertising still a viable career for young people?
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Campaign explores how an industry reliant on new blood to remain current will need to adapt to appeal to the younger talent it wants.
Should agencies ditch CVs when hiring creatives?
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By sticking to traditional recruitment methods, agencies are failing to attract a diverse, digitally native talent pool. How much or little is the industry evolving its hiring practices to adapt to modern times and needs?
Sinecure.ai acquires Grace Blue Partnership
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Grace Blue global chairman Ian Priest has left the company.
'You don’t need a degree in empathy, you already care': TSLA partners with AIC in playful recruitment campaign
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the secret little agency
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The Secret Little Agency launches a witty recruitment campaign with Agency for Integrated Care, aimed at demystifying misconceptions surrounding community care jobs.
Would you like a side of camaraderie with your Big Mac?
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In a new recruitment campaign for McDonald’s Australia, the fast-food giant promises the ‘joys and perks’ of working with your mates.
How are agencies managing the expat talent exodus?
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Amid record numbers of foreign talent leaving traditionally expat-heavy markets like Hong Kong and Singapore, we explore the repercussions for agencies.
As war for talent heats up, adland reviews employee engagement
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According to agency leaders in the region, employers are battling growing wage inflation, a shift of power in the recruitment process, and a stronger demand for flexibility.
The talent crunch is real. But perhaps we’re not looking in the right places
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Archetype’s APAC chief Lee Nugent on the many benefits of looking beyond the industry and traditional qualifications to hunt for brilliant talent.
Big six global agency groups bounce back by adding 32,000 jobs in 2021
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The 8.5% increase in headcount followed 6% decline in 2020.
Why you should hire for speeds, not just skills
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Getting the right mix in your team is crucial.
Hate your job? Maybe you're suffering from '700-day itch'
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Leo Burnett
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AIA and Leo Burnett create easily the most entertaining recruitment video Ad Nut has ever seen.
Talent jumping ship from agency to brand is not just about names and perks: Grace Blue
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top of the charts
TOP OF THE CHARTS: Recruitment firm’s 2019 Migration Report argues work-life balance and meaningful work is what’s spurring the moves.
New blood: How to recruit and retain millennials
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Do skills training, flexible hours and rooftop barbecues really outweigh better pay?
Hey, kid, are you sure you want to go into advertising?
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This ad-agency recruitment video may be a bit too realistic.
Then and now: My first job in advertising
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generation
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Three CEOs and four new joiners from Publicis, OMD and Isobar share their first job experiences. Long hours and demanding clients persist, but changes in technology and workplace culture mark the greatest shifts in a generation.
Philippines sees spike in marketing recruitment efforts: Monster Index
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While Philippines sees a jump, e-recruitment of advertising, marketing and media professionals remains slow across Singapore and Malaysia in July.
Digital age puts extra pressure on talent retention
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Increasingly demanding clients, diverse responsibilities and longer hours have seen an exodus of talent from media agencies.
CASE STUDY: JWT helps Gome woo interns with viral campaign
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BEIJING - Gome Electrical Appliances tasks JWT Beijing with helping its brand connect with young consumers by leveraging a unique resource—the company's summer interns.
SCMP launches job portal to target middle-level job seekers
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HONG KONG - South China Morning Post's Recruitment Services division has launched a new job search portal with a multimedia campaign, led by WE Marketing.
Careertimes.com launches major facelift marketing campaign
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Hong Kong-based online recruitment portal Careertimes.com has launched a major facelift marketing campaign to appeal to young and net-savvy job seekers.
Iris launches tongue-in-cheek recruitment drive
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SINGAPORE - Iris Singapore has launched a website that helps people resign from their jobs to join the agency.
Put up or shut up: The art of recruitment
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Adam Morgan, founding partner of Eatbigfish, on the importance of culture, attitude and values in new recruits. Everything else can be taught, he says.
Wunderman boosts its Melbourne office with two senior hires
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MELBOURNE - Wunderman has boosted its Melbourne office ranks with two new senior hires, Matt Morgan and Matt Farrugia.
Aquent Hong Kong rebrands as Firebrand Talent Search
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HONG KONG - Creative staffing agency Aquent's Hong Kong branch will rebrand to Firebrand Talent Search.
Google runs recruitment ads before Inception in theaters
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BEIJING – Last Thursday, the Hollywood blockbuster 'Inception' premiered in China featuring Google recruitment adverts before the screening.
Ministry of Education retains Up Brandbuzz and Maxus in Singapore
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SINGAPORE - The Ministry of Education (MOE) has retained Up BrandBuzz and Maxus as creative and media agency partners for its next recruitment drive in Singapore.
WE Marketing Group scoops online recruitment site ChinaHR's creative account
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BEIJING – ChinaHR, one of the largest online recruitment service providers in China, has appointed WE Marketing Group to handle its creative account, according to undisclosed sources familiar with the company.
Singapore Navy awards creative account to Y&R after 28 years with Saatchis
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SINGAPORE – The Singapore Navy has awarded its creative account to Y&R in Singapore following a competitive six-month long review that included Dentsu and long-time incumbent Saatchi & Saatchi.
Singapore Navy awards creative account to Y&R after 28 years with Saatchis
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SINGAPORE – The Singapore Navy has awarded its creative account to Young & Rubicam in Singapore following a competitive six-month long review that included Dentsu and long-time incumbent Saatchi & Saatchi.
HSBC | Personal Financial Services Recruitment Campaign | Hong Kong
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HSBC has launched a mass recruitment campaign for its Personal Financial Services division in Hong Kong, spanning print, online and outdoor advertising.
HSBC | Personal Financial Services Recruitment Campaign | Hong Kong
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HSBC has launched a mass recruitment campaign for its Personal Financial Services division in Hong Kong, spanning print, online and outdoor advertising.
HSBC | Personal Financial Services Recruitment Campaign | Hong Kong
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HSBC has launched a mass recruitment campaign for its Personal Financial Services division in Hong Kong, spanning print, online and outdoor advertising.
Monster.com calls creative pitch for ChinaHR domain
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BEIJING - Monster.com has invited advertising agencies to pitch for the creative business of its ChinaHR.com domain, its arm in the mainland market.
Could there be life left in print classifieds? SCMP invests in its Classified Post.
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The notion that newspapers' classified sections are all but dead - thanks to the emergence of alternative recruitment sources on digital platforms - hasn't deterred publications from continuing to invest in them.
Publicis Hong Kong scoops SCMP Classified Post branding brief
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HONG KONG - Publicis has won a one-off branding brief for the South China Morning Post (SCMP) Classified Post, after a pitch that also included JWT and TBWA.
UK PR recruitment company to launch in Asia
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HONG KONG - London-based public relations and communications recruitment consultancy Prospect has opened its first office in Hong Kong.
Recruitment figures point to hiring frenzy
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HONG KONG - Hong Kong's media, advertising and PR industries are set to go on a hiring binge, judging by fourth-quarter figures from the The Hudson Report.