{"id":305,"date":"2009-04-09T16:42:01","date_gmt":"2009-04-09T08:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cintec.cuhk.edu.hk\/?p=305"},"modified":"2012-10-25T08:54:45","modified_gmt":"2012-10-25T00:54:45","slug":"career-talk-as-free-as-a-freelancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cintec.cuhk.edu.hk\/?p=305","title":{"rendered":"Career Talk: As Free as a Freelancer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"width: 600px; height: 440px;\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\" rowspan=\"4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cintec.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-admin\/\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cintec.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/dominic-career-talk-2009apr17_big.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-306\" title=\"dominic-career-talk-2009apr17_big\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cintec.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/dominic-career-talk-2009apr17_big-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cintec.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/dominic-career-talk-2009apr17_big-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.cintec.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/dominic-career-talk-2009apr17_big.jpg 1754w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%;\" valign=\"top\">Date:<strong> 17 Apr., 2009 (Fri) <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Time: <strong>4:00pm &#8211; 5:30 pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Venue: <strong>LT2, Lady Shaw Building<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<form accept-charset=\"UNKNOWN\" enctype=\"application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\" method=\"get\"> <input onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.cintec.cuhk.edu.hk\/registration\/register.php?seminar_ref=20090417_dominic','Register','width=600,height=400')\" maxlength=\"67108863\" size=\"20\" type=\"button\" value=\"Register this talk\" \/><\/form>\n<p><em>Register will be closed at 17 Apr. 11am. Those not registered can try to walk in by first come first serve base. <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState=\"false\" LatentStyleCount=\"156\"> <\/w:LatentStyles> <\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><span class=\"mceItemObject\"   classid=\"clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D\" id=ieooui><\/span>\n\n\n\n<style>\nst1\\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }\n<\/style>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal<\/w:View> <w:Zoom>0<\/w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning \/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas \/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false<\/w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false<\/w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false<\/w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables \/> <w:SnapToGridInCell \/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct \/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules \/> <w:DontGrowAutofit \/> <w:UseFELayout \/> <\/w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4<\/w:BrowserLevel> <\/w:WordDocument> <\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState=\"false\" LatentStyleCount=\"156\"> <\/w:LatentStyles> <\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><span class=\"mceItemObject\"   classid=\"clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D\" id=ieooui><\/span>\n\n\n\n<style>\nst1\\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }\n<\/style>\n\n<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal<\/w:View> <w:Zoom>0<\/w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning \/> <w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0<\/w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>2<\/w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas \/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false<\/w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false<\/w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false<\/w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:SpaceForUL \/> <w:BalanceSingleByteDoubleByteWidth \/> <w:DoNotLeaveBackslashAlone \/> <w:ULTrailSpace \/> <w:DoNotExpandShiftReturn \/> <w:AdjustLineHeightInTable \/> <w:BreakWrappedTables \/> <w:SnapToGridInCell \/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct \/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules \/> <w:DontGrowAutofit \/> <w:UseFELayout \/> <\/w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4<\/w:BrowserLevel> <\/w:WordDocument> <\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState=\"false\" LatentStyleCount=\"156\"> <\/w:LatentStyles> <\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><span class=\"mceItemObject\"   classid=\"clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D\" id=ieooui><\/span>\n\n\n\n<style>\nst1\\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }\n<\/style>\n\n<![endif]--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial;\">As Free as a Freelancer?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">As an alternative to a permanent and full-time job or to get some extra income, Dominic is going to share his experience of free-lancing, the ups and downs, the dos and don\u2019ts, the tricks and treats, the rosy picture and the hard fact, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Speaker: Mr. Dominic Chan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Dominic Chan has been an independent business consultant since Jan 2006. He specializes in business development, feasibility studies, market opportunity scan, market entry strategy and investment due diligence. His clients include listed conglomerates, private equity investment company, property developers, education, insurance etc. Dominic was formally the co-CEO of a-connect (China), a professional staffing firm for independent professionals; a consultant with McKinsey &amp; Company for over 3 years and he has done contract work with Booz &amp; Co. He received a Ph.D. in signal processing and communications, a BA (honours) and an MA in electrical and information engineering from Cambridge University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"><strong>Enquiries:<br \/>\nTel: 2609 8222 \/ 2609 8221<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:job@cintec.cuhk.edu.hk\">job@cintec.cuhk.edu.hk<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 17 Apr., 2009 (Fri) Time: 4:00pm &#8211; 5:30 pm Venue: LT2, Lady Shaw Building Register will be closed at 17 Apr. 11am. Those not registered can try to walk in by first come first serve base. As Free as a Freelancer? 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