﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:58:10 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Hong Kong</title><link>https://hk.morganphilips.com:443/insights-hk/rss/29398</link><atom:link href="https://hk.morganphilips.com:443/insights-hk/rss/29398" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Insights Editor]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[How to switch your Hong Kong recruitment agency without losing momentum]]></title><link>https://hk.morganphilips.com/insights-hk/how-to-switch-your-hong-kong-recruitment-agency-without-losing-momentum</link><description><![CDATA[  Switching your recruitment agency in Hong Kong works best when you treat it as a handover, not a breakup. Brief the new agency properly, settle candidate ownership in writing, and transfer the ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:37:59 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://hk.morganphilips.com/insights-hk/how-to-switch-your-hong-kong-recruitment-agency-without-losing-momentum</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[3365ae47-2537-44d7-a835-b7b8c385539f-3280]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Insights Editor]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[What a Hong Kong recruitment agency actually tells an employer about you before an interview]]></title><link>https://hk.morganphilips.com/insights-hk/what-a-hong-kong-recruitment-agency-actually-tells-an-employer-about-you-before-an-interview</link><description><![CDATA[ Most of what's written about this question focuses narrowly on reference checks: when they happen, what's asked. That's a real part of it, but it's not the part that actually shapes whether you get ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 02:14:39 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://hk.morganphilips.com/insights-hk/what-a-hong-kong-recruitment-agency-actually-tells-an-employer-about-you-before-an-interview</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[3365ae47-2537-44d7-a835-b7b8c385539f-3255]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Insights Editor]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[How to negotiate with a Hong Kong headhunter without damaging the relationship]]></title><link>https://hk.morganphilips.com/insights-hk/how-to-negotiate-with-a-hong-kong-headhunter-without-damaging-the-relationship</link><description><![CDATA[ Most advice on negotiating with a headhunter is written for a US or UK audience, and it shows: be direct, name your number, don't be wishy-washy. Some of that holds in Hong Kong too. What it misses ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 03:31:20 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://hk.morganphilips.com/insights-hk/how-to-negotiate-with-a-hong-kong-headhunter-without-damaging-the-relationship</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[3365ae47-2537-44d7-a835-b7b8c385539f-3254]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Insights Editor]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[When Hong Kong companies should stop promoting internally]]></title><link>https://hk.morganphilips.com/insights-hk/why-hong-kong-companies-promote-internally-and-when-that-stops-working</link><description><![CDATA[ Promoting from within is usually the right first instinct. It's faster, it rewards people who already know the business, and it signals to everyone else that growth is possible without leaving. Most ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:20:20 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://hk.morganphilips.com/insights-hk/why-hong-kong-companies-promote-internally-and-when-that-stops-working</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[3365ae47-2537-44d7-a835-b7b8c385539f-3253]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Insights Editor]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Hiring your first employee and how a recruitment agency in Hong Kong can help]]></title><link>https://hk.morganphilips.com/insights-hk/hiring-your-first-employee-in-hong-kong-and-how-a-recruitment-agency-can-help</link><description><![CDATA[ Most guides to hiring your first employee in Hong Kong focus on the paperwork: MPF enrolment, the written contract, payroll setup. That's real and it matters, but it's also the part a good ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:22:24 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://hk.morganphilips.com/insights-hk/hiring-your-first-employee-in-hong-kong-and-how-a-recruitment-agency-can-help</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[3365ae47-2537-44d7-a835-b7b8c385539f-3238]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Insights Editor]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[What a Hong Kong recruitment agency actually does in the first 48 hours of a mandate]]></title><link>https://hk.morganphilips.com/insights-hk/what-a-hong-kong-recruitment-agency-actually-does-in-the-first-48-hours-of-a-mandate</link><description><![CDATA[ Most of what gets written about the recruitment process describes what happens to a candidate. Almost nothing describes what should actually happen on the client's side in the first two days after ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 03:51:14 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://hk.morganphilips.com/insights-hk/what-a-hong-kong-recruitment-agency-actually-does-in-the-first-48-hours-of-a-mandate</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[3365ae47-2537-44d7-a835-b7b8c385539f-3211]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Insights Editor]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Why silence from a Hong Kong recruitment agency after week two usually means something]]></title><link>https://hk.morganphilips.com/insights-hk/why-silence-from-a-recruitment-agency-after-week-two-usually-means-something-specific</link><description><![CDATA[ Two weeks of silence after a strong interview feels personal even when it almost never is. A  recruitment agency  that was calling every few days suddenly goes quiet, and the mind fills the gap with ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:49:47 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://hk.morganphilips.com/insights-hk/why-silence-from-a-recruitment-agency-after-week-two-usually-means-something-specific</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[3365ae47-2537-44d7-a835-b7b8c385539f-3206]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Insights Editor]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Is a  headhunter different from a recruitment agency in Hong Kong?]]></title><link>https://hk.morganphilips.com/insights-hk/is-a-headhunter-legally-different-from-a-recruitment-agency-in-hong-kong</link><description><![CDATA[ A firm calling itself a "headhunter" often sounds like something more selective, more discreet, and somehow separate from an ordinary  recruitment agency . Under Hong Kong law, it isn't. 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The government has confirmed it will publish the final document by the end of the third quarter , ahead of ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:50:26 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://hk.morganphilips.com/insights-hk/hong-kong-five-year-plan-what-to-expect-hiring</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[3365ae47-2537-44d7-a835-b7b8c385539f-3158]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Insights Editor]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[What to do when two Hong Kong recruitment agencies submit you for the same role]]></title><link>https://hk.morganphilips.com/insights-hk/what-to-do-when-two-hong-kong-recruitment-agencies-submit-you-for-the-same-role</link><description><![CDATA[ Two different recruiters call about what turns out to be the same job. 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