Lingnan University’s Career Expo 2025 attracts more than 130 local organisations and major multinational corporations.
In his welcoming remarks, President Qin says that the University is well-equipped to deal with the changes in the workplace brought about by the global wave of AI.
In her speech, Ms Carrie Leung, Council Member and Chairman of the University’s Career Development Committee, hopes that students will explore many development strategies.
Career Expo 2025 sets up a dedicated zone for the first time to showcase emerging AI job-seeking tools to help students to be more competitive in the digital era.
In line with the HKSAR Government’s decision to promote Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a key industry, Lingnan University held Career Expo 2025 - Imagine, Innovate, Initiate, and Invent on campus from 11 to 14 March. This year’s Emerging AI-powered tools in job huntingzone allowed free access by local and non-local graduates to improve the design of their résumés, and to practise impressing mock interviewers in order to be more competitive in this digital era. The event attracted more than 130 local organisations and multinational corporations, a 30% increase over last year. A virtual career fair will continue until mid-April, to give participants more time to master their job search strategies and find their ideal jobs.
This year’s Career Expo emphasises imagination, innovation, initiation, and invention, reminding students that the future is shaped by their ideas and actions. In alignment with current AI trends, the fair offers multiple job opportunities related to digital technology, such as positions in tech companies, graduate management trainee programmes, online media, and internships at technology firms in Mainland China. Officials from 15 government departments, including the Digital Policy Office, Environmental Protection Department, Hong Kong Observatory, Inland Revenue Department, and Labour Department, as well as representatives from the banking, finance, business services, social services, insurance, manufacturing and media sectors, were present to introduce their organisations and job prospects, providing participants with firsthand insights into the job market.
One-on-one career counselling and photos for more professional résumés were offered free of charge. The Office of Student Affairs (OSA) will organise an online career workshop entitled AI-Enhanced Job-Hunting Strategies with an AI company on 19 March for students and alumni.
Prof S. Joe Qin, President and Wai Kee Kau Chair Professor of Data Science of Lingnan University, delivered welcoming remarks to the audience, thanking all the organisations participating in the Career Expo for their support. He said that Lingnan, as a highly international campus with undergraduate and postgraduate students from more than 40 countries, must equip its students to cope with the changes in the workplace brought about by the global wave of AI.
“The newly set up ‘Emerging AI-powered tools in job hunting’ zone at the Career Expo can analyse the workplace cultures of different countries and regions, such as the Mainland, Hong Kong, Europe and the US,” Prof Qin said. “It is designed to optimise résumés by tailoring their content according to job roles, and provide simulated interviews in different languages for students to experience the hiring practices of multinational corporations, so as to enable our multicultural students to become ‘AI-ready’ future leaders. In addition, Lingnan prepares students for the challenges of the digital age by making Generative AI a core course for all first-year students. This helps them use AI as supplementary tools wisely to enhance the learning experience and increase their chances of success in job searching.”
Ms Carrie Leung, Council Member and Chairman of the Career Development Committee of Lingnan University, said in her speech that young people hold the future of our society in their hands. She hopes that every Lingnan student will seize the opportunity of this Career Expo to interact with top business and industry leaders, and to acquire the necessary qualities to become the talents of the future, while at the same time exploring diversified paths of development and realising their personal potential.
“Education should not be confined to the classroom,” Ms Leung said, “but should also be connected to the real world. I believe that through the programme, students will be able to learn more about the practical experience of the industry and new trends in career development, and better utilise what they have learnt as well as reach their personal potential. I also recommend students make full use of this valuable opportunity to actively communicate with corporate representatives, expand their networks, and participate in various workshops to equip themselves for their future careers.”
