The Career Development Facilitation Scheme was held between February and May this year. Together with students, we continued to explore—through engaging and lively approaches—the possibilities that lie between their dreams and future career planning, with a renewed sense of ‘seriousness’.

The College once again co-organised the programme with the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (CUSCS), CUHK. The key activities in this year’s programme included One-to-one Career Facilitation and a Personality Dimension Workshop. Based on students’ academic backgrounds and areas of industry interest, each participant was paired with a professionally trained Career Development Facilitator, who provided guidance to help students explore their potential and interests. The College encouraged students to plan their careers and discover their strengths at an earlier stage.

Discovering the Self and the World: Kick-off Ceremony cum Briefing Session

Dr Vaughan K T Mak, Associate Director and Head of Academic Programmes-PCE, CUSCS, and Ms Dorothy K Y Chu, College Secretary, attended the Kick-off Ceremony cum Briefing Session on 11 February. They introduced the role of Career Development Facilitators and outlined the overall programme content. They encouraged students to actively explore future possibilities. 

Dr Mak mentioned in the briefing session that before entering the workplace, students should first understand their own abilities and aspirations, while also grasping market needs and opportunities. The Career Development Facilitators in this programme are professionally trained and, as experienced practitioners, provide guidance to students drawing on their own career journeys. After the matching, they will use various tools to help students gain better understanding of their values, dreams, and limitations. While gaining insight into the development of different industries, facilitators also seek to apply the students’ abilities to suitable workplaces and reflect upon various career possibilities.

Personality Dimensions Workshop x World Serious Organization

On 18 March, the College held a Personality Dimensions Workshop, and was honoured to invite Sam and Curtis, members of the World Serious Organization, a local creative media channel, to join students in the activities. Through a series of interactive activities, they explored the values of different personality types and experienced various work-related preferences.

Before the workshop, students completed a Personality Dimensions assessment. On the day of the event, they received their results and were grouped according to their personality categories. Each group completed different tasks—such as collaboratively designing an ideal office and constructing the longest bridge using building blocks—allowing participants to experience how different personality traits play distinct roles and contribute to effective teamwork.

Through interactions, students discovered that different personality types are driven by distinct motivations and inner needs. Two guests shared their contrasting personality traits: Sam who is more outgoing and enjoys interaction, while Curtis who is more introverted and drawn to deeper exploration. Perhaps it is precisely because of their contrasting personality traits that enable the channel to generate greater chemistry.

Sam described how he integrates work into everyday life. When he browses the news or social media each day, he habitually reflects on what kinds of topics might be suitable for their content creation. He reminded students to maintain curiosity about life, and to actively explore possibilities for creativity and their future.

The Self‑Discipline of Creators

In addition to curiosity, Curtis shared that creators also needed another important quality — self‑discipline. Although the two guests may only return to the office in the afternoon on a typical day, they spent their time outside the office exploring ideas through various means and preparing the tools and research materials needed for filming. Curtis further pointed out that the creative process was essentially a continuous search for inspiration. In fact, local creator channels could only retain viewers’ attention by maintaining content freshness and updating frequently.

‘Serious’ Attempts

A student shared that he had tried various hobbies and types of works, yet still could not decide on his future career path. Sam responded by sharing that after graduating from university, he worked in a traditional office setting for a year. He later realised that he did not enjoy the conventional office working style, so he began creating content and equipping himself during his spare time. He encouraged students to keep trying new things — even if the outcome was not ideal, or if no one watched their creations at first. At the very least, they would gain a better understanding of their own interests, and these ‘serious’ experiences and the process behind them would shape who they become in the future. Curtis added a point for students who aspire to enter the creative industry, proactively reaching out to companies and showcasing their abilities through representative work is especially important.

The sharing by the two members of the World Serious Organization inspired everyone to rethink the meaning of ‘seriousness’. Perhaps seriousness does not necessarily equate to dullness or rigidity. True seriousness is an attitude that keeps us willing to explore and move forward, even amid chaos and uncertainty. When we find something truly worth committing to, seriousness becomes a driving force that fuels our growth and opens new possibilities for the future.