The Hottest Job in Sep 2026 + My Q3 Wrap Up 📊

Happy Holidays! 🎉 I hope everyone managed to take a proper break yesterday.

Since it's the start of October, I wanted to summarise my Q3 and share the hottest job I've seen all quarter.

🔥 The hottest role in September?

PA/EA/Receptionist and Secretary roles on the buy side

(Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Asset Management) in Hong Kong.

In September alone, I picked up at least 6–7 hiring mandates from my buy side clients

ALL looking for PA/EA/Receptionist or Secretary.

And the salary range?

It varies wildly from HK$25k to HK$65k monthly 💰

To candidates:

If you're being paid below market, I highly encourage you to switch during this hot window.

Once you miss it, it's unlikely you'll get a big increment just from a salary adjustment at your current firm.

Windows like this don't stay open forever ⏳

To hiring managers:

If you can sense your EA/PA is about to leave, feel free to DM me for hiring mandates 📩

Now, my Q3 wrap up.

Honestly?

I was a bit disappointed and frustrated with myself 😔

My Q3 revenue came in roughly HK$100k lower than Q2 despite working harder in Q3 than I did in Q2.

I was really hoping Q3 would exceed Q2.

It didn't.

And that's the reality of recruitment:

Effort and results don't always move in the same direction.

But today marks the beginning of Q4.

Time flies! ✨

New quarter, clean slate. Let's go 💪

So tell me 👇

How was your Q3?

Did it go the way you planned?

And for my PA/EA/Secretary connections — are you seeing this hiring wave too?