September 2024 – Page 8 – Career Agility International

Joining a Startup? Ask Yourself These 5 Questions First!!

Career Crossroad, JobHunting / [email protected]

The government poured S$6m into the Fintech industry in 2020 will also be investing another S$250m in this sector for 2021. In fact, the market anticipates a massive hiring spree in this area and there are also many SkillsFuture Grants for Professional Conversion and Training in this space, with the SGUnited Skills initiative that pays Trainees up to S$1500/mth just to be upgraded! […]

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5 Secrets Your Headhunter Would Like To Tell You (but never will)

JobHunting / [email protected]

Besides being the Expert Career Strategist running a Global Career Advisory Service, I have also been a Headhunter for the past 18 years. Over the last 2 decades, I’ve interviewed thousands of individuals and filled hundreds of senior positions around the region. Some of the regional leaders in large multinational companies were placed by me…(yes,

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3 Career Lessons My Dad Taught Me

Thought-pourri / [email protected]

My dad passed away over a decade ago at a ripe age of 80. He was a quiet man. A simple man who worked hard and didn’t drink, smoke or gamble. He was neither an ambitious man nor a high-flier, and I guess people in ‘the old days’ would have called him a ‘good provider’.

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The #1 Thing That Lands You A Job, FAST.

Career Crossroad, JobHunting / [email protected]

Last month, I spoke to Mr J, a 51 year old Project Manager who had been looking for a job since 2022. He was retrenched by his company back then and has since reskilled and earned certificates in Data Analytics. But it has been an uphill battle as far as job-search was concerned because he

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The 6 Silliest Reasons For Staying In Your Job

Uncategorized / [email protected]

In my 12 years as a C-Suite Headhunter, I used to speak with many prospective candidates on a daily basis. Most were willing to listen to the career opportunity that I was sharing, but there is always a startling group of individuals who are simply closed-minded about it. They refuse to consider moving even though

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