If you’re a Senior Manager in your late 40s or 50s who’s been looking for a role for more than 3 months but find that you’re not getting much traction, you are not alone. We’ve been seeing a deluge of such cases in recent times, ironically, from those who actually had a sterling career with […]
Why It’s Difficult For Senior Leaders To Land Nice Jobs Anymore Read More »
Salary is important to many of us. After all, that’s one of the reasons why we turn up at work everyday! However, dissatisfaction with one’s salary can lead to feelings of unfairness which may eventually lead to resentment and even burnout. At various points in our career, we’ve all felt some unhappiness over what we
Salary Misery – Are You Feeling Sadly Underpaid? Find Out Why! Read More »
After years of meeting Senior Executives in my headhunting career, I noticed a common pattern emerging. Many of them go through one or two periods of intense self-questioning regarding their career direction and long-term planning. Now, these executives are top performers, but yet they still ask themselves, “What’s next?” The Second Career Crossroad™ usually happens
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What are your Values? Sometimes, it is easy to overlook this aspect when we evaluate our Life-Goals or Career plans. What do you stand for? What do you stand against? What goes against the gr ain of your personal (or religious) belief system? However, as we plan our Career Strategy™, we need to have
Is Knowing Your Values Valuable For Your Career? Read More »
Here’s another way of looking at your Career As a mid-career executive having worked for more than 15 years, what is the biggest asset you own? It could be that beautiful house you are living in (but is it owned by you or your bank?) or perhaps that shiny sports car in your garage
What’s The Greatest Asset You Own? Read More »
My father was an clerk in the Standard Chartered Bank for 35 years before he retired. It was his first and last job. Today, your job will probably never last that long, like a balloon floating away in the sky. And even if it did, you would probably get so bored that you’ll quit way
Why Your Job Probably Won’t Last Forever Read More »
Three to four decades ago, degree holders were a rare breed of people – not many could afford to study at a University and those who did, became very successful because of their specialised training and education. Fast forward to today, the situation is very different. Just go to your downtown Business District and blindly
Thinking of Getting an MBA? 6 Things to think about first… Read More »
I read this article “Couples hold back from starting families due to job security, costs” by Shermaine Ang from the Straits Times recently and my heart went heavy for various reasons. The story interviewed couples who had put their plans for starting families on hold because of inflation, increasing competition and concerns about job security. Amidst the already
So…Family or Career First? Read More »
Leaving a job is never easy and is always fraught with risk – the known and the unknown ones. Many of us come to this crossroad at some point in our lives and it gets scarier when we have been in the company for so many years that moving out of our ‘comfort zone’ may
Should I Leave My Job? Read More »
Dear Adrian, My company conducted a huge retrenchment exercise and the job I have is no longer around. I have been with my company for 18 years and really love my work and friends. The company is offering me a generous retrenchment benefit of about 2 years’ salary. Yesterday, HR just informed me that they
Retrenchment Package vs Another Role in My Company – Which do I choose? Read More »
