(Before we begin, we apologise for the ‘clickbaity’ title….and also, we are not legally trained and hence, this article does not constitute legal advice. Please seek a lawyer if you need more clarification.) Many of us deal with copious amounts of data every day. Some of it is open-sourced, and others are confidential. Sometimes, it […]
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As a personal mantra, I keep telling my clients that Networking remains the best way to get job leads or to improve your Career Prospects. But I often get pushback. “It’s not easy as I’m an Introvert!”,”Who would want to meet me?”, “How do I even start?”. So I set myself a task – what
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In my 48 years, I never discovered my ultimate joy until I started gardening as a hobby 6 years ago. Getting soil under your nails, feeling the damp soil on your hands and doing all the fertilising and digging, I’d never imagine a grown man enjoy playing with dirt, especially since it’s a major bonding activity
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Snake Oil – Plain and Simple. I am most annoyed by Gurus, Coaches, and so-called Career Experts who dish out this piece of advice willy-nilly. Not because they’re often saying this from a place of privilege (they’ve already made their money or have daddy’s credit cards to blow), but because they promulgate a false belief
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There’s a phenomenon called “Career Complacency”. 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
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We’ve all been taught wrong ‘facts’ as little kids that we believe were true, even till today. Like “Never pick up a baby bird or the mother will reject it”, or “The human tongue has different zones for different tastes”, or even “we only use 10% of our brain”? (Disclaimer on the last one –
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In my previous article, I spoke about resigning with Grace and Dignity. This week, I would like to share some practical tips about quitting. Sit tight and read on! 1. Keep your intentions confidential. Do not tell anyone – not even your best friend/colleague. You want to keep it private as it is preferable for
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I don’t mean to scare you, but there might be a Job-pocalypse within the next 24 months for PMETs in Singapore. Due to the unintentional effects of Covid19, a developing threat to the local job-market that no-one has noticed lays silently in wait. By themselves, these factors present little to moderate risk to the economy,
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Early this week, we coached one of our clients on #SalaryNegotiations and he managed to get a whopping 23.2% increase over his current pay. He didn’t even believe it was possible when we strategised his initial approach to his potential employer, but when he saw the offer letter, his first response was “What Sorcery is
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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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