Personal branding is not new. It’s always been with us. Before there was a name for it, people were assessing other people’s reputation and promise of value before deciding whether to partner, hire, or do business with them.

When thinking about pursuing certain career options, it is always useful to conduct some career research to help you figure out which careers are a good match for you. This will help answer a number of questions and concerns which you might have, such as:

So you are not happy in your current job/career and have finally reached a point where you decided to make a career change. You also have a few alternative job/career options in mind but are not sure whether they will be right for you and if they will meet your expectations. What next?

It is common for career advisors to receive inquiries from people saying - “These are the career options I think I want but I’m very confused and I need your help to know about the career prospects, market demand, my chances of getting these jobs and what education/training I need to get the jobs”

Different people like doing different things and behave in different ways. Some people like the outdoors, while others prefer staying indoors and reading a good book. One person might enjoy social gatherings and interacting with lots of people, while another might like more intimate settings like having dinner with 1-2 close friends. One way to [...]

Information on Singapore salary levels and the salaries in Singapore for different industries, jobs and experience levels is always of interest to people. There are a few different sources of getting this information, which are listed below:

While discussing the topic of career planning, a client recently asked me - “I see so many unhappy people at work, including myself, and I wonder how/why this happens.” I find the area of career planning very interesting and this is a very interesting question, which I can answer most effectively with the use of [...]

Guest contributor: Vaughan Evans is a renowned economist, business strategist, sought-after speaker, and the author of Backing U! - a Business-Oriented Guide to Backing Your Passion and Achieving Career Success (Business and Careers Press, 2009, www.backingu.com). Are you unfulfilled in your job? You are not alone. Perhaps it’s time to move on. But where? And will [...]

Similar to a regular physical or dental check-up, it is good to do a Career check-up as well. Essentially this involves taking stock of various aspects of your career, identifying areas which are not ideal and taking steps to improve those areas. Doing this on a regular basis, maybe every 6-12 months, can help you [...]

Carly Fiorina, former CEO of HP (1999-2005) talks about the dynamics of change and fear in this lecture to Stanford University students offered in May, 2007. She notes that entrepreneurship is about risk-taking, and this is always associated with tackling innovation. Fiorina concludes that asserting change involves gathering enough energy and force to overcome the [...]