Category Archives: Career Guidance & Discovery

Book Review: Do What You Are – Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type

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…

Singapore salary reports, guides and surveys

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:

What Career Is Right For Me? - My Personal Story & Experience

I spent a long time wondering what career was right for me. There were times when I was certain I would never be able to answer this question. Thank god I figured it out. When I was growing-up the career planning services offered at my school and university were not the best. It was the…

Have you had a Career Health Check recently?

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: The Dynamics of Change and Fear

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…

Managing an Intelligent Career

Change, ambiguity and shifting relationships are recurrent themes in contemporary career development. In turn, personal success in the knowledge economy calls for self awareness, adaptability and the ability to work with others. A challenge for today’s employees is to better develop these skills and and contribute to the comtemporary knowledge driven organisation. Organisations in the…

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