As many of you already know, attaining success as an actor often depends upon being able to stick at it for long enough to get that “just right” opportunity, or to weather the dry seasons between right opportunities. But how can you pay the bills when you’re pursuing your dream career? Related: 3 Reasons No […]
You know the saying, “Applying to jobs is a full-time job”? Don’t listen to it. Related: How To Get Out Of Your Unemployment Funk Applying to jobs you’re not qualified for (which 50% of job seekers reportedly do!) is counter-productive to your job search. Competition is too fierce. Even qualified applicants aren’t getting callbacks. 5 […]
Ever feel like you’re stuck in an Alcatraz movie? Related: The Secret To Discovering Your Dream Job All you do is sit in your cell and think about how to get out… But you know that there’s no point even trying to escape… because you’d still have to swim 2.4km through the strong currents and […]
After every performance review, you commit to performing at a higher level so you can finally make some headway in your career. Does this scenario sound familiar? How do some people out-perform the rest? Related: 5 Performance Review Tips There is no secret. It’s a formula anyone can follow. Because – really – you can […]
Singapore has once again made its mark in being one of the best places to live for locals and expatriates worldwide. According to the Mercer 2015 Quality of Living rankings, the island nation was ranked as the city with the best living quality of living standards in Asia. Covering 230 cities in total, Vienna emerged […]
Contrary to popular belief, getting a high salary is not the top priority for job-seekers in their hunt for a new role - at least not so for Millennials. Instead, creating an impact on the business is the top motivation for 23% of the 800 respondents polled in a recent study by Futurestep. This was […]
If this question is asked on any Internet search engine, the answer will most likely be “it is always too early to quit!” Related: Too Legit To Quit: 9 Reasons To Stay At Your Job The ability to push through all of the challenges that stand between you and achieving your goals is what separates […]
A mission for communication Aileen Tan, group director of human resources at SingTel, speaks about the organisational transformation HR is helping to drive, and how it has brought employees on board for this change initiative. How is the experience heading the HR function for one of Singapore’s oldest and most established companies? Working at the […]
Companies in Singapore are keen to add additional finance and accounting, financial services and IT professionals to their ranks in the first half of this year. Echoing earlier reports, a new study by Robert Half stated one in every two companies surveyed plans to increase headcount in the next six months. The study polled 400 […]
Global experts Charles Hampden-Turner, Tom Cummings and Fons Trompenaars re-conceive the notion of a free enterprise by introducing the growing popularity of recombinant capitalism. Capitalism has not failed. One kind of capitalism is failing and is being rapidly overhauled by another kind, witness China, India, Brazil and much of the Pacific Rim. What is going […]