Back in 2017, I left the Navy with the amorphous goal of “get myself involved in tech somehow”. 4 years on, it’s useful to take a moment to reflect on […]
Is there still job security?
This post took me a while to pull together. Part of the reason is the sensitivity of the whole issue. If you’ve read my other article on the Singapore economy, […]
Thrown in the Deep End of Deep Learning
It’s been 4 busy months since I wrote my last article, unfortunately I wasn’t able to keep this site updated as frequently as I hoped. This was due to my […]
Knowing Your Interests May (Or May Not) Be Useful for Your Career Choice
Today, many people think that career interests are all about their 3 letter RIASEC code. This is an oversimplification I want to dispel upfront. As mentioned in the article on […]
How Applying Your Personality Leads to Better Career Satisfaction and Success
When most people think about personality, they think about MBTI®, DISC®, Big 5 or other personality assessment tools*. Many personality tests became popular some years back when they were digitalised […]
Getting CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ Certified
To complement the PMI-ACP I earned earlier, I decided to take a more technical certification. I thought cloud certification would be the most useful, considering current technological trends and my […]
3 Unexpected Things I Learnt Volunteering at a Career Centre
One of the pressing needs from the COVID-19 induced economic crisis is the struggle to keep unemployment low. Apart from wage support for employers, my country made career services more […]
The Most Important Skill to Have Today (It’s Not What You Think!)
The buzzword today is digitalisation. Countries and corporations are scrambling to take advantage of these new technologies to transform their processes and business. From big data, coding and artificial intelligence […]
5 Key Takeaways From the PCDA Webinar: Moving to New Narratives
In my mission to simplify career development for the man-on-the-street, I actively look for opportunities to learn from professionals. With a similar mission to promote career development, the People and […]
Leveraging your boss to meet your career goals
Edit (21 Oct): Corrected a recommendation I made below to use Holland’s RIASEC in place of CliftonStrengths as they are not exact substitutes. The insights from VIA Strengths is more […]