Ever heard your friends talk about their workplace and thought, “that’s a red flag”? How would you or your friend deal with this? A first-time intern, Alexa turns to her fellow intern friends for their two cents.
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When it comes to community innovation, empathy is the key to defining the problem and finding the right solution that goes beneath the surface. Find out how some Temasek Secondary School students are honing designer mindsets to create positive change!
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What does it take to be a Product Specialist? What do youths really think about customer service? In a taster with local automotive firm Cycle & Carriage, we found out how this often-unappreciated industry is pivoting for the workplace of tomorrow.
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What if we started recognising our strengths when we were younger? Here, we shine a light on Hafizah’s thought process behind designing and facilitating the Strengths Exploration workshop and some tips for fellow youth educators!
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Choosing your career path need not be filled with anxiety or fear. Click in to explore how Alexa does it through the magic of the 3 As!
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As we transition back to our office spaces, what can we do to better our working life to turn it into a happier affair? Click the article as we discover tips shared by the Happiness Initiative on how to be happier at work!
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Here we investigate and explore not only issues around job suitability, we also interviewed and shared revelations from youths who just had their first experience into the working world!
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As part of moving towards a new ‘normal’ of “living with covid-19”, many companies are now adopting a hybrid work mode instead of having their employees work in the office or at home entirely. In this article, we bring you 3 tips to get yourself adjusted to this new work mode!
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Janelle started doing her first commissioned work at 16 and now, she is the proud co-founder of bantu, a local social enterprise providing IT services and conducting digital skills trainings alongside her colleagues. In this human interest article, we unveil more of her story of becoming a young entrepreneur in Singapore.
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Whether we like it or not, transitions are a part of life. Oftentimes, they are necessary if we are to grow and stretch beyond who we are and what we already know. With transitions, come changes that we need to contend with, and these are often accompanied by a whole suite of feelings. Read on for ways to navigate those feelings!
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Each of us must have come across this question when we were younger: What do we want to be when we grow up?
At some point, this question matures into crossroads whereby we must make actual decisions that bring us down one path or another. Then the question becomes, when making decisions for the future, how do we proceed? Find out through this article a couple of tips to get the answer!
What does ‘good work’ mean to you?
For some, good work means a high-paying job. For others, it can mean a workplace or job scope which sparks joy in them. Point is, it can mean different things to different people. In this article, we walk you through a few things to consider in coming up with your own definition of good work!
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Dreams have the power to remind us of all the ways that the world could or should be. Standing in the gap between current reality and our desired future, is a tough place to be. We review a blog post written by a reader who shared his experience with us.
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For years, Natasha had her eyes set on a particular publishing company. Yet, she was greatly disappointed to discover that she could not get used to the routine-based tasks and rigid environment in the corporate world. She unveils her experience in letting go of her dream job in this human interest article.
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It is evident that many associate gigs and contract jobs with downsides such as instability and a lack of progression. Yet, like it or not, the gig and contract job economy appears to be here to stay, at least for now. Find out how two trainees are thriving in it!
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Both burnout and boreout are phenomena that are very familiar to me from my last job experience. I recall having to log in to work while on medical leave. Find out how I navigated that season of my life and how you can too!
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Whether you have just graduated into the workforce (or are about to), or are wondering what to do with this newfound identity, we have tips that we have gleaned from stories from your peers in our recent workshop to share with you!
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A recent training we had with a team of career guides made us realise that even the most professional of guides may occasionally fall into the blindspots of their own. How can we assess where we are at in understanding job seeker’s anxiety so that we can be more effective in our influence?
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When Sabrina first started out as a teacher, it was the regular structured routine of setting up the curriculum, teaching, marking and meeting parents. Now, as a team leader, the increase in workload was expected but was a struggle to manage during the transition.
When jobs in the media and events industry dried up and Mindy was stuck, Mindy made the tough decision to switch to become a preschool teacher. Through her journey, Mindy has worked on tips that have worked for her in navigating through unexpected career transitions.