Articles in Career guidance & discovery
It is common for career advisors to receive inquiries from people saying – “These are the jobs that I want but I’m very confused and I need your help to know about the career prospects, market demand, …
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 …
Information on the salaries paid 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:
A client recently asked me – “I see so many unhappy people at work, including myself, and I wonder how/why this happens.”
That is a very interesting question, which I can answer most effectively with the …
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).
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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 …
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 …
Jeff Hawkins, founder of Palm Computing, advises everyone to find their passion and to use the fastest and surest ways to pursue that passion. He also believes it is very important to make the right …
If you’re looking for a job, you’ve probably realized that typical tactics—like cold calling and bombarding companies with resumes—don’t work well in today’s intensely selective and competitive job market. With real-life war stories from successful job hunters and expert tips and tactics from prominent headhunters, Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters gives you plenty of insurgent ideas for finding and landing the right job.
Bill Magill is a venture investor and advisor to entrepreneurs, living between Aix-en-Provence and San Francisco. A self-described career nomad, Bill has held senior roles in venture capital, investment banking, and consulting, and started his …