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While many jurisdictions are starting to ease stay-at-home orders, some organizations are allowing their employees to continue working from home amid the coronavirus pandemic. To continue being the best professional you can be, take steps to maintain your presence. Make yourself heard and seen above the emails and endless video conferences. Here...

When the Circuit Breaker was first announced in early April, most workplaces and retail outlets were effectively closed. If you are one of hundreds of thousands of workers affected by the closures of “non-essential businesses”, have you ever thought of making the jump to the other side? Singapore’s economy has been hit badly by Covid-19 in 2020....

Despite the unprecedented numbers of people filing for unemployment, the job market hasn’t come to a complete halt. There are companies who are still hiring and many who were in the process of interviewing when social distancing measures went into effect. If you’re lucky enough to be starting a job during this time, you face an interesting chall...

Amid stay-at-home orders, virtual networking has become the norm for making connections. With most people sheltering in place, the majority of events have quickly adapted to digital platforms in order to bring communities together on the internet. Nowadays, meeting people is often just a few clicks away, as easy as participating in a Zoom call a...

Job seekers at all levels are challenged with keeping their job search pipeline full. Recently, I got the same question from a current student and a professional with over 20 years of experience: how do I find more leads to job openings? Usually when I probe more deeply into why a job seeker is stuck, I find one of two problems: They only look f...

It’s no secret: The Fourth Industrial Revolution is gaining ground rapidly. As a result, bleeding-edge tech like the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing render many jobs automated. In fact, according to The Straits Times’ recent poll, workplace automation in Singapore is expected to double in the foreseeable futu...

What are the most critical soft and hard skills that organizations are hiring for and training for in 2020? In the recently released LinkedIn Learning 2020 Workplace Learning Report, LinkedIn analyzed data from 660+ million professionals and 20+ million jobs to map the 15 most in-demand skills. More specifically, they looked at the skills that a...

Burnout is more than just feeling tired at the end of a 15-hour workday or having survived a challenging week trying to meet a tight deadline. It is defined as a reaction to prolonged or chronic job-related stress and is typically accompanied by a few defining characteristics, such as exhaustion, cynicism, and feelings of reduced professional ab...

If you are a recent college graduate, chances are you have taken several classes that you believe will help prepare you for your first job. Unfortunately, most of what you need to succeed in your work involves skills you never took a class to acquire. And that can complicate the application process. When you look at the qualifications for entry-...

The transition from technical expert to first-time leader is a difficult step and one that causes many to stumble and fail. I know this from personal experience. In fact, I initially struggled to get the respect of my team, almost lost control and failed to deliver the project I was leading. Fortunately, I had a very supportive manager who stepp...