Career Success Stories

Emily Keong is a seasoned professional in the HR space who specializes in Talent Acquisition. A video recording of her speech can be view on https://youtube.com/c/TheArtofCareer together with many more speeches. To join our live events, follow us on https://linkedin.com/company/artofcareermain. #career #careertransition #careerjourney #jobsearch #changejobs #jobs

Phyllis Liew is the HR Director of Blue Leaf Energy for its offices in Asia Pacific. In this episode, she shares the behind-the-scenes on how CVs are received, read and shortlisted, including the common DOs and DON'Ts. A video recording of her speech can be view on https://youtube.com/c/TheArtofCareer together with many more speeches. To join our live events, follow us on https://linkedin.com/comp...

Robin Yoo is the Managing Director & co-founder of AGILE 8 ADVISORY PTE LTD with over 24 years of professional experience in the corporate services space. Highlights of his talk are time-stamped below as follows: Four Common mistakes candidates continue to make till now How can jobseekers get the feedback they need? What are the best practices when writing a CV? The Best Resume is NOT to submi...

Arlene is the Recruiting Manager who leads the APJC Talent Acquisition team for Amazon Web Services. Highlights of her speech include: About AWS 3 pillars of ‘owning your CV’ Format of CV What is a mini-Resume? Poll Result: Do you think employers prefer candidates to customize their CV & do they read the entire document? Is it a must to have a Cover Letter? Are degrees from local universities...

Cindy Gan is the Senior Vice-President & Country Head for the Singapore Office of Frost&Sullivan. Highlights of this fire-side chat are: About Cindy Gan About Yolanda Yu The Recruitment Process at Frost & Sullivan Careers Website of Frost & Sullivan The pipeline talent The Future of Work Yolanda's Career Journey Yolanda's YT Channel & recommended videos How to make the job appl...

Jonathan Wan is an Learning & Development Specialist and a Digital Collaborator. Highlights of his talk are: About Jonathan Wan Jonathan's Profile Overview The valuable role social media can play for jobseekers His 1st stage began when he was a child His next stage - How the frog came out of the well His Arabian Night stage that brought him to serve the President at the Istana His version abou...

Adrian Chong is the founder of EREVNA Leadership in Singapore. He is an organizational psychologist and also a certified trainer on the Cialdini Method. Highlights of his speech are: About Adrian Chong How the financial crash affected his career journey Why GETTING TO YES can be applied in your job search Where the principles of persuasion (POP) is useful for jobseekers The story of the turquois j...

Kelvin Tay is the HR Director of Shing Shing Pharmaceutical Metals. Highlights of his speech are: About Kelvin from 2002 to 2020 career journey from America to Singapore Poll Question "If you were the hiring manager ..." Do employers mentally look out for gaps and frown on them? What are the common mistakes committed? What are the concerns of employers hiring those with employment gaps? Should can...

Doris Lim has over 9 years of experience across the spectrum of Talent Management and HR Business Partnership for different notable organisations and of late, embarked for a new journey as the founder of Florist_D. In this talk, Doris covered the following key points: About Doris Poll Question 1 - What is the purpose of candidate profiling in a recruitment process? What is Recruitment Profiling? W...

Adrian has been involved in trade, legal work and investment in Vietnam since 1995 and has also forged strong bonds with the local community there. Highlights of his talk include: Brief introduction of Adrian's professional profile Welcome message from Adrian Leong Pandemic impact on his stay in Vietnam Part 1 of his career journey - The Corporate Man Part 2 of his career journey - The Business Ow...

Faith is a Strategic Communications and Partnership professional. She has helped various public and private organisations, industry groups as well as the educational sector, in their content & communications needs. Highlights of her talk include: About Faith in her words Who Am I & Why is identity so important Her favorite quote from Dr Seuss :) Your Sweet Spot or IKIGAI Some definitions o...

Perlin Chan is the deputy CEO of the Berlitz Marine Group. In her speech, she shared stories of her hiring encounters with candidates who made the cut and those who didn't. Click below on the highlights: Perlin's career journey and her experience in setting up business in Saudi Arabia and in the region. About the Berlitz Marine Group of companies; 3 BAD HABITS TO AVOID Tip #1 - Avoid being the one...

Bee Wee currently leads the hiring process for Bollore Logistic business in Asia Pacific. She shares precious tips on the Dos & Don'ts at an interview, gleaned from her extensive experience in Talent Acquisition both as an Internal & as an External recruiter AND as a hiring manager herself. Highlights of her talk include: Her career journey Overview of The Bollore Group business About Boll...

Sapphire candidly read chapters of her career journey to a large audience of jobseekers to debunk common concerns about the limiting opportunities that contract positions hold. Highlights of her talk include: Overview of her career journey Start of her contract role as a maternity cover Conversion to a permanent employment What makes contract hires attractive to employers? Five pointers to ace the...

Loo Meng Gee started her own business after spending her initial years as an accountant and an auditor. She currently helps companies to maintain their corporate accounts and statutory obligations. In her speech, she shared about: Her family background Her career journey Her company, its origins and how her past experiences helped What are your priorities? Mindset Transformation Is Necessary What...

Genevieve shares behind-the-scenes insights on how salary and its ranges are constructed. She warns against over-emphasizing on the absolute pay dollars and encourages working professionals to adopt a holistic mindset and approach towards negotiating a reasonable compensation package that encompasses the benefits that come with specific roles. To download a copy of the speaker's handout, click htt...

Alex Yew opens the virtual seminar on MEASURE YOUR MARKET WORTH with an analogy of how different forms of iron products can carry different price tags, simply based on the value it adds to the end product. Interesting pointers covered in his talk include possible sources of salary ranges for a basic due diligence exercise, best practices and what to avoid. To download a copy of the speaker's hando...

Aishah closes the virtual seminar by sharing her hiring experiences and created a simple acronym V.A.L.U.E. to help job-seekers to have the confidence to pitch for their target role. She encourages all professionals to identify the premium value that one brings into the target role and have the courage to be authentic to earn the trust of the hiring panel, early in the process. To download a copy...

Daniel is the co-author of his inaugural book titled FIRST TIME LEADERSHIP. In this talk, he bares it all about his inner thoughts, feelings and deliberations on the different paths his career should pursue, permanently. Did Daniel eventually find PURPOSE for his career or was it the other way around? Listen for his answer. Highlights of his speech include (click time-stamps below): 01:20 Daniel's...

Eng Sheng entered the gig economy having done his rounds in the corporate world as a Senior HR Professional in his last role and also lived and worked in 2 countries - China and Singapore. Highlights of his talk include: 02:31 Brief Biography of Eng Sheng 03:31 Eng Sheng's Career Journey 10:06 Definition of the GIG Economy 26:44 A New Meaning to NASA - Networking 29:42 A New Meaning To NASA - Atti...

As the founder of The Align Group, Boon Seong is not only a tenacious entrepreneur who successfully started a business from scratch, he believes in bringing out the best in the talents that he hires as well as helping his clients to adopt the same. Can you pick out all the quotable quotes from his speech? Highlights of his speech include (click time-stamps below): 02:18 His Brief Biography 03:07 H...

Listen to this bonus podcast recording on my take on the growth opportunities in the Logistics sector and also the hybrid roles that have emerged over time. More importantly, check out the possibilities tagged to each of the 6 different career choices, useful for mid-career professionals to mull over, for your next career move. I shared this at a virtual career fair (which just started in early Ma...

Kah Seng opened with a question if 'integrity' is worth anything in monetary terms and went on to define work values in broader terms. He made understanding what work values mean using everyday examples. Use the approximate time stamps to guide your listening. 07:15 Check out Kah Seng's career journey where he depicted it using a visual map! He shared 2 scenarios that inevitably forces us to put o...

Hear it directly from the HR perspective on the employers' views on contract hires and the opportunities that most jobseekers have missed! For easy reference, click the following time stamps on the 5 frequently asked career concerns answered: 13:07 Question #1 - Should contract hires talk about their previous bigger roles? 19:44 Question #2 - How can contract hires negotiate their contract rates i...

Steve Loh is a private investor, entreprenuer and global leader with a varied work background and exposure. Highlights of his talk: (use the time stamps for easy listening) 10:16 Does having good physical amenities imply a good work culture? 11:24 The work culture at GOOGLE 14:45 The work culture at Amazon 21:44 Steve's journey of Company Cultures 26:50 What do hiring managers look out for in cand...