Career Success Stories

We love Shawn's high energy in his speeches - plus lots of metaphors and real-life examples - truly a treat! On the average, how many job applications does a single open role gets, on the average? - 1 to 5 - 6 to 15 - 16 to 25 - more than 25 (Use the approximate time stamps to guide your listening.) The answers based on different country locations are shared at 15:19 and 15:25, head right there to...

Serene Chng is an Organisational Psychologist with hands-on experience with Talent Acquisition at Global Companies, gleaned from working both locally and overseas in France. Highlights of her talk: 03:20 About Serene's work experiences 03:30 What is a company culture? 07:00 How can anyone discover about the company culture BEFORE joining? 08:30 Why is company culture important? 10:35 How do hiring...

As a business owner and hiring manager, June shared specific examples of how she has converted contract hires into permanent talent in her workforce. For easy reference, click the following (approximate) time stamps on the corresponding subtopics: 09:31 Learn the basic differences between a contract and a permanent hire. 14:12 See the distribution of the number of contract hires versus that of per...

Molly is a senior HR professional and has innumerate encounters with professionals who stand out and those who lose out. In her speech, she addressed questions around: 12:18 What is a career journey? 18:24 Does where I come from matter? 25:18 Do direct hiring managers see my background as an aid or an obstacle 32:25 What can a job seeker do to sound joined-up? Thank you Molly, for your generous sh...

Did you know that Michael managed to land quite a few jobs purely through social media? Use the approximate time-stamps below for easy reference. Find out: 5:49 Do you use social media only for personal use or for your professional use as well? 8:20 Which social media platform is most appropriate to use for work? 09:16 Reasons why more and more companies are turning to social media 13:52 Is your p...

Mandeep is a global marketing leader across various industries. He throws a new light on how jobseekers can make the best of their career journey. Highlights of his talk are: 04:20 What does Ernest Shackleton got to do with professionals building their career? Guess what was top of Ernest list of qualities he valued to build his expedition? 08:45 A darkly worded Job Advertisement, would you apply?...

Liz opened with a poll asking 'Do you feel that you have been biased against in an interview?" Use the approximate time stamps below for easy access: 09:13 see what the live audience say on the above question. 12:55 Liz also asked about the common biases that were held against 2 groups of employee groups: - against the younger group - against the older group 17:18 Have a go at this picture, are yo...

Linda is an seasoned internal and external consultant helping organizations on developing future leaders and successors. Catch her down-the-earth tactics and easy-to-understand frameworks in making sense of anything. Highlights of her talk (use the approximate time stamps below): 04:23 Linda's background 06:33 Reference to William Bridge's model on TRANSITIONS 12:30 Know the importance of handling...

Kenny has held several roles across different industries and had the good fortune to work with both the private and public sectors. Some highlights of his talk include (use the approximate time stamps): 06:00 Do you think you should stay within the same industry and in the same role for a long time in order to be successful in your career? 09:30 Do you think career movement is always a 1-way stree...

Grace shared many tips on why it IS vital to establish good working relationships with recruiters and how. Listen closely to the many examples described in her speech and the reasons that helped her clients in landing new roles. To download the speaker's deck, click https://link.artofcareer.com/gracewong To stay abreast of upcoming live talks, subscribe to our channels: https://linkedin.com/compan...

Kenneth De Souza is the Head of Business Development for the Asean region at the INTELLECT TREASURY & RISK company. In this talk, he shared the common techniques deployed by Sales professionals when it comes to responding to high stakes situations which could make or break you and/or the deal opportunity. Kenneth then summarized these techniques into 4 broad pillars and provided the audience a...

Jorgen is a leader in the logistics space. He shared advice for jobseekers based on his years of hiring his team in Singapore. Highlights of his talk are (refer to the approximate time stamps for easy access): 03:55 Background of Jorgen Nielsen who is long considered as a local in Singapore. 12:14 See the example on how to 'Prove' it 18:05 Actions that help you to be 'Proactive' 24:05 Let your 'Pe...

John is an acclaimed finance professional with many portfolios to his name. He shared many tips such as (use the approximate time stamps belwo: 07:17 What are interviewers thinking? 10:18 How to prepare mentally when the market is slow. 18:00 How to prepare emotionally when the market is slow. 22:30 How to prepare by taking actions e.g. upgrade your skills 26:35 How to differentiate from the rest...

Joanna is a seasoned HR Leader who openly shared the key ingredients in the ideal candidate that her present employer is looking for - a rarity indeed! As you watch, what are you sentiments towards these poll questions? Remember to pause and have your pick. Watch on to see if yours coincide with the majority from the live crowd! Use the approximate time stamps: 09:31​ Poll#1 - How do you feel abou...

As a global recruiter and a seasoned HR leader, Grace shared many tips on what jobseekers can do to capitalize on the New Normal environment. In her speech, she covered (use the approximate time stamps for direct access): 03:13 New Norms & Implications to Job Seekers. 15:40 Master 5 Traits and stay employable. 28:00 Know what employers are looking for based on a Supply Chain Example. Thank you...

Jesmin is a corporate communications professional who has successfully transitioned into a different role within the same industry and contributing to the social services sector, for a good cause! Here are the highlights of her talk. Please use the approximate time stamps for easy listening: 05:30 About her background 12:58 About SG Enable 14:12 How long have you since left school? Why does it mat...

Franck Vitte is the CEO of BLUE SG where he built the company from scratch. He shared many actionable pointers (use the approximate time stamps for ease of access): 06:47 Quote from Charles Darwin on the why we need to adapt in times of CoVid. 10:47 Find the opportunities in the sea of change 14:44 1st takeaway from his personal experience 15:49 What has changed from the recruiters' perspective 22...

Francis Yip is an Entrepreneur, private investor and a Board member of different companies. In his speech, he covered (use the approximate time stamps for easy reference): 13:29 The changing dynamics of the job markets 20:53 Expectations of the employer & interviewer 23:38 The truth behind the questions at interviews 27:06 Reasons why interviews fail 38:00 Personal Story Share - Don't fake it!...

THIS IS A BONUS INTERVIEW THAT MADE ITS DEBUT right here with our #artofcareer channel. Personal thanks to Everlyn for carving out time to deliver the important message :) Everlyn is a seasoned Finance Leader who is presently leading the helm with a global consulting company. Not only did Everlyn throw in her 'two-cents worth' of advice to the jobseekers, listen closely as she sprinkled actionable...

Debbie Tham is a seasoned HR Business Partner and a Singaporean working abroad in Hong Kong. In her speech, Debbie shared (use the approximate time stamps below): 04:22 A pictorial view of her career journey 16:09 Key reflections on each career move 32:31 Be ready to embrace fear, uncertainty, anxiety. To stay abreast of upcoming live talks, subscribe to our channels: https://linkedin.com/company/...

David Tiong has deep and wide marketing experience across the Asia Pacific regions. He shared his decades of knowledge & experience in terms of capitalizing on building a high performing diverse team and leading them to excellence! Check out these highlights of his talk (use the approximate time stamps below): 05:56 He opened with a poll on the type of companies that are likely to see more div...

Gary has extensive experience in interviewing candidates from 2 diverse environments from the commercial work front as well as the auxiliary police perspective! He recounted an unforgettable incident where he had an opportunity to observe the true side of a potential candidate even before the official interview process begun! Gary advised against fabricating and falsifying information, just to get...

Poh Choo has a strong media background and found herself stumbling on career opportunities that were not previously obvious to her, until now. Highlights of her talk (check out the approximate time stamps): 03:34 How long does it take to know if you like your new job? 05:51 About Poh Choo's career journey 09:41 New roles, new industry, new discovery 11:50 Another new pleasant surprise gig work! 14...

June is an entrepreneur and franchise owner of MINDCHAMPS. Highlights of her talk (see approximate time stamps below): 03:20 Background of June Sun's career journey 04:50 What is your biggest weakness during an interview? 07:17 How does an interview start? 09:29 Does 1st impression matter? 11:12 Did you know that 'Tell Me About Yourself' is really an ice-breaker question? 13:17 The 4 Ps to use in...

Prashant shared his personal views on the 4 elements of value to demonstrate to potential hiring managers at the interview table. At the time of delivering his own perspective of the talk, Prashant holds the title of regional Vice-President for the end-user business of GARTNER in India. Highlights of his speech include: 11:27 Competencies 17:06 Impact & Potential 21:10 Attitude 24:00 Motivatio...