Career Talk Podcast for Young Professionals

Finding clarity often requires us to push beyond our boundaries and step outside our comfort zone. However, going beyond our boundaries comes with fears and maybe even the risk of failure. When is a good time to push our boundaries? How do we step outside our comfort zone? What about failures? How do we prepare ourselves to face the emotions that may come with stepping outside our comfort zone? Th...

Many talk about finding a meaningful career. But what is a meaningful career? How do we find one? These are the questions that our guest Brian Caccianiga, a proud disability advocate, will help us tease out. This episode is hosted by Dr Suzi Chen (Resilient Leadership Academy) and Shaun Ng (JCI Eastern). Useful information: To view the bus banner that was described in the episode, visit here . To...

If you are feeling lost in your career, you are not alone. Many young professionals feel their career lacks clarity. While it is not unusual to feel lost in our career, unfortunately, career clarity will only come with us actively pursuing it. In this episode, Kehsee Ng (Senior Associate, The Family Law) and Kristdel Bolog (Founder and Partner of The Family Law) discuss some of the practical strat...

If you think a career runs in a straight line, think again. In this episode of the Career Talk Podcast for Young Professionals, Astrid Hofmann from Cultural Transition Consulting shares with Sean Ryan from JCI Eastern her career experience and discusses about finding “the red thread” or the things that motivate us to start a great career. Show notes: When we first start out our career,...

Have you ever wondered how one enters politics? Or perhaps you have a political aspiration of your own. In this Career Talk Podcast for Young Professional episode, Dr Hilary Brown from JCI Eastern shared her career talk with Dr Kate Maxfield, a Labour candidate for the recent 2022 state election in Victoria, Australia. Show notes: We don’t often hear young people talking about wanting to bec...

Do you dream of starting a side hustle? Perhaps you wonder how others have done it. In this episode of Career Talk for Young Professionals, entrepreneur Priyanka Kaur from impactful business Mahala answers career questions from a young professional about side hustle and entrepreneurship.  Show notes: Many of us aspire to be an entrepreneur, starting a side hustle in addition to our career. In...

How comfortable and confident are you with public speaking? It has been said that many are more fearful of public speaking than death. In this episode of Career Talk, we explore ways to help us be at ease with public speaking. Show notes: Does the thought of public speaking make you anxious? It has been said that many people are more fearful of public speaking than death. In this Career Talk episo...

You want to advance your career, but do you wait for opportunities to come or do you proactively seek out opportunities? What about networking? What is the best way to approach networking, so it does not feel artificial? Show notes: Hosted by Dr Suzi Chen (Resilient Leadership Academy) and Shiva Gopalan (JCI Australia), the first episode of the Career Talk Podcast discusses two great career questi...