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3 Steps To Transform Yourself From That Guy Who Knows Nobody To Someone With Tons of Business Contacts
3 Steps To Transform Yourself From That Guy Who Knows Nobody To Someone With Tons of Business Contacts
We all have that friend who always has the best “lobang”, and who seems to bump into someone he knows every ...
29 November 2016
3 Reasons Singapore Companies Are Still So Reluctant to Offer Formal Flexi-Work Arrangements
3 Reasons Singapore Companies Are Still So Reluctant to Offer Formal Flexi-Work Arrangements
The Baby Bonus isn’t the only cash incentive that doesn’t seem to be working. The government’s Work-Life ...
29 November 2016
4 Super Cheap Ways Anxious Singaporeans Can De-Stress
4 Super Cheap Ways Anxious Singaporeans Can De-Stress
Spend an afternoon at Raffles Place, and you’ll feel the stress practically sticking to you. People run ...
25 November 2016
4 Ways Singaporeans Working Long Hours Can Keep Their Health and Sanity at the Office
4 Ways Singaporeans Working Long Hours Can Keep Their Health and Sanity at the Office
Considering the amount of time Singaporeans spend buying and then renovating their homes, they don’t get ...
21 November 2016
4 Ways to Survive When You Work Long Hours
4 Ways to Survive When You Work Long Hours
There are many Singaporeans who rarely see the sun. No, they’re not all vampires or working the graveyard ...
10 November 2016
3 Awkward Job Applications You Might Have to Make at Least Once in Your Life
3 Awkward Job Applications You Might Have to Make at Least Once in Your Life
Job interviews are pretty awkward. You show up all dressed up in that suit you only wear to wedding dinners, ...
9 November 2016
Applying For a Job You’re Overqualified For? Do These 3 Things to Raise Your Chance of Getting Hired
Applying For a Job You’re Overqualified For? Do These 3 Things to Raise Your Chance of Getting Hired
When you’re a rookie just starting out on the corporate ladder, you’re hungry for experience—any kind of ...
8 November 2016
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5 Jobs That Will Evolve in the Next 10 Years
When you got your first “grown-up” job, the way to career success seemed like a straight, uncomplicated ...
7 November 2016
4 Things You Must Do on the Last Day of Your Internship
4 Things You Must Do on the Last Day of Your Internship
The school holidays have come and gone, and how did you spend yours? No, you didn’t take off on a backpacking ...
4 November 2016
4 Skills That Will Help You Get Ahead in Any Job
4 Skills That Will Help You Get Ahead in Any Job
So you’ve dutifully spent your $500 SkillsFuture credit on courses that claimed they’d help you upgrade ...
3 November 2016
5 Ways to Become Your Own Boss Without Starting an Actual Business
5 Ways to Become Your Own Boss Without Starting an Actual Business
Complaints of having to “be someone else’s dog” or “help someone else earn money” are common amongst Singaporean ...
1 November 2016
3 Places Freelancers Can Work Other Than Home in Singapore
3 Places Freelancers Can Work Other Than Home in Singapore
Whenever I tell people I work from home, they never fail to remind me how lucky I am. But what they really ...
26 October 2016
Promoted Without a Pay Increase? Here’s What You Should Be Doing
Promoted Without a Pay Increase? Here’s What You Should Be Doing
Everything thinks a promotion is something to be happy about. But guess what—a promotion could mean you ...
24 October 2016
3 Reasons You Might be Unhappy With Your Job That Have Nothing to Do With the Job Itself
3 Reasons You Might be Unhappy With Your Job That Have Nothing to Do With the Job Itself
The last time I saw someone smile at Raffles Place was, uh, never. It’s no secret that Singaporeans are ...
12 October 2016
5 Tips For Lightening Your Workload as You Commute to Work by MRT or Bus
5 Tips For Lightening Your Workload as You Commute to Work by MRT or Bus
Any Singaporean who claims they enjoy commuting to the office before 9am each morning is  driving a Ferrari ...
7 October 2016
What University Grads Must Understand About Building a Career in This Crappy Economy
What University Grads Must Understand About Building a Career in This Crappy Economy
To all the fresh faced university students who’ll be graduating next year, we’ve got bad news. Finding ...
5 October 2016
A Recent Survey Pinpoints the Reasons Singaporeans are so Miserable at Work
A Recent Survey Pinpoints the Reasons Singaporeans are so Miserable at Work
You really don’t need a survey to tell you that Singaporeans are generally unhappy at work. Just meet a ...
4 October 2016
3 Things University Students Need to Do Now That the Job Market Sucks
3 Things University Students Need to Do Now That the Job Market Sucks
Most local uni students know about those “hire me leh” graduation photos. That’s pretty much set the tone ...
3 October 2016
3 Reasons Fresh Grads in Singapore Can’t Find Jobs, and What to Do About It
3 Reasons Fresh Grads in Singapore Can’t Find Jobs, and What to Do About It
As a fresh grad, you might think you have an advantage over older workers by virtue of the fact that you’re ...
27 September 2016
Turning 65 This Year and Afraid Your Employer Will Ask You to Leave? These 3 Measures Can Help You Keep Your Job
Turning 65 This Year and Afraid Your Employer Will Ask You to Leave? These 3 Measures Can Help You Keep Your Job
Very old people continuing to work despite barely being able to stand are a fact of life in Singapore. ...
22 September 2016
3 Reasons Singaporeans Quit High Paying Jobs to Do Less Prestigious Work
3 Reasons Singaporeans Quit High Paying Jobs to Do Less Prestigious Work
Every kiasu parent’s dream is that their kids will get a high paying job when they graduate. The day their ...
20 September 2016
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3 Pieces of Advice For Young Singaporeans Embarking on Careers at Raffles Place
If you know where the fat bird at Raffles Place is, know exactly what to do with a tissue packet during ...
19 September 2016
5 Factors That Can Help You Decide Which Singapore Coworking Space is For You
5 Factors That Can Help You Decide Which Singapore Coworking Space is For You
Coworking spaces, which didn’t exist in Singapore a few years ago, are now sprouting up like mushrooms. ...
13 September 2016
3 Big Reasons Singapore Employees Complain About Being Stressed Out
3 Big Reasons Singapore Employees Complain About Being Stressed Out
For as long as I can remember, Singaporeans have always been complaining about being stressed out.
5 September 2016
Singaporeans Looking for Side Income Should Beware of These 3 Types of Jobs
Singaporeans Looking for Side Income Should Beware of These 3 Types of Jobs
You can never have enough money in Singapore, and besides, there’s no telling when you’ll get retrenched ...
31 August 2016