Career

What Does It Take To Become the Best Place to Work in Singapore?
What Does It Take To Become the Best Place to Work in Singapore?
I think my company is the best place to work. And I’m not just saying that because it’s the end of the ...
1 December 2015
What Can Job Recruiters Do For You and is it Worthwhile Using One?
What Can Job Recruiters Do For You and is it Worthwhile Using One?
The average Singaporean under 35 changes job every 3.4 years. Unless you plan on being abused by your current ...
24 November 2015
The 10 Highest Paying Jobs in Singapore of 2015
The 10 Highest Paying Jobs in Singapore of 2015
Talk about salary in Singapore and people react in two ways—they either berate themselves for not making ...
18 November 2015
4 Mistakes Young Singaporean Employees Make That Might Cost Them Their Jobs
4 Mistakes Young Singaporean Employees Make That Might Cost Them Their Jobs
So you’ve just graduated and you’re about to enter the working world. The minute you step into the office ...
18 November 2015
4 Ways to Stop Earning Lousy Entry Level Pay in Singapore
4 Ways to Stop Earning Lousy Entry Level Pay in Singapore
In an ideal world, anyone with the will to work hard in any full-time job would earn enough money to maintain ...
11 November 2015
5 Things That Probably Aren’t On Your Resume, But Should Be
5 Things That Probably Aren’t On Your Resume, But Should Be
Writing a resume can feel like penning a fairytale or a dating agency profile in which you need to turn ...
9 November 2015
3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Taking on a Side Job
3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Taking on a Side Job
Don’t believe that every one of your colleagues is relying solely on that job for their entire income. ...
4 November 2015
3 Resume Writing Tips for Fresh Grads
3 Resume Writing Tips for Fresh Grads
So you’ve graduated from university. Now what? After the celebrations, grad trips and soul searching are ...
23 October 2015
4 Ways Singaporeans Can Make Their Work Day More Enjoyable
4 Ways Singaporeans Can Make Their Work Day More Enjoyable
Most of us aren’t idealistic enough to expect to be able to do what we love for a living—doing what we ...
22 October 2015
Even if Your Pay Sucks, Here are 4 Reasons to be Grateful For Your Job
Even if Your Pay Sucks, Here are 4 Reasons to be Grateful For Your Job
Let’s be honest, you probably don’t rise and shine in the morning feeling grateful for your job. You’re ...
20 October 2015
3 Good Habits to Cultivate at Work No Matter What Your Company Culture is Like
3 Good Habits to Cultivate at Work No Matter What Your Company Culture is Like
I once worked in a company where incompetent employees who came to work on time were preferred to those ...
9 October 2015
3 Things That Are Completely Unacceptable at the Office No Matter What the Company You Work For
3 Things That Are Completely Unacceptable at the Office No Matter What the Company You Work For
Nobody shows up at work dressed like the characters on Mad Men anymore. While some companies maintain a ...
8 October 2015
3 Paper Qualifications That Mean Nothing If You Don’t Have the Skills to Back Them Up
3 Paper Qualifications That Mean Nothing If You Don’t Have the Skills to Back Them Up
In many fields, having a nice, prestigious paper qualification is enough to help you get your foot in the ...
5 October 2015
3 Benefits of Internships That Have Nothing to Do With Getting a Job There
3 Benefits of Internships That Have Nothing to Do With Getting a Job There
I’ve met university students with resumes that were five pages long. These guys tried to cram in at least ...
22 September 2015
3 Ways Singaporean Parents Can Juggle Work and Kids Better
3 Ways Singaporean Parents Can Juggle Work and Kids Better
Despite the government recently increasing the amount of cash incentives open to Singaporean parents, the ...
22 September 2015
4 Ways to Impress Your Interviewer Even Without a Mindblowing CV
4 Ways to Impress Your Interviewer Even Without a Mindblowing CV
If you have a degree from Harvard and were a star performer in your last job, stop reading now and accept ...
10 September 2015
The 4 Mistakes You Absolutely Need to Avoid in Your First Job
The 4 Mistakes You Absolutely Need to Avoid in Your First Job
A first job is a terrifying affair, right up there with the PSLE. As you take your first tentative steps ...
3 September 2015
Here’s How To Handle Being Asked About Job Hopping in an Interview
Here’s How To Handle Being Asked About Job Hopping in an Interview
So you’ve given your boss the shaft one time too many, and now your resume reveals what can only be politely ...
31 August 2015
How Much are Singaporean Fresh Grads Getting in Terms of Starting Salary This Year?
How Much are Singaporean Fresh Grads Getting in Terms of Starting Salary This Year?
The class of 2015 is about to go out and make their mark in the world, and according to a recent report, ...
28 August 2015
Don’t Make These 4 Mistakes When You Quit Your Job
Don’t Make These 4 Mistakes When You Quit Your Job
We’ve all had those jobs we just couldn’t wait to leave. “Good luck, suckers,” we muttered under our breath ...
25 August 2015
5 Jobs You Can Do From Home That Don’t Require Years of Training
5 Jobs You Can Do From Home That Don’t Require Years of Training
Working from home might work for some, particularly those who are averse to taking showers, but not everyone ...
14 August 2015
3 Big Reasons More Singaporean Employers Should Let Their Employees Work From Home
3 Big Reasons More Singaporean Employers Should Let Their Employees Work From Home
To Singaporean employers, perks usually mean things like a gym membership, medical insurance or being allowed ...
6 August 2015
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4 Tips for Singaporeans Who Are Too Paiseh to Negotiate Their Salary
Directness is definitely not one of Singaporeans’ virtues. One only has to look on Stomp to see that passive-aggressive ...
5 August 2015
6 Ways That You Can Look For a Job Like a Pro in Singapore
6 Ways That You Can Look For a Job Like a Pro in Singapore
For many Singaporean employees, job hunting is like practising a sport—you have to do it all the time to ...
4 August 2015
5 Tips That Can Help You Survive the 9-6 Daily Grind in Singapore
5 Tips That Can Help You Survive the 9-6 Daily Grind in Singapore
Even if you don’t completely loathe your job, you’ve got to admit that there are days when time just seems ...
3 August 2015