Career Success Stories

SAJJAD PARMAR is the Global CEO & Founder of THE TALENT ACCELERATOR. When it comes to conversations about Total Rewards i.e. salaries, benefits, rewards & compensation in general, Sajjad is 'the man'. Let's hear his POV on the essential points every professional needs to know on this topic. Audience Questions: Thank you Sajjad for your succint answers and precious tips to help professionals navigate the salary conversations! We look forward to having you back on the latest trends and more tips :) _____________________________ To download Sajjad's slides, head over to https://link.artofcareer.com/SajjadParmar _____________________________ To download Sajjad's deck, click https://link.artofcareer.com/SajjadParmar To listen to a podcast version, click: https://listen.artofcareer.com Follow & subscribe to our social media channels: - https://linkedin.com/company/artofcareermain - https://instagram.com/artofcareer - https://facebook.com/artofcareer - https://youtube.com/c/TheArtOfCareer To receive invites to events by us, join in at: https://link.artofcareer.com/invite ... #artofcareer #salary #totalrewards #salarynegotiation #jobs #jobsearch #jobchange #recruiter #talentacquisition #jobsearchstrategy #career #careertransition #careerjourney #careerplanning #careerseparation #interviews #jobinterviews

FRANCIS CHNG is the Head of Talent Acquisition for ZOOM INC across Asia Pacific. Did you know that apart from being an industry-recognised veteran in his trade, he is a strong advocate of workplace happiness, exemplified in his active role as a Happiness Crew at Zoom Inc! Catch a recruiter's point of view on happiness & common career queries: Thank you Francis for your generous sharing! ______________________________ To watch the video version, click: https://youtu.be/HAhlaHLT-4s Follow & subscribe to our social media channels: https://linkedin.com/company/artofcareermain https://instagram.com/artofcareer https://facebook.com/artofcareer https://youtube.com/c/TheArtOfCareer To receive invites to events by us, join in at: https://link.artofcareer.com/invite #artofcareer #jobs #jobsearch #jobchange #recruiter #talentacquisition #jobsearchstrategy #career #careertransition #careerjourney #careerplanning #careerseparation #interviews #jobinterviews

Andre Misso is the Learning Consultant for VISA University at VISA, based in Singapore. He sees his career journey in 3 key phases and invests heavily in his own future once he sense any evolution of roles in his field of work. His answers to some matured questions below: Thank you Andre for sharing so many tips! To watch the video version, click: https://youtu.be/1reSO1Ugo9w Follow & subscribe to our social media channels: https://linkedin.com/company/artofcareermain https://instagram.com/artofcareer https://facebook.com/artofcareer https://youtube.com/c/TheArtOfCareer To receive invites to events by us, join in at: https://link.artofcareer.com/invite #artofcareer #jobs #jobsearch #jobchange #recruiter #talentacquisition #jobsearchstrategy #career #careertransition #careerjourney #careerplanning #careerseparation #interviews #jobinterviews

JOHN WONG is a senior data analyst with the SPEEDOC company. He recognises situational opportunities that allowed his true work value and work principles to be experienced and witnessed by those whom he collaborates closely with. Highlights of John's career journey & insights: Thank you John for your generous sharing! ______________________________ To watch the video version, click: https://youtu.be/yCyBQXmw9AE Follow & subscribe to our social media channels: https://linkedin.com/company/artofcareermain https://instagram.com/artofcareer https://facebook.com/artofcareer https://youtube.com/c/TheArtOfCareer To receive invites to events by us, join in at: https://link.artofcareer.com/invite #artofcareer #jobs #jobsearch #jobchange #recruiter #talentacquisition #jobsearchstrategy #career #careertransition #careerjourney #careerplanning #careerseparation #interviews #jobinterviews

Kirk Ho is the Finance Director for the Stamford American International School based in Singapore. Apart from being extremely busy and successful at work, he is also successful at home - guess how many kids he has? Answer in the earlier portion of the podcast! Kirk shared several insights on navigating your career based on his own experience and observations: Here are the highlights: Thank you Kirk for sharing so many tips! ______________________________ To watch the video version, click: https://youtu.be/-2FsCwQpjKA Follow & subscribe to our social media channels: https://linkedin.com/company/artofcareermain https://instagram.com/artofcareer https://facebook.com/artofcareer https://youtube.com/c/TheArtOfCareer To receive invites to events by us, join in at: https://link.artofcareer.com/invite #artofcareer #jobs #jobsearch #jobchange #recruiter #talentacquisition #jobsearchstrategy #career #careertransition #careerjourney #careerplanning #careerseparation #interviews #jobinterviews

Shirley Hoon is the HR Director for the Singapore office of the BOLLORE LOGISTICS global company Here are the highlights of her talk: Thank you Shirley for sharing so many tips with us! We hope to have you back to take on more live questions :) ______________________________ To watch the video version, click: https://youtu.be/QMa6k3HlfMc Follow & subscribe to our social media channels: https://linkedin.com/company/artofcareermain https://instagram.com/artofcareer https://facebook.com/artofcareer https://youtube.com/c/TheArtOfCareer To receive invites to events by us, join in at: https://link.artofcareer.com/invite #artofcareer #jobs #jobsearch #jobchange #recruiter #talentacquisition #jobsearchstrategy #career #careertransition #careerjourney #careerplanning #careerseparation #interviews #jobinterviews

Evelyn Tay is the OD (Organisational Development) Partner with the AVALOQ ASIA enterprise. Some professionals may find her face and name familiar if you have received one-to-one coaching from a certified coach appointed by the Workforce Singapore during your career transition journey, Here are the highlights of her talk: Thank you Evelyn for spending your precious afternoon with us! We hope to have you back to take on more live questions :) ______________________________ To watch the video version, click: https://youtu.be/-5zCw1UJM4g Follow & subscribe to our social media channels: https://linkedin.com/company/artofcareermain https://instagram.com/artofcareer https://facebook.com/artofcareer https://youtube.com/c/TheArtOfCareer To receive invites to events by us, join in at: https://link.artofcareer.com/invite #artofcareer #jobs #jobsearch #jobchange #recruiter #talentacquisition #jobsearchstrategy #career #careertransition #careerjourney #careerplanning #careerseparation #interviews #jobinterviews

Dr Annie Chan is the Vice-President for BD BIOSCIENCES with a remit for the Central, South Asia & Japan geographies. Did you know she spent a good number of year at the start of her career journey as a contract hire? Catch the highlights of her talk: Thank you Dr Annie for spending your precious afternoon with us! We hope to have you back to take on more live questions :) _____________________________ To watch a video version, click: https://youtu.be/y1Xsk29QkWw Follow & subscribe to our social media channels: https://linkedin.com/company/artofcareermain https://instagram.com/artofcareer https://facebook.com/artofcareer https://youtube.com/c/TheArtOfCareer To receive invites to events by us, join https://link.artofcareer.com/invite #artofcareer #jobs #jobsearch #jobchange #recruiter #talentacquisition #jobsearchstrategy #career #careertransition #careerjourney #careerplanning #careerseparation #interviews #jobinterviews

Ms Vanessa Teo is the Director of Strategic Planning with ABBVIE INC. At this webinar, Vanessa lends advice based on her years of experience both as a hiring manager and more extensively as a HR professional. Highlights of her speech include: Vanessa Teo received lots of appreciation from the audience for her invaluable career tips, thank you. We look forward to having you back real soon, you rock! _____________________________ To watch a video version of this talk, head over to https://youtu.be/BiOl7pd-ozU To download a copy of the handouts, click: https://link.artofcareer.com/VanessaTeo Follow & subscribe to our social media channels: https://linkedin.com/company/artofcareermainhttps://instagram.com/artofcareerhttps://facebook.com/artofcareerhttps://youtube.com/c/TheArtOfCareer To receive invites to events by us, join in at: https://link.artofcareer.com/invite #artofcareer #jobs #jobsearch #jobchange #recruiter #talentacquisition #jobsearchstrategy #transitions #jobmove #careerchange #career #careertransition #careerjourney #careerplanning #careerseparation #interviews #jobinterviews #careerbreak

To watch a video version, head to https://youtu.be/zolt2noDKvk Sandra is the Senior Engagement Manager with PAYPAL in Singapore. In her fireside chat at a career seminar organised by Workforce SG and moderated by Eileen Seah, Organisational Psychologist of The Art of Career, Sandra shared her career journey as well as her views to the list of questions from the live audience. Here are some highlights: Download a copy of her slide deck at https://link.artofcareer.com/SandraSeet _____________________________ Follow & subscribe to our social media channels: https://linkedin.com/company/artofcareermain https://instagram.com/artofcareer https://facebook.com/artofcareer https://youtube.com/c/TheArtOfCareer To receive invites to events by us: https://link.artofcareer.com/invite ... ... #artofcareer #jobs #jobsearch #jobchange #recruiter #talentacquisition #jobsearchstrategy #career #careertransition #careerjourney #careerplanning #careerseparation #jobstrengths #strengthtraining #strengths #interviews #jobinterviews

Dominic is the Regional Head at EQUINIX with a Sales Planning & Strategy remit for Asia Pacific. In this fireside chat, Dominic shared his views from Sydney Australia where he lives and works at the time of this webinar. Highlights of his talk include: Thank you Dominic, we are appreciative of your generous and open sharing! _____________________________ Follow & subscribe to our social media channels: https://linkedin.com/company/artofcareermainhttps://instagram.com/artofcareerhttps://facebook.com/artofcareerhttps://youtube.com/c/TheArtOfCareer To receive invites to events by us, join in at: https://link.artofcareer.com/invite ... #artofcareer #jobs #jobsearch #jobchange #recruiter #talentacquisition #jobsearchstrategy #workvalues #values #career #careertransition #careerjourney #careerplanning #careerseparation #interviews #jobinterviews

To watch a video version, click --> https://youtu.be/tJbgaDMisMA Elaine is a Talent Acquisition specialist with prior work experience in both in-house Recruitment and HR Outsourcing environments. At ADAPTOVATE, she predominantly takes care of the full recruitment and onboarding processes for the Singapore and Australia offices. Accompanying her is Sam Fraser who is a Project Lead with ADAPTOVATE. Questions from the live audience at a webinar organized by Workforce SG are listed below. Thank you again, Sam and Elaine for answering so many questions on what goes on behind the scenes in the Management Consulting world! ______________________________ To stay abreast of upcoming events, join our mailing list https://link.artofcareer.com/invite Follow our social media channels: - https://linkedin.com/company/artofcareermain - https://facebook.com/artofcareer - https://youtube.com/c/TheArtOfCareer - https://instagram.com/artofcareer #artofcareer #jobs #jobsearch #managementconsulting #consultancy #caseinterview #careertransitioncoach #careermode #careerchange #career #careertransition #careerjourney #interviews #jobinterviews

To watch the video version click ---> https://youtu.be/ieJ7T12PDZ8 Charles Tan is a Partner and the Singapore office Lead with ADAPTOVATE Asia Pacific and specializes in strategy and operational Improvement. He has over 20 years of working experience across southeast Asia and Australia in industries such as financial services, telecoms, tertiary education, agriculture, private equity & utilities. Joining Charles is Sam who is a Project Lead with ADAPTOVATE and has led multiple teams in financial services through agile transformations and driven shifts in culture. Both gentlemen responded to questions from a live audience at a public webinar organized by Workforce SG. Highlights of their insights are summarized below: Thank you Charles & Sam for your generous advice & for spending extended time to address more questions from the audience! ______________________________ To stay abreast of upcoming events, follow our channels: - https://linkedin.com/company/artofcareermain - https://facebook.com/artofcareer - https://youtube.com/c/TheArtOfCareer To receive inspirational quotes, head to: https://instagram.com/artofcareer ... ... #artofcareer #jobs #jobsearch #managementconsulting #consultancy #caseinterview #careertransitioncoach #careermode #careerchange #career #careertransition #careerjourney #interviews #jobinterviews

Riaz is a senior HR Advisor to the Asia Pacific Sales teams within the Thomson Reuters organization. Over the past 20 years, he has held various specialized functions with the HR job family based on his diverse industry experience in the news/media world, banking & finance, insurance, private rail including the IT sector. In his speech, Riaz provided many tips to the following questions raised at a live webinar: 1) What are the parts of a CV do you zoom in, on your 1st reading? 2) Let's hear about your interview experiences 3) Hiring Leaders' views on the common mistakes candidates make which are avoidable! 4) Hiring Leaders' views on the best practices candidates should do more of 5) Pre-Interview Checklist 6) What is your recommended dressing for females to look professional? 7) List of common questions asked at interviews by the hiring panel 8) Practice Question : Give an example of a time when you went that extra mile to really help a customer (watch for 3 submissions from the audience) 9) The P-STAR Method 10) How Answers to Competency Based Questions Are Rated 11) The 8 Tips to do well at interviews 12) Summary list of DOs & DON'Ts 13) "3 Days have passed since my last TQ text to the hiring manager in WhatsApp. Should I follow up?" 14) "How should we answer questions that are sensitive? 15) "How will HR react to candidates who use the pronoun "we" versus "I" in their answers? 16) Should TQ emails be sent to the hiring panel or the admin HR who arranged the interview? 17) What should I do when I'm interrupted halfway through my Self Introduction? 18) Is it ok to ask the interviewer about the workload? 19) How should candidates answer the "expected salary" question. Thank you Riaz for staying late in your Australian time zone to speak to our local workforce - we truly appreciate it :) To download Riaz's deck, head to https://link.artofcareer.com/RiazAjam To watch a video version of his speech, head over to https://youtu.be/O_X6mzSbeu0

In this fireside chat, we hear from 2 seasoned masters in the field of Search & placement: Find out their take on these 19 Career Questions!! Q1) Is a myth or reality that today's market is faced with a shortage of talent? Q2) Does a career break lower the attractiveness of a candidate to employers? Q3) What is an acceptable length for a career break? Q4) Should reasons for taking a career break be included in the CV? Q5) Are commissions the same for all recruiting firms? Q6) Are there recruiters who work harder for the candidates than the employers? Q7) Should candidates submit more than 1 CV versions to any recruiter? Q8) Do agencies pass all CVs to their client employers? Q9) Do search firms have a structured process e.g. cadence meetings with employers? Q10) Is there a 'cut-off; age? Q11) Why do recruiters keep their clients' identity a secret? Q12) How can candidates find out the hiring budget or salary range for the role? Q13) How can candidates be more visible to search firms as well as agencies? Q14) Is there room to negotiate a salary higher than the previously drawn amount? Q15) Do agencies use ATS? Q16) Are recruiters open to receive CVs even when there is no open positions? Q17) Can recruiters be persuaded to push a candidate who is only 20% shy of being the ideal one? Q18) Should candidates asks for information about their competitors who are vying for the same role? Q19) What is the Executive C-Suite Selection Process like? Catch their parting advice at the end of the video. What a dynamic duo, Thank You to both!

Melwynn Leong is the Corporate Account Manager with the ECOLAB APAC office and has 8 years of technical sales with EPCs and End Users of the Oil & Gas industry across the Asia Pacific locations. In his talk, he shared generously on his personal 20 must-dos for Online Interviews, thank you Melwynn in 3 parts as outlined below. BEFORE THE ONLINE INTERVIEW a) Poll: How long do you spend preparing for your interview? b) Research Widely c) Technology Familiarization d) Conducive Environment e) Punctuality f) Dress for Success g) Right Posture h) Practice Frequently DURING THE ONLINE INTERVIEW i) Poll Question: How long should an interview session last? j) Poll Question: Do you think asking questions is important during an interview? k) Listen Carefully l) Articulate Yourself m) Mind your body language n) Do not rely on notes o) Be Yourself p) Connect with them q) Ask the 5C questions AFTER THE INTERVIEW r) Assess yourself s) Take notes t) Send TQ Email u) Connect on Social Media v) Follow up with 2 key parties w) Do not rush the process Download Melwynn's deck at https://link.artofcareer.com/MelwynnL... Thank you Melvwnynn for sharing your private tips!

Janice is proficient (reads, writes & trains) in Mandarin, English & Cantonese. She shared career tips both as an individual contributor as well as a hiring manager having lived and worked in Singapore, the Philippines and is currently based out of Sydney, Australia. There are 2 parts to her talk. PART 1 - WHAT INTERVIEWERS LIKE a) 1st impression matters; b) Share relevant experience to the role you're applying to; c) Emphasize on Transferable Knowledge; d) Problem Solving Skills are essential; e) Focus on Team spirit; f) Give examples on how you go the extra mile; PART 2 - AS AN INTERVIEWEE g) Prepare and sometimes over-prepare; h) Good to have a back-up; i) List some questions to ask; j) Give practical rather than ideal or model answers; k) Sending Thank You emails and follow up emails always help; l) Ask for permission to connect in LinkedIn Download her deck at https://link.artofcareer.com/JaniceLim Thank you Janice for your generous sharing!

Dr Murali is the Managing Director of Leadership Dimensions LLP in India. He is recognised in the industry as an Executive Coach with a solid Organisational Development knowledge & experience. Highlights of his speech include: Thank you Dr Murali for your insightful & unconventional approach to writing a convincing and strengths-based CV starting with a CV of failures. ______________________________ To download his deck, head to: https://link.artofcareer.com/Murali To watch the recording, click: https://youtu.be/DR5Cqq6AZ3U To stay abreast of upcoming events, follow our channels: - https://linkedin.com/company/artofcareermain - https://facebook.com/artofcareer - https://youtube.com/c/TheArtOfCareer To receive inspirational quotes, head to: - https://instagram.com/artofcareer ... ... #artofcareer #jobs #jobsearch #CVtips #CVofFailures #Failures #career #careertransition #careerjourney #interviews #jobinterviews #CV #Resume

Mr Cheong Weng Kit is an Agile Coach with CPrime Inc. Highlights of his speech are: Thank you for your generous sharing! May your career grow from success to success. ______________________________ To download a copy of the speaker's deck, head to: https://link.artofcareer.com/CheongWengKit To watch the video recording: https://youtu.be/ptNHecEm8Lw To stay abreast of upcoming events, follow our channels: - https://linkedin.com/company/artofcareermain - https://facebook.com/artofcareer - https://youtube.com/c/TheArtOfCareer To receive inspirational quotes, head to: - https://instagram.com/artofcareer #artofcareer #jobs #jobsearch #agilecoachjourney #1pageCV #digitalportfolio #career #careertransition #careerjourney #interviews #jobinterviews

Have you met a leader who walks the talk? Well, Sameer is not your conventional leader. Use the approximate time stamps to listen to the highlights of his talk: 04:11 Check out his career journey and the decisions he made for his career. 18:09 If you're doing well in your job, should you take a risk and change jobs? 21:02 What Sameer gained working out of Sydney Australia. 29:40 One must expect a degree of serendipity in your career such as his Wealth Management Journey. 41:30 How important is it for your career that you find meaningful hobbies outside of your career? Well Sameer certainly did - find out more. 44:37 Discover what keeps Sameer ticking :) Thank you, Sameer, we are proud of your decision to protect our country, the little red dot on the map! To stay abreast of upcoming live talks, subscribe to our channels: https://linkedin.com/company/artofcareermain https://facebook.com/artofcareer​ https://youtube.com/c/TheArtOfCareer​ To receive inspirational quotes, head to https://instagram.com/artofcareer​ #artofcareer​ #jobs​ #jobsearch​ #career​ #careertransition​ #careerjourney​ #interviews​ #jobinterviews #socialmediajobsearch #socialmedianetworking #workvalues #demonstrateyourvalues #careerrisk #careerchange #SAF #singaporearmedforces