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.  Bio & Career background of SajjadAn Employer vs An Employee MarketWhat is & the signs of an Employer's Market?What is & the signs of an Employee's Market?What is a Specialised...

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: Overview of Francis' 25 year Career JourneyTypes of job search tactics & strategiesDigital CV as a new tactic (see an example in the...

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: Overview of Andre's Career Journey6 ways to own your careerA valuable career advise from Andre's COO in the midst of organisational changeInsights to look for when connecting with peers in similiar roles, especially if...

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: About Speedoc, the companyOverview of John's Career JourneyJohn's work philosophyJohn's key learnings on how to demonstrate his work valuesDemonstrating his work values at HPDemonstrating his work values at...

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: Overview of Kirk's Career JourneyThe As to maintain during career transitionThe Bs professionals...

Shirley Hoon is the HR Director for the Singapore office of the BOLLORE LOGISTICS global company Here are the highlights of her talk:  Overview of Shirley's Career TransitionKey statistics of Shirley's Career TransitionThe Commonly Known 4Es of career transitionShirley's 1st E for career transitionShirley's 2nd E for career transitionShirley's 3rd E for career transitionShirley's 4th E for career transitionBONUS - Shirley's 4Ps for career transitionCareers Website of Bollore...

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: Overview of Evelyn's Career JourneyHer 3 major role & industry transition milestonesThe typical hiring process & how to navigate each stage5 ways to illuminate...

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: About Annie's Career JourneyWhat Annie got most out of all her jobsBenefits of contract roles for both employee & employerHow to pave the path for your next roleAll about her current employer BD BIOSCIENCESDoes Annie frown on...

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's career brand story begins!Vanessa's career statistics Vanessa's life transitions parallel to her career'sWhat makes brands uniqueSteps to build your personal brandCreate your own Board Of DirectorsWhy every professional needs your own...

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: What does her role In PAYPAL entail?What roles has she done previously?How Sandra...

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: The roles, companies and locations that he's taken on and worked.Will opportunities be different had he not migrated to AustraliaHow does anyone get selected for overseas roles?The values that he looks for in his team.How to convince...

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...

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...

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)...

In this fireside chat, we hear from 2 seasoned masters in the field of Search & placement: Mr. Jonathan Low, Senior Associate with KORNFERRY andMr. Eugene Wong, Talent Acquisition Manager with GARTNER Inc. 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...

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)...

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...

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: Why CV of Failures is important for all jobseekersGuess how many of the audience have heard of the CV of Faillures?A quote from Winston Churchill on failuresDr Murali shares openly about his own faillures & learningsHave you written your faillure...

Mr Cheong Weng Kit is an Agile Coach with CPrime Inc. Highlights of his speech are: Introduction to Weng Kit's 1-Page CVThe most important page in his entire CV that landed him his dream jobThe importance of recommendations Examples of Weng Kit's posts that showcased his expertise & interestsSummary of his Top 3 Takeaways of his speech Thank you for your generous sharing! May your career grow from success to success. ______________________________ To download a copy of the...

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...

THIS IS A BONUS INTERVIEW THAT MADE ITS DEBUT right here with our #artofcareer channel, personal thanks to SEAN HENG for his sharing :) Sean Heng left an impression on Eileen where she collaborated on a few People programs with one of his global employer ABBVIE. He gave his take on what WORKED for him: 13:15 Make an effort to truly understand the role expectations 14:09 The importance of an open channel with the line manager In terms of mistakes, head over to: 16:48...

Daniel David is the Assistant Vice-President of a global bank, HSBC, in Singapore. Highlights of his talk include: 03:00 About Daniel's Career Journey 09:00 A quote to inspire a courage to try new ways 18:10 From Media to Digital Marketing but is it crowded? 22:00 Daniel's certifications 23:15 Daniel's view on Ageism 25:45 Reasons for pivoting from Engineering to Marketing 31:15 What if you don't know anyone in that company? 34:15 How to market yourself if you have a decade...

Daniel David is the Assistant Vice-President for Marketing with the global HSBC Bank based in Singapore. A video recording of this speech can be view on https://youtube.com/c/TheArtofCareer together with many more speeches. To join our live events, follow us on https://linkedin.com/company/artofcareermain. #career #careertransition #careerjourney #jobsearch #changejobs #jobs

Shawn Lim is the Asia Pacific HR Director for the global manufacturer INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES and also the Head of the Talent Network. A video recording of this speech can be view on https://youtube.com/c/TheArtofCareer together with many more speeches. To join our live events, follow us on https://linkedin.com/company/artofcareermain. #career #careertransition #careerjourney #jobsearch #changejobs #jobs