Scholarship Guide was honoured to invite Mr Sakamoto Shigeki from Waseda University to speak with students at the third instalment of its webinar series.
Career
Scholarship Guide Webinar: Stress Management – Simple Habits To Manage Stress
In this webinar, let’s take a look at some of the best stress management and time management tips, to help you get ahead before anxiety sets in, or if you’re already feeling the strain, to take control of that energy and put it to good use. Supporting your body to be healthy year-round will help you to cope with stress before it starts. Many of these are things that we know we should be doing but when things get busy, it is easy to forget about prioritizing them.
Breaking Bad Habits Is Badass
Habits are behaviour that we develop at some point in our lives, and it gets locked in, becoming automatic—like how we carry on a conversation whilst driving. As we practice these behaviours on auto-pilot, we often fail to recognise that we have a “habit”, let alone—a “bad habit”.
What Does Diversity & Inclusion At The Workplace Mean?
What is the D&I workplace trend all about? Let us get the definitions out of the way.
It’s 80,000 Working Hours & 40 Years Before Retirement
Speaking at a Scholarship Guide webinar as part of the Raffles Institution Scholarship & Career Fair on 3rd June 2021, Mr Felix Cheok, a veteran in the Food & Beverage (F&B) industry, put into perspective the total amount of time an average person spends working before retirement – to emphasize the importance of one’s career development.
Scholarships: A Stepping Stone to Long-Term Success
The plethora of benefits found in having a scholarship are said to last longer than cash. In this article, we explore how a scholarship can be seen as a valuable asset to any academic and career endeavour.
Choosing Between Start-Up & Corporate
Are you deciding between working for a large corporation or a start-up? The answer is in figuring out which culture better fits your personality. Before we get started, let’s clear the air on the definition of a start-up company and the stereotype built around large established organizations regarding innovation.
How To Know If Your Potential Employer Is the Right Fit?
Whether you have just one excellent job opportunity or have several offers on your lap, your career decision needs careful consideration from all angles. There is more to evaluate than the general aspects of job title, salary, and benefits.
Email Etiquette – It Can Make or Break Your Career
Emails continue to be the most pervasive form of communication in the business world. Having received emails that drive us crazy, we know that not all professionals have mastered its proper etiquette. Inappropriate emails can destroy careers, while well-written ones may help to advance yours. Here are some do’s and don’ts to help you get it right.
Workforce Divide in the Intelligent Age
As we transition from the digital to intelligent age, many people worry about losing their jobs to automation and robots.
Jobs & Scholarships for A Sustainable Future
When choosing a field of study or profession a decade ago, we would have hardly heard about sustainability jobs or green jobs. The concept of sustainability emerged in the 1970s, but it wasn’t until later that it was considered a career opportunity. As the world pushes towards environmental protection and social inclusion, the future of work is redefined.
How To Craft a Career Narrative for Your CV
A career narrative is a way of talking about your professional journey, highlighting your significant accomplishments, key skills, unique qualities, career motivations, and the value your experience brings to a potential employer.