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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.
Why Internship Is a Huge Step Forward
While the first step into the job market can be a steep learning curve, experiences gained through mini real-world job stints can help you gear up for student-to-working-life transition.
Have You Been Taking Good Care of Yourself?
Think of yourself as a brand, then consider the many great brands and their defining slogans. To name a few, Netflix’s “One Story Away” and Airbnb’s “Belong Anywhere”. Slogans carry a brand’s values. For example, Volvo’s “For Life” slogan is coherent with how safety is the core idea behind all Volvo Cars. Translating this into a career narrative for your personal brand, it truly is a bit of a marketing job to craft one, where you define your very own Unique Selling Proposition (USP), deliver a brief powerful pitch on your CV, and aim to secure that first interview.
Finding Your Niche
Do you sometimes feel like you are spinning tyres in the mud in figuring out what your career path should look like? You’re not alone. Even working professionals ponder over this now and then.
Navigating Difficult Conversations
Based on fifteen years of research at the Harvard Negotiation Project, the concepts and techniques discussed in the book have since been integrated into negotiation curricula by established training academies worldwide.
Studying Interview Body Language
We are visual creatures, processing what we see much faster than what we hear. Albert Mehrabian’s “7-38-55” rule suggests that the art of communication is 7% spoken words, 38% tone of voice, and 55% body language. This means that the non-verbal cues displayed at an interview can sway the conversation in any direction. Heed these interview body language dos and don’ts to help you ace your future interviews.
Guide to Scholarships in Singapore
At Scholarship Guide, we have compiled a comprehensive guide on scholarships available in Singapore and how you can acquire one for yourself. The first section of the guide includes simple definitions of what complex words like ‘scholarships’ and ‘bonds’ are so as to alleviate any confusion you may have about the basics of scholarships.
Initiating a 30-60-90-Day Plan for Your Internship
Competition for internships heats up not only with multinational companies and coveted big brand names but also with start-ups, where interns can have the opportunity to be more involved in business decisions.
Curry Chicken Diaries: Considering A Gap Year
I leaned against the kitchen counter and waited. Finally, it was the onions’ turn. My irrational courage decided that it was perfect timing. “Ma, something I want to tell you…”
Choosing Conflict Management Styles & What’s Your Default?
Learning how to shift one’s attitude towards conflict, identify the various conflict management styles, and understand which approach you instinctively respond to, can help you reframe and defuse conflict, creating productive results and maintaining amicable relationships.