These are articles that I wrote for mainstream media
Private-hire driving helped me tide over a tough period. I won’t recommend that to youths today
Driving for a ride-sharing firm is indeed an excellent way to supplement one’s income or if one needs to get a job quickly. That was what I did in 2016. I was 36 years old then and had just left…
The biggest work-from-home exercise may have just begun. How ready is Singapore?
For a long time, flexible working arrangements allowing staff to work from home have been seen as a privilege, to attract late-rising millennials, boost workplace diversity and retain staff with family commitments, especially new mothers. Yet because of the spread…
Do not fear retrenchment. Four tips for working professionals in a downturn
With the slow recovery to the COVID-19 situation, Ukraine-Russia war, inflation and interest rates hike, one cannot imagine how all these will not impact the global economy and the local job market outlook. At the current moment, we seem to…
Sometimes, a promotion isn’t all that great
As a headhunter, I got a call out of the blue one day from a dream candidate. Lisa* told me she was looking for a more junior role compared to her current job. It’s a rare call – the first…
The journey up your career Everest is full of challenges. Here’s how to conquer it
In 2019, Jeremy Tong – the then 29-year-old Singaporean successfully scaled up Mount Everest. Stories like his often get romanticised, but his journey climbing the world’s tallest mountain was anything but rosy. The path to the summit was full of…