To many, Singapore owes her success to efficiency, professionalism, and quality. Singapore’s transport system is the epitome of these factors. However, few remember the true heroes in our everyday lives fuelling Singapore’s success. We are a team of young Singaporeans who embarked on a yearlong project to discover more about these unsung heroes. And one such…
Category: Working Together
When the Job Description is a Scam
Nowadays, you flip through the job apps with a flick of your thumb, checking out jobs after jobs, company after company, until you came across an interesting and intriguing job description with a salary almost doubled your own. You are so tempted to try so what’s the harm of dropping in your resume anyways? Plus…
Guest Post: Stay on don’t quit by Ngobesing Romanus
I simply love this inspiring poem by a fellow good friend, Ngobesing Romanus. If you love this poem, find out more about his articles and poems at his blog! It takes time to make it big; It takes patience and courage To excel; To come out on top; I know because I’ve lived it; Many times…
Thriving in a Call Centre
Growing up, I have never thought I wanted to work in a call centre. My mum thought since I love talking on the phone so much, she introduced my first job to me. A telephone operator in YMCA hotel, a position recently vacated in her workplace. Urgh, it must be hard and so uncool working…
Call Centre & Retail – A Thankless Job
Do you know that call centres and retail industry have the highest turnover rate each year? Like the title, it is a thankless job that hardly anyone appreciates, it is low paying too. You hardly see any kids who will pen down their ambition as a customer service officer in America Express or a sales…
What is your childhood dream?
Sitting in the classroom, looking out of the window, chewing hard at the end tip of my pencil, deep in thought as my little mind ran through the title of my essay ‘What I want to be when I grow up?” Does this scenario sound vaguely familiar to you? So what did you want to…
Guest Post: Chance Encounter by Leland Olson Hoel
I came across a lovely piece of article by one of my many loyal readers, Leland. He gave me a little piece of insight of military life. I do hope you enjoy as much as I do! DISCOVER CHALLENGE Chance Encounter World’s 10 Greatest Train Journeys The many decades of the old steam locomotives will…
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