Michael is a wonderful friend and an amazing writer. As much as I am overwhelmed by daily stuff in my life, I always make it a point to read his posts at least twice a week. His posts are thought-provoking and more than often, leaves me hanging for more. Here is one of his best…
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Dearest Kally, I’ll go straight to the point. I’m someone who is diagnosed with a clinical depression. While I don’t want to go into details on my illness, I do identify my need to seek help.
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Most of us are an employee at one time or other. Some of us have the good fortune to work with best bosses while some of us are tortured under incompetent ones. In case, you are currently working with a bad boss, here is some key identifying behavior that says volumes about what a great…
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Lindsey is hopeless. That’s what most people will say if you asked them what they think about me. I’m nearly 38 years old and I’m still living with my parents.
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Even though I am not living in Singapore, I do follow Singapore news every now and then to stay in touch with the current affairs of my origin country. One headline grabs my attention to Grab’s recent acquisition of Uber in Singapore.
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I love your column Whisper and I hope by sharing my story, perhaps some young girl out there will learn from my mistakes and maybe save herself from evil.
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The hardest part of being a manager is having to let go of a subordinate. I have done it before and to tell you the truth, the first time it is hard, the subsequent times that I do let go of staff isn’t easier just because I have done it before. This conversation is gut-wrenching…
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It is not easy to graciously accept constructive criticism. Many people struggle with receiving feedback even it’s completely accurate. For some as soon as the words critique are mentioned, their minds begin to race searching for an explanation for the seeming assault on their person. And they look for an angry reply to rationalize their…
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Most hiring managers will always like to know your career goals during an interview session. The reason for this is because job interviews are never about the interviewee, but about the business’ problem that the hiring manager needs to address. Even then, interviewers still need to ask about a candidate’s career ambitions as well as…
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Many of us voice out that female employees are often paid lesser, offer lesser promotions than our male counterparts. We fight and voice out on gender inequality in the workforce. In Ted talks, in social media, in the news but what I feel that we should start off with is gender education for our young…
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Hey There Kally, How’d doing? Love your previous articles, I still need time to catch up with all of them but I want to tell you that some of your tips helped me plenty especially during a tough job search. Now you know I have been searching for a stable job for a year to…
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I‘ve been wanting to write this post for the longest time but didn’t find the emotional energy to do so. 8 months ago I gave birth to a little cute diva and as Chinese traditional rules that I will have to spend one month (28 days to be exact) doing my confinement. For those who…
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You get a call from a recruiter, not just any recruiter but THE RECRUITER from your dream company on the dream job you have applied for.
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Many people quit a job for study, another quit study for a job. How to find the right balance to finish the successful study and get the dream job?
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Inspired by one of the comments by one of the readers here on hiring discrimination, I’ll like to throw the question out there “Would you place your photo on your resume?”. I know I won’t.
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*As told to Kally by someone who wishes to be anonymous Every single moment I lived in fear. I hate it whenever I received an email from HR and I wouldn’t open it until days later. What do I have to fear so much? I lied in my application to get this job.
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Sometimes back, when I was back in Singapore (my homeland) for a visit with my baby girl, a close friend of mine questioned me on the choices I’ve made. In case you are wondering, this is how it went: Friend: Are you back in Singapore for good? Me: Nah, I’m enjoying my life in Kuala…
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We are in the midst of the economy downturn and theoretically speaking, common sense tells us not to rock the boat and ride out the storm. That means to say ‘be glad that you still have a job and this is not the time to search for a new job.’ Both true and not true.…
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Denny, a recent MiddleMe follower has this wonderfully witty blog that I can’t stop reading. His articles are pretty cool and interesting, and I have picked one of them to showcase here. So if you enjoy his writing as much as I do, hop over his blog right now! Common Rules in a Middle Tennessee…
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As I am edging towards my 40 years old (shocking, I know!), I wonder will it be too late or will I be phased out of the employable age when I decide to rejoin the workforce.
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