Sometimes I would recommend a tool as a base to the career conversation. It helps to understand why one makes certain decisions – is it an internal, or external push? A long-term favourite tool is Emergenetics. The Emergenetics® Profile was developed to distinctly measure how people think and behave. This will create self-awareness and by working with the knowledge of how one thinks and behaves, the communication is improved. This also affects how one looks at his or her resume – some would throw … Continue reading “Using Tools As A Conversation Base”

Unhappy with your current employer and in search of new opportunities? Change your LinkedIn headline to reflect what you are bringing to the table and what it means to others who want to hire you . It is a bit more of a title that you carry right now. Do not write: 1) desperately looking for a job 2) you got a job for me? 3) exploring for new opportunities 4) kuli (coolie or a slave) —–>> God, yes I … Continue reading “What Not to Write On Your LinkedIn Banner”

Try. In every facilitation session, the first few sentences I said to my participants are words of “thank you for being here”. That’s a good start to every learning. Half of the battle is won by “being here”. We sometimes have prejudice against every thing that we do not know about, people we have never interacted, food we have never eaten yet, places we only read about, tasks we have never done, jobs we have never experienced, stories we have … Continue reading “Try”

45-minutes virtual career conversation. I am feeling patriotic and generous today. To celebrate Malaysia’s 61st Merdeka Day, I am offering a flash promo of 45-minute career conversation + career values assessment at only RM61.00 (valued at RM190). Offer valid in Malaysia only from now till 31st August 2018. Offer closes Wednesday, 15th August 2018, 10.00 am. Book your slot here. https://wa.me/60172342610 or DM me.   To your career success HRB

My good buddy, Sangeeta Kaur the CEO of Emerging Journey Asia had organized a Digital Career Comeback event yesterday, 3oth June 2018 at her lovely office. The idea is to get some interesting discussions going on revolving using digital on raising your profile and the end game is to look for a job. I shared tips on: resume writing ATS (applicant tracking system) Personal branding using LinkedIn, and networking strategy Our good friend, Alita Abdullah the Digital Strategist shared on … Continue reading “Digital Career Comeback”

Right sizing has never been easy, and not everyone is trained to manage this exercise. How do you manage right sizing, doing it the right way, still supporting the existence of a business, and its transiting people humanely? Remember, folks. What can happen to others might happen to you too. For this, I have roped in my old work colleague who is an IR expert and together we would like to share some insights on this particular topic. Catch us: … Continue reading “Rightsizing – making the right steps”