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31/12/2022

Wishing all a happy, healthy, and successful new year! Here's to a great start in 2023 ahead. Best wishes from the Midcareers team. 🥂

28/12/2022

[Former PR Professional turned Successful Financial Planner]

Life is too short to be stuck wondering how your life would have changed if you had tried something new. Find out how Jeana, a former PR officer, found her niche in impacting lives and making a difference with her career. Her advice for anyone considering a career change to this industry? "You’ve got to enjoy being with people, talking to them, making friends.”

Learn more on how she made her career pivot: https://www.midcareers.sg/.../how-i-used-my-people.../

Ready for a career that has work-life balance, impacting others and achieving job fulfilment? Let us help you. 🌟 Speak to us at +65 9009 0503 or email us at [email protected] today. 🌟

Jeana Goh is a people person. Period. She loves talking to people and was doing a lot of that first in her first job as a property officer. She coordinated workflows with contractors, government officials and suppliers on real estate projects.

27/12/2022

[Former Police Officer turned Successful Insurance Agent]

When Jeffrey started working as a police constable in the 1990s right after completing his O Levels, becoming an insurance agent never crossed his mind. He was always after a career with longevity, but he wasn’t feeling fulfilled with his role then.

Find out how he transformed his introversion into a strength to build a lucrative career in financial planning here: https://www.midcareers.sg/.../how-i-transformed-by.../

New year, new career decisions. Ready to explore new career options? Let us help you get started. ⭐ If you need help on how to kickstart your job switch, speak to us at +65 9009 0503 or email us at [email protected] today. ⭐

Jeffrey Lim started working as a police constable in the 1990s right after completing his O Levels, becoming an insurance agent never crossed his mind.

26/12/2022

[7 Ways to Deal With the Emotional Blow of Losing Your Job]

Feeling overwhelmed by the stress of a job loss or layoff? This article offers some valuable tips for taking care of your mental health during challenging times like these. Remember, it's okay to not be okay and seeking support is a sign of strength.

Read article here: https://www.self.com/story/mental-health-losing-job-layoffs

Ready for a new career switch, or need help on navigating a new career that's recession proof? Let us help you. ⭐ Reach out to us at +65 9009 0503 or email us at [email protected] today. ⭐

No matter the circumstances, it’s a significant loss.

25/12/2022

It's the most wonderful time of the year. May this holiday season bring joy, love, and prosperity to you and your loved ones. Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year from Midcareers.sg! 🎄

24/12/2022

[This Career Changer Was a Secretary Before Pivoting into a Career in Financial Planning]

Born and bred in Singapore, Trace is a wife, daughter and a mum of two children, 14 and 20. For the past 25 years, she has been a financial planner, helping individuals grow their wealth, plan for retirement and be adequately protected. Learn about how she pivoted her career and be inspired: https://www.midcareers.sg/.../this-career-changer-was-a.../

Ready to explore a new career? Let us help you. ⭐ Speak to us at +65 9009 0503 or email us at [email protected] today. ⭐

Trace Wong is born and bred in Singapore. She's a wife, daughter and a mum of two children, 14 and 20. For the past 25 years, She has been a financial planner to help individuals grow their wealth, plan for retirement and be adequately protected.

23/12/2022

Meet Max: who left a lucrative profession in accounting to venture into financial planning.

Max Lee was a former accountant who recounted that he only took "calculated risks" - and that was what he did, quitting a stable career in accounting to an insurance sales role that didn’t pay him a base salary.

Find out more on what motivated him and how he did it here:

Max Lee likes to think he takes calculated risks. This was what he did when he quit a stable career in accounting to an insurance sales role that didn’t pay him a base salary.

30/11/2022

The job market in Singapore is showing signs of slowing momentum as retrenchment grows. Are you prepared for a slowing job market, and how can you prepare yourself for the next new months?

Read more here: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/jobs/job-market-shows-signs-of-slowing-momentum-as-retrenchment-rises

You’re about to make a career-changing decision. Let us help you get started. ⭐ If you need help on how to kickstart your job switch, speak to us at +65 9009 0503 or email us at [email protected] today. ⭐

Total employment rose by 75,600 though rate of growth may be slowing. Read more at straitstimes.com.

28/11/2022

[How this Ex-Accountant found Work-Life Balance, while moving up in the Finance Industry]: Back in 2000, Cecil was a qualified accountant in the world of commerce and business. This was a rewarding and lucrative career, albeit an intense one. The work hours meant that she had to make trade-offs, and forgo work-life balance.

It was also not as hands-on: while audits and accounts are important to any business, it didn’t always provide her with a direct sense of fulfilment. She wanted to feel that she was helping individual clients to better their lives, in a more direct way. After 11 years as an accountant, she then bravely took the first step to transit to a new fulfilling career.

Explore her story of how she overcame career bottlenecks and shattered glass ceilings in her job switch here: https://www.midcareers.sg/.../how-i-restored-work-life.../

You’re about to make a career-changing decision. Let us help you get started. ⭐ If you need help on how to kickstart your job switch, speak to us at +65 9009 0503 or email us at [email protected] today. ⭐

Back in 2000, I was a qualified accountant in the world of commerce and business. This was rewarding and lucrative career, albeit one which demanded a certain level of intensity – you have to be disciplined, and consistent in your standards.

27/11/2022

[From retrenched to thriving, in an unexpected career switch 💫]

Find out how this Midcareer navigated through the biggest job change of his life and found a new oasis during the Asian Financial Crisis in 1998.

Explore his journey here: https://www.midcareers.sg/2021/06/02/from-retrenched-to-thriving-in-an-unexpected-career-switch/ 👈

You’re about to make a career-changing decision. Let us help you get started. ⭐ If you need help on how to kickstart your job switch, speak to us at +65 9009 0503 or email us at [email protected] today. ⭐

In 2001, I was a regional channel sales manager. I worked in a corporate environment, looking after regional sales in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand. When the Asian Financial Crisis happened around that time, I ended up being retrenched by the company. I wasn’t alone, and a lot of m

25/11/2022

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23/11/2022

[Finding success fresh out of school]

For Hui Ting and many graduates like her, the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis made career prospects look grim.

“There was a crisis at the time, and I was looking for a full-time job”, she says, “Nothing seemed to be available for a fresh graduate.”
Learn more about how she overcame her obstacles to persevere through time to achieve the career success and fulfilment. ❤️
Read more here: https://bit.ly/2ZpZ7ZQ

You’re about to make a career-changing decision. Let us help you get started. ⭐ If you need help on how to kickstart your job switch, speak to us at +65 9009 0503 or email us at [email protected] today. ⭐

When Tay Hui Ting came out of school, her only previous jobs had been part-time gigs; from selling bedsheets in retail, to customer service in a bank. For many graduates like her, the aftermath of the financial crisis in ‘08/09 made career prospects look grim. “There was a crisis at the time, an