Surviving retrenchment: 3 S'poreans share how they picked up the pieces with help from family, career coach

Three Singaporeans share their stories of how they picked up the pieces after getting laid off, thanks to people who stood by them and cheered them on

Senior career coach Judy Yap (right in photo, with Ms Noraini Misrom) helped boost Ms Noraini's resume and also kept a lookout for a suitable position for her. ST PHOTO: KHALID BABA
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Benson Ang Lifestyle Correspondent  
Updated
Sep 20, 2020, 11:11 AM
Published
Sep 20, 2020, 05:00 AM
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When Ms Noraini Misrom sought assistance at Workforce Singapore's (WSG) Careers Connect centre at Woodlands Civic Centre in October last year, she was at the end of her tether.

She had been retrenched two months before. All her job search efforts had proved fruitless.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on September 20, 2020, with the headline Surviving retrenchment: 3 S'poreans share how they picked up the pieces with help from family, career coach. Subscribe

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