Making intrepid career pivots while young
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Some gutsy youth are carving out a path to their dream jobs, reinventing their careers soon after graduation to work in fields totally different from what they studied. With a tongue in cheek, some call themselves ‘career impostors’. However, their passion runs deep, as my colleague Srinidhi Ragavendran finds out.
If you’d like to know how to craft a career that stays rewarding and fulfilling for the long haul, we’ve got an upcoming live podcast event held at the swish new nightspot Rasa on June 3, in partnership with Workforce Singapore. You can sign up here. I’ll be hosting, and I hope you can join us!
Scroll on to read about the closing gender gap in investing, and whether attitudes toward thrift stores need to change. Have a great day ahead!
More women in Singapore taking the leap into investing
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Homeowner aspirations underpin property blog’s success
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Hear Me Out: Anger and betrayal after long-overdue ADHD diagnosis
Journalist Teo Kai Xiang shares his own experience with the condition in a call to help children earlier and better.
Tastemakers: He put aside concert pianist dreams to launch Ajumma’s
Mr Dominic Tan found his own tempo building up the fast-casual Korean chain, which has swiftly gained a following.
Viewpoint: Thrift stores can thrive if shopping habits change
Negative consumption habits may be the undoing of Singapore’s thrift stores, writes style correspondent Amanda Chai.
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