Issue 009

Get a faultless working wardrobe together

For the newcomer, the transition from academic life to the working world is fraught with pitfalls. Apart from the stress of actually landing a job and learning how to do it properly, you will also have to worry if your soft skills are up to scratch and figure out how to conduct yourself professionally.

By Anna Murphy

Wireless technology: Chartering the rising trend

There are now many access points for wireless connectivity around Singapore. These access points are commonly known as 'hotspots'.

By Gangasudhan





What to do before you quit

Does the thought of submitting your resignation make your insides flutter? In today's volatile job market, switching jobs or ditching them to start your own business can be costly. Here are some rules on making that break, without affecting your career prospects.

By Sujatha Rajagopal



The Long Road to Success

Success, for many, is not a short route with easy footing and smooth passageway. For one person, he took slightly longer detour in his education but has come a long way since. Read about his story-an inspiration to all who are still walking on similar pathways.

By Gangasudhan



The Laugh Page

Go on. Have a smile. Maybe even a giggle or two. Oh what the hell, just let it all out and bawl until your face turns red and tears come streaming down your face. Chicken soup may be good for your body but laughter lights up your soul. And who knows, you may just live longer too.

By Career Central



The Big Question

Career guidance is the process of helping a person to develop and accept an integrated and adequate picture of himself and of his role in the world of work, to test his concept agaisnt reality and to convert it into a reality with satisfaction to himself and benefit to society.

By Martha Lee

The accountancy academy

By Singapore Accountancy Academy

Sports Management: More than meets the eye?

January 16, 2005. Were you at the national stadium stands cheering when the lions lifted the tiger cup trophy on the podium? While you were screaming yourself hoarse, did you know that it took many long hours, and lots of perseverance, team effort and hard work to make the event possible?

By Low Lin Fhoong



Sexual harassement at work: When men become victims

Feminism has tipped the scales of gender equality perhaps a little too much. The twenty-first century is now seeing an increasing number of cases where men as much a victim of sexual harassment as women at the workplace.

By Nazry Bahrawi