Two employees from GSK spill the beans on what they love about working for one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world.

By Joyce Lin

Whenever you step into a pharmacy or a supermarket, you’re likely to find a product from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). From mass consumer products such as Ribena, Lucozade and Horlicks, to prescription medicines and vaccines, GSK is one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies with a history that dates back to the early eighteenth century.

With its office facilities and three manufacturing plants including a new vaccine manufacturing plant which was officially opened by the Prime Minister in June 2009, GSK has certainly made its presence felt in Singapore.

Diversity in the field
A career with GSK is as varied and exciting as its range of products and brands. Young professionals like Nicholas Teo, an Associate Account Manager and experienced staff like Leow Kwee Foong, a Regulatory Affairs Director attest how every work day is different and eagerly anticipated.

For life planners Wong Kooi Fong and Abel Lee, the ‘people’ factor at work is something that money can’t buy.

By Joyce Lin

When Wong Kooi Fong, 30, an Executive Life Planner with Great Eastern Life, made her first call to a prospective client, she remembered standing outside a shopping centre, trembling and hesitating for 30 minutes before pressing the ‘dial’ button – even though the other party was her close friend.

Today, a year and a half into her job, Kooi Fong exudes a quiet confidence while recounting the incident, with nary a trace of her former self. A self-confessed introvert, you would find that this is hardly the case when you talk to her.

This same type of confidence is found in Abel Lee, 25, also an Executive Life Planner, who carries himself naturally and is experienced beyond his age.

By Joyce Lin

There are some jobs that offer stability even in times of economic uncertainty, such as the field of accounting, which remains relevant and necessary to almost every company regardless of its industry. And for Clement Chan, 28, choosing the Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) to further his education has given him a good and stable career as an auditor which he enjoys today.

Clement first graduated with a diploma in Accountancy from Ngee Ann Polytechnic, and decided to further his education with MDIS thereafter. “I have always had a passion for numbers and I heard from my friends that accountancy would provide a good career path,” he explains. “So I enrolled in MDIS after coming across an advertisement in the newspapers and ascertaining that it was a reputable school to enrol in.”

From the drawing board to the big screen, digital created art brings movies, TV shows and computer games to life with illustrations and special effects. Find out more about this growing industry in Singapore.

By Joyce Lin

Do you remember being awestruck while in the cinema, watching movies such as Transformers, Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings? How about switching on your television to watch Heroes before proceeding to play Need For Speed with its top-notch graphic sequences.

Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in policy-making? Career Central speaks to two civil servants, Lee Pak Sing and Charlene Han, who plan policies for a living.

By Joyce Lin

Nothing is by fluke when it comes to ensuring that a country has a growing economy, a cosmopolitan culture and a vibrant media landscape to boot. How does a country achieve all these? The answer: through proper policyplanning...

Find out how a young woman’s passion for engineering led to an enriching career at DSO National Laboratories.

By Joyce Lin

Thanks to her inquisitive nature as a child, Adele Chong would often take apart household appliances to find out how they worked. Today, 25-year-old Adele is a research engineer at DSO National Laboratories, also known as DSO, Singapore’s national defence research and development organisation...

Singapore Tourism Board
Thanks to her scholarship with the Singapore Tourism Board, 27-year-old Juliana Kua gained exposure to a broad range of experiences that continue to remain relevant to her career.

By Joyce Lin