Franck Vitte is the CEO of BLUE SG where he built the company from scratch.

He shared many actionable pointers (use the approximate time stamps for ease of access):

06:47 Quote from Charles Darwin on the why we need to adapt in times of CoVid.

10:47 Find the opportunities in the sea of change

14:44 1st takeaway from his personal experience

15:49 What has changed from the recruiters' perspective

22:33 Criteria used by recruiters to select candidates

29:03 Quote from Nelson Mandela

Thank you Franck, for the final surprise tip where jobseekers can be more mindful, throughout the entire interview process.

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Francis Yip is an Entrepreneur, private investor and a Board member of different companies.

In his speech, he covered (use the approximate time stamps for easy reference):

13:29 The changing dynamics of the job markets

20:53 Expectations of the employer & interviewer

23:38 The truth behind the questions at interviews

27:06 Reasons why interviews fail

38:00 Personal Story Share - Don't fake it!

40:38 Personal Story Share - How to move into a different industry

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THIS IS A BONUS INTERVIEW THAT MADE ITS DEBUT right here with our #artofcareer channel.

Personal thanks to Everlyn for carving out time to deliver the important message :)

Everlyn is a seasoned Finance Leader who is presently leading the helm with a global consulting company.

Not only did Everlyn throw in her 'two-cents worth' of advice to the jobseekers, listen closely as she sprinkled actionable suggestions for #employers & #diversegroups as well - very cool !!

Here are some useful (albeit approximate) time stamps to help with your listening:

03:18 About Everlyn's most recent experience with working with diversity. Can you guess what exactly happened?

07:53 Advise to employers to give diverse talent a chance, yay!

Adjustments & Assumptions when communicating:

11:22 with an older (or late career) workforce

14:05 with a younger (or early career) workforce

19:34 Practical tips on how to harness the power of social media & technological tools to bridge our communications gap.

20:11 A reminder for all employers to look inward:

"If someone competent still cannot deliver, 70% of it is likely to be due to your processes and 30% due to their skills"

28:01 Example of the adjustments members of the homogenous team need to make to include one from the heterogenous side.

(Useful analogy for jobseekers to empathize with the target employer & environment, beyond the mere age differences).

42:19 Advice to matured workforce when working with (relatively) younger managers.

Trivia Question - Guess the age of the senior hire Everlyn had in her team …

Answer - at 43:13!

Everlyn closed with a quotable quote for employers

1:05:29 "If you never see them through that filter, they will never feel like they are different"

Jobseekers, look for hiring managers who thinks, empathize and walk-the-talk like Everlyn!!

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Debbie Tham is a seasoned HR Business Partner and a Singaporean working abroad in Hong Kong.

In her speech, Debbie shared (use the approximate time stamps below):

04:22 A pictorial view of her career journey

16:09 Key reflections on each career move

32:31 Be ready to embrace fear, uncertainty, anxiety.

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David Tiong has deep and wide marketing experience across the Asia Pacific regions.

He shared his decades of knowledge & experience in terms of capitalizing on building a high performing diverse team and leading them to excellence!

Check out these highlights of his talk (use the approximate time stamps below):

05:56 He opened with a poll on the type of companies that are likely to see more diversity, can you guess which one did the live audience pick?

- Government & Public Organizations

- Local Start-ups

- SMEs

- Local Enterprises

- Global & Multinationals

15:06 If you're interviewing to join a workforce that is diverse to you, try pitching your value from the benefits of having you be part of the new team.

- Increased creativity

- Better decision making

- Improved hiring results

- Higher Innovation

- Better Company reputation

However, in the eyes of the employer,

Q: which of these benefits would they value most?

A : answer at 16:05

As a strategic marketing professional, it is no surprise that he urged jobseekers to adopt an equally strategic approach to land your next job.

Thank you David, for your perception maps that will help the jobseekers to remember better!

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THIS IS A BONUS INTERVIEW THAT MADE ITS DEBUT right here with our #artofcareer channel, personal thanks to SEAN HENG for his sharing :)

Sean Heng left an impression on Eileen where she collaborated on a few People programs with one of his global employer ABBVIE.

He gave his take on what WORKED for him:

13:15 Make an effort to truly understand the role expectations

14:09 The importance of an open channel with the line manager

In terms of mistakes, head over to:

16:48 Managing IMPLICIT expectations of the stakeholders

18:09 Personalities of stakeholders what might work better with him

21:18 Responding to stakeholders who 'dumb-it-down' on interns, so take heart for contract hires.

Sean shared more Views On:

His personal advise to professionals who are contemplating being a matured intern, go to the timestamp 25:00 on the need to be updated, upskilled & stay relevant as paradigms always move.

28:36 As a certified E-SPORTS coach, Sean is open to be a 'Reverse Mentor' to anyone, in particular, mid career changers who is keen to get into this field. What a treat!

31:30 Advice to young interns

34:03 Will Sean take up multiple gigs? Find out here.

Thank you Sean, for your time and advise to help motivate our workforce in SG.

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Gary has extensive experience in interviewing candidates from 2 diverse environments from the commercial work front as well as the auxiliary police perspective!

He recounted an unforgettable incident where he had an opportunity to observe the true side of a potential candidate even before the official interview process begun!

Gary advised against fabricating and falsifying information, just to get the job. Doing so can only give rise to long-term consequences where your career brand is hurt and at times, it may even be irreparable, so take heed.

For professionals who are gainfully employed, Gary also touched on some best practises of successful candidates to adopt as well as the bad ones to avoid when one is being interviewed for promotion in the auxiliary police scenarios.

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Poh Choo has a strong media background and found herself stumbling on career opportunities that were not previously obvious to her, until now.

Highlights of her talk (check out the approximate time stamps):

03:34 How long does it take to know if you like your new job?

05:51 About Poh Choo's career journey

09:41 New roles, new industry, new discovery

11:50 Another new pleasant surprise gig work!

14:19 Can we really be ourselves during the interview?

16:53 Summary of key points for any jobseekers to uncover hidden opportunities

18:57 Her reference to Amy Cuddy, an American Social Psychologist where Poh Choo customised it to suit the local context.

Thank you Poh Choo for your heartfelt sharing as it gives new reasons to explore social services as a possible industry sector to contribute into.

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June is an entrepreneur and franchise owner of MINDCHAMPS.

Highlights of her talk (see approximate time stamps below):

03:20 Background of June Sun's career journey

04:50 What is your biggest weakness during an interview?

07:17 How does an interview start?

09:29 Does 1st impression matter?

11:12 Did you know that 'Tell Me About Yourself' is really an ice-breaker question?

13:17 The 4 Ps to use in your next interview

15:21 The 4 Ps to avoid for your next interview

21:45 Common mistakes that you may not be aware of.

26:45 More tips for today's CoVid job seekers

Thank you June for your real live examples as it helps the jobseekers to relate to them.

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Prashant shared his personal views on the 4 elements of value to demonstrate to potential hiring managers at the interview table.

At the time of delivering his own perspective of the talk, Prashant holds the title of regional Vice-President for the end-user business of GARTNER in India.

Highlights of his speech include:

11:27 Competencies

17:06 Impact & Potential

21:10 Attitude

24:00 Motivation

Which 1 of the above 4 categories is your strongest?

Watch the recording to see which one came up tops from our live poll with the audience!

Prashant also shared specific examples under each category that jobseekers can easily adopt.

26:31 Watch to the end to see a checklist a handy tips to prepare well for an interview.

Thank you Prashant, for your insights on how to impress hiring managers, such as yourself!

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