Adrian Choo, Career Agility International (2018-2019)
Adrian Choo, Career Agility International (2018-2019)
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26 December 2019
Employment trends for 2020
In Career 360, Howie Lim and Bernard Lim speak to our resident career coach, Adrian Choo, CEO of Career Agility International about the employment trends of 2020 and what the hot sectors still are in spite of the economic downturn.
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28 Nov 2019
How to stay relevant and ensure career longevity as a gig worker?
In recent years, the rise of the gig economy has created new ways of working in various sectors, from banking, information technology, insurance and healthcare, to transport and online shopping. Prime Time team finds out more about this job revolution and gets tips on staying relevant from CEO and founder of Career Agility International, Adrian Choo.
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31 Oct 2019
Taboos surrounding retrenchment exercises
On Career 360, Howie Lim and Bernard Lim speak with Adrian Choo, CEO, founder, Career Agility International about the taboos surrounding retrenchment exercises and what constitutes best practices for HR and business leaders in today's complex corporate environment.
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5 September 2019
Getting Public Officers Ready for Future Jobs
Singapore's 145,000 public officers will receive help in preparing for jobs of the future, with the setting up of a committee to help the public service transform its workforce. An agreement was signed yesterday between the Amalgamated Union of Public Employees (Aupe), the Public Service Division (PSD) and the Civil Service College (CSC) to form the Public Service Cluster Training Committee. The goal is to get public officers ready for future jobs so that they can have longer careers. Our resident career coach Adrian Choo, founder and CEO of Career Agility International joins today.
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29 August 2019
How should people in their 40s go about their job search?
An aging global workforce, changes in the economy, and widespread downsizing can all force workers over 40 years old back into the job hunt. Gone also are the days of the iron rice bowl. But don’t let your age pose an obstacle to your search. Founder and CEO of Career Agility International, Adrian Choo, gives his advice.
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22 August 2019
Career Planning After Changes to Retirement & Re-employment Age
Singapore will raise the retirement age and re-employment age to 65 and 70 respectively by 2030, alongside increases in the Central Provident Fund (CPF) contribution rates for older workers. This, announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday, comes after the Government accepted "in full" the recommendations put forward by a tripartite work group studying the country’s ageing workforce.The Singapore government is aware of the cost pressures businesses will face as a result and to that end, will work closely with the Singapore National Employers Federation and unions to help businesses adjust to the changes. But what about for employees, ie the rest of us working stiffs? What does this mean for career planning whether you’re 22, 42 or 62? Adrian Choo is CEO and founder of Career Agility International and our regular career coach joins us.
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15 August 2019
The Importance of Staying Ahead in One's Work Skillsets
With the economy likely to continue facing strong headwinds for the rest of 2019, Singapore has cut its expected growth for the year to between 0 to 1 per cent.
The Ministry of Trade and Industry has added that it expects annual gross domestic product to come in at around the mid-point of the forecast range.
What might this mean for the manpower sector and your career?
Howie Lim and Bernard Lim speak with resident career coach, Adrian Choo, CEO and founder of Career Agility International, to gain his insights.
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8 August 2019
‘Good standards’ at the Workplace & Do They Matter?
In Career 360 every Thursday, we chat with our resident career coach Adrian Choo, founder and CEO of Career Agility International. The Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices or Tafep administers a scheme stipulating good practices that employers can adopt in the workplace. Launched in 2017, nearly 2,600 firms with a combined workforce of about 660,000 have adopted at least one of a set of standards to promote good employment practices in the last two years. So what exactly are ‘good practices at the workplace’ and do they matter to employees on their job hunt?
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25 July 2019
Career 360: The importance of networking
Networking is not only about trading information, but also serves as an avenue to create long-term relationships with mutual benefits. However, who you network with and their relevance to your career matters more than just ‘getting out there’. In Career 360 every Thursdays, we chat with our resident career coach Adrian Choo, founder and CEO of Career Agility International, on the importance of networking and why many seem so adverse to it.
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18 July 2019
Career 360: Combating ageism at the workplace
In Career 360, we’re happy to have our resident career coach, Adrian Choo CEO and founder of Career Agility International join us to talk us through staying relevant and having long, successful careers. Now, a new ministry of ageing, coordinating closely with the manpower and education ministries, could help the authorities resolve emerging challenges such as the displacement of mature professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs) because of automation.
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11 July 2019
Career 360: How to future proof your career
Our resident career coach, Adrian Choo CEO and founder of Career Agility International join us every Thursday to talk us through staying relevant and having long, successful careers. Last week we talked about signs to look out for that you might be retrenched. This week, Adrian talks about future proofing your career in today’s disruptive environment.
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4 July 2019
The recent Labour Market report highlighted the bulk of residents retrenched being PMETs. How can PMETs future proof their careers
There were some concerning numbers coming out of the Ministry of Manpower’s Labour Report for Q1 recently. Now it seems the bulk of residents retrenched in Q1 were PMETs and PMETs will continue to bear the brunt as the employment outlook here worsens. Close to 70 per cent of retrenched residents were PMETs, as they form a higher share of the workforce and were more prone to such job losses. Adrian Choo is founder and CEO of Career Agility International talks us through it.
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6 Apr 2019
Adrian Choo's 5 Tips For Accepting Leadership Roles In Emerging Markets
Career Agility International boss Adrian Choo shares five things to consider before accepting leadership roles in ASEAN nations, and within other emerging markets.
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Jason's Journey To Malaysia With Astro (Career Resilience)
After all doors were closed to him in Singapore a decade ago, Jason shares with Career Agility boss Adrian Choo how he moved to Malaysia for his next professional step in our ongoing Career Resilience series.
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30 Mar 2019
Adrian Choo & Sze-Yen Chee On Redundancy Packages
Career Agility International's Adrian Choo & Sze-Yen Chee share five things to consider when failed with the choice of either a severance package or a different role in your company when the heart can overrule the head.
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Jason on dealing with getting laid off (Career Resilience)
In a 40-year working life, Jason has been laid off three times. In the latest in our Career Resilience series, Career Agility International's Adrian Choo & Sze-Yen Chee hear how Jason dealt with each of his apparent professional setbacks.
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23 Mar 2019
Career Agility's Sze-Yen Chee & Adrian Choo On Accelerating Your Career
Career Agility International experts Adrian Choo and Sze-Yen Chee share five tips to accelerate your career towards 2020, including the need for older workers to upgrade their skills in an ever-changing workplace.
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How Jason Came To Singapore In 2001 (Career Resilience #3)
In our continuing series on resilience in the workplace, Jason tells Adrian Choo and Sze-Yen Chee of Career Agility International of the challenges and decisions he faced as he left CNN to move to Singapore in 2001.
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16 Mar 2019
Adrian Choo's 20-20 Job Interview Vision For 2020
With the new decade only a matter of months away, Career Agility International founder Adrian Choo shares how to have 20-20 vision for any upcoming employment interview to ensure the perfect job for 2020.
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How Jason Broke In As CNN International Anchor
In our latest segment on career resilience, Jason shares with employment guru Adrian Choo how he fulfilled his dream of being a CNN anchor, five years after being told he'd never work for the network.
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9 Mar 2019
Adrian Choo & Sze-Yen Chee From Career Agility International
Our in-house expert Adrian Choo introduces his executive director Sze-Yen Chee as Career Agility International moves into new offices at Clifford Centre, with the aim of providing guidance to high-level Singapore professionals.
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Career Resilience -- How Jason Broke Into BBC
In our new series on career resilience, Jason explains how he overcame countless setbacks to become a BBC TV presenter in 1994 to Career Agility International's Adrian Choo and Sze-Yen Chee.
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2 Mar 2019
Adrian Choo's 5 Keys To Career Resilience
How to stay resilient in today's challenging corporate world? Career Agility International boss Adrian Choo gives five keys to stay tough, despite upsetting setbacks on the job.
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Building on Adrian Choo's five tips for career resilience, Jason shares secrets of staying employed during his 40-year career, including striving of consistency in the workplace to gain trust of colleagues.
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23 Feb 2019
Adrian Choo On Jason's Portfolio Career, Part 1
Career Agility International boss Adrian Choo turns interviewer as he asks Jason about his experiences in creating his own portfolio career, having been laid off from his permanent job a year ago.
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Adrian Choo On Jason's Portfolio Career, Part 2
The conversation with Career Agility International boss Adrian Choo continues as Jason shares five things that helped him create his own portfolio career in his 50s, including being prepared to learn new skills and adapt old ones.
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9 Feb 2019
On Weekend Mornings, regular guest, Adrian Choo, Founder at Career Agility International as he shares five tips for millennials entering the workforce. Inspired by a 22-year-old British woman who turned down an entry-level job after being savaged into the interview, Career Agility boss Adrian Choo gives his five tips for Millennials entering the workforce.
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2 Feb 2019
Adrian Choo's 5 Ways To #KonMarie Your Career
Inspired by the popularity of Japanese 'tidying up' author Marie Kondo, corporate coach Adrian Choo gives five tips to #KonMarie (clean up) your career for the Year of the Pig.
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The career conversation continues as Jason offers his own five ways to clean up your career, including cutting down on social media while at the workplace and staying hydrated in the office.
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15 Jan 2019
Weekends: Adrian Choo Talks About Singapore’s Hiring Season
Glenn van Zutphen talks with The Career Strategist Adrian Choo about his five tips to get ready for the beginning of the hiring season in Singapore in February and how to beat the competition for a great job.
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8 Jan 2019
Weekends: 5 Tips On How To Re-Enter The Workforce After Being Away For Some Time
Adrian gives his tips on how to re-enter the workforce after someone has taken time off to pursue other interests.
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30 Dec 2018
Weekends: Adrian Choo's 5 Tips To Revive Your Career In 2019
Even if you've hit rock bottom in your job, there's always a way back, says corporate coach Adrian Choo as he gives five tips to revive your career in 2019.
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In part two of our chat, Jason gets Adrian's feedback on his own, more holistic tips to revive your career when you think you've hit rock bottom.
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23 Dec 2018
Weekends: Adrian Choo's 5 Pieces Of Career Advice To Younger Self
With the benefit of hindsight, what do you wish you knew when you entered the workforce? Career Agility International boss Adrian Choo gives five pieces of advice to his younger self.
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The conversation continues as Jason gets Career Agility International boss Adrian Choo's feedback on the five things he wish he knew when he started his professional journey almost 40 years ago.
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16 Dec 2018
Weekends: Adrian Choo's 5 Ways To Build Executive Presence
Having executive presence can mean the difference between getting a job promotion and missing out, says Career Agility International boss Adrian Choo, who shares 5 ways to enhance your corporate image.
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In part two of our career chat, Jason gets Adrian's feedback on his own keys to building your executive presence, including knowing your audience and being honest and self-deprecating when appropriate.
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2 Dec 2018
Weekends: Adrian Choo's 5 Things To Do With A New Boss
Career Agility founder Adrian Choo lists five useful tips for employees when they unexpectedly find themselves working for a new boss.
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The conversation with Career Agility founder Adrian Choo continues as Jason weighs in with suggestions about how senior staff can make their mark with a new boss.
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3 Nov 2018
Weekends: Adrian Choo's 5 Ways To Achieve Job Happiness
Adrian Choo, of Career Agility International, lists five ways to achieve career happines for workers. From entry level to top executives, it is all about perspective, planning and seeing the big picture.
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The conversation continues as career expert Adrian Choo gives his feedback on Jason's five ways to achieve job happiness in the cut-throat and competitive world of media.
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27 Oct 2018
Weekends: Adrian Choo's 5 Warning Signs In Job Interviews
What are the red flags to watch out for when contemplating your next professional step? Career coach Adrian Choo, of Career Agility International, lists five warning signs in job interviews.
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The conversation continues as Jason gives his own five warning signs, including the story of a prospective employer which asked him to go on a business trip for free before he'd come on board as an employee.
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14 Oct 2018
Weekends: Adrian Choo's 5 Signs You Need To Slow Down
Corporate coach Adrian Choo, founder of Career Agility International, shares five warning signs that it is time to take stock and slow your career down.
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The conversation with corporate coach Adrian Choo continues as Jason gives his own five signs that it is time to slow down in your career, or take a step back, including when you no longer recognise yourself in the mirror.
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8 Oct 2018
Weekends: Adrian Choo's 5 Outdated Work Practices
Corporate coach Adrian Choo, of Career Agility International, lists five employee practices that are no longer beneficial in today's Singapore work place in our weekly Career Crossroads segment.
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The conversation continues with Adrian Choo, founder of Career Agility International, as Jason gives his own five examples of outdated work practices, including boozy lunches in his hometown of Sydney from the 1980s.
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1 Oct 2018
Five Things To Consider Before Accepting A Transfer Overseas
Is it a step up or a step towards the exit? Career coach Adrian Choo outlines the pros and cons about accepting an internal transfer at work.
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The conversation continues as Jason shares his personal stories with corporate coach Adrian Choo of when moving overseas has helped his career -- and how an aborted move set him back.
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17 July 2018
Does Being A Good Samaritan In Business Pay Off?
Adrian Choo, Career Coach shares 5 points on whether being a good Samaritan in business pays off.
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9 July 2018
Career Crossroads: Dos And Don'ts Of Leaving Your Job
Adrian Choo of Career Crossroads returns to chat with Jason on the dos and donts of leaving a job.
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2 July 2018
Career Coach Adrian Choo On Networking
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5 Jun 2018
Adrian Choo, Career Coach On Workers Over The Age Of 45
Adrian Choo, career coach and author of Career Crossroads returns to chat with Jason Dasey. In this week's episode, he shares tips for workers at the ages of 45+ & 55+.
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28 May 2018
Adrian Choo, Career Coach & Author of Career Crossroads
In this week's episode, Adrian Choo shares the five best ways for executives to prepare for a job interview.
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30 Apr 2018
Weekend Mornings With Jason Dasey - Adrian Choo
Adrian Choo, author of Career Crossroads book and corporate coach, for Career Crossroads segment. He spoke with Justin on the 5 things to do when you have a difficult boss.
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21 Apr 2018
Weekend Mornings with Jason Dasey - Adrian Choo
On this segment of Career Crossroads, Jason spoke with talent acquisition strategist Adrian Choo, author of Career Crossroads. Listen for useful career tips for mid and upper level professionals.
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