Thursday Feb 20, 2025
Mid-career and Middle-aged, And Worried About Your Career Prospects? This Singaporean Tried Polaris (Growth)
For many of the industries that we work in, the economic and technological changes in the business landscape will definitely impact our career outlooks.
As such, it is important to roadmap our future career progression, keeping in mind our personal and professional aspirations.
But of course, as the saying goes: “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”.
In this episode of our Listen and Learn series, which covers the most popular content on CareersCompass, Workforce Singapore Principal Manager Kelvin Tan shares his personal experience with Polaris, a suite of personalised career guidance programmes delivered by Workforce Singapore (WSG) and its appointed providers, Ingeus and AKG.
It is designed for those who are:
- Exploring career opportunities;
- Seeking clarity before making crucial career decisions;
- Looking to move up in their career; and
- Contemplating to hone their expertise in a specific role.
Learn about about his experience here, and read how his three Polaris sessions went:
- (Session 1) Career Guidance for the Middle-Aged: How This Singaporean Got Started on Polaris by WSG
- (Session 2) Career Growth for the Middle-Aged: How Polaris by WSG Helped This Singaporean Discover His Real Competencies
- (Session 3) Career Guidance for the Middle-Aged: Why Coaching Helps With Motivation
Key highlights to listen to:
- (2:45) Why inertia and complacency can hit us all with in mid-life and mid-career
- (5:21) Why Polaris by WSG is a good way to audit your career so far
- (7:10) What can career coaching do to help with the insights you've gleaned for a bigger and better career after
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