When a home-based business outgrows the home
[SINGAPORE] When Waterloo Coffee first opened out of an 11th-floor flat in Waterloo Centre last April, owner Uzma Mueez had just decided to leave corporate work and start a business of her own.
Fewer grads are landing jobs. Should they settle for short-term gigs?
[SINGAPORE] Back in 2025, I remember excitedly announcing in a group chat: “I got a job offer!”
The infinite working day where work never ends
[SINGAPORE] Fresh out of university, Sheng, 26, was ready to take on the working world. The corporate sector awarded him 13-hour working days.
Here’s what you need to know before starting your career overseas
[SINGAPORE] Shayndel Goo, 25, has made Glasgow her home for the past six years. A proud graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, she now runs a private studio where she teaches piano.
I took an AI course so you don’t have to
[SINGAPORE] A while ago, my friend proudly announced a new artificial intelligence (AI) literacy certification on her LinkedIn. I’ll admit, as a native ChatGPT user, the idea of spending time on a cou...
I stacked six internships. Here’s what I learnt actually matters
[SINGAPORE] I used to collect stamps when I was five. My interest died down a few years later, but in my early 20s, I found a new collectible: internships.
Does a tech degree still pay?
[SINGAPORE] It was clear from the start of junior college that a computer science degree would not be on the cards for me. I had already set my sights on an arts degree early on.
Why are more young workers ‘job hugging’? (Hint: it’s not company loyalty)
[SINGAPORE] A friend once swore to me she’d leave her job “soon”. A year later, she’s still there – despite saying it no longer fulfils her. So I asked her, why stay?
Beware the AI workslop
[SINGAPORE] I keep noticing the same kind of writing everywhere. It mostly shows up in my e-mail inbox, when public relations folks pitch their clients.
Singapore’s youth employment crunch demands a new vision for work
With 92 million jobs estimated by the World Economic Forum to be displaced globally by 2030, the stakes for today’s workforce are high
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