On My Own Terms: Career Switch for Millennials in Singapore

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On My Own Terms: Career Switch for Millennials in Singapore

John Lim has had an unconventional career by Singapore / Asian standards - with several career switches. He started his career in banking before co-founding a laser tag events company. After building the business from ground-up, growing the team to 20+ and running Singapore's largest indoor laser tag center, he joined an early-stage IoT (Internet of Things) tech startup to lead business development across Southeast Asia. In 2019, he took a leap of faith to join the e-commerce industry, a seemingly unknown sector, until a few months later when Covid-19 pandemic brought the world to its knees. While John finds himself lucky to have 'survived' the career switches relatively unscathed, he has never forgotten how it feels like to be at the crossroads of your career and life. Now, he has started this podcast - to provide the resources and perspectives he wished he had - to help you make the most of your career to live your best life. Join him as he speaks with unconventional career changers and risk-takers, taps into their experiences and perspectives and discusses all things career. Together, they will provide you nuggets of wisdom, inspiration and actionable insights to start living life on your own terms. Subscribe to the newsletter to receive bonus content from podcast episodes, on career switch and growth in your inbox here: https://bit.ly/3VU2e47

  1. 09/30/2024

    24. Joining AI industry, Anxiety and Why Laid Off Folks Are More Likely to Get Laid Off Again (Part 3)

    This is Part 3 (and final part) of special conversation episode between John Lim and Aaron Wong, guest from Ep 1. At time of recording, John has been actively job hunting for several months. Some topics covered include: - You need permission to be employed - Crafting a good CV - Anxiety of an unemployed sole breadwinner with 2 young children - Job vs income - How to reduce probability of being laid off again - Know your triggers and keep a routine Support the show Subscribe to...

    21 min

  2. 09/30/2024

    23. Life after Layoff, Building Skills and Network and Career Coaches (Part 2)

    This is Part 2 of 3 of special conversation episode between John Lim and Aaron Wong, guest from Ep 1. At time of recording, John has been actively job hunting for several months. Some topics covered include: - Dealing with news of ex-employer's extravagant spending - What could have been done differently - Building skills and network - How to deal with recruiters - Red flags - Career coaches - Most things in life are reversible Support the show Subscribe to bonus pod...

    31 min

  3. 09/30/2024

    22. Special Episode, Getting Laid Off in May 2023 and Post Layoff Reaction (Part 1)

    This is Part 1 of 3 of special conversation episode between John Lim and Aaron Wong, guest from Ep 1. At time of recording, John has been actively job hunting for several months. Some topics covered include: - Getting laid off - What's interest rate got to do with anything - Tech companies - Work vs identity - What's a good layoff exercise Support the show Subscribe to bonus podcast content and career resources via ✉️ email newsletter. About the host John Lim: John Lim has had...

    23 min
  4. 21. Why You Don't Have to Look the Part with Winnie Wong

    06/12/2023

    21. Why You Don't Have to Look the Part with Winnie Wong

    Winnie Wong (her LinkedIn) is the author of Amazon #1 New Release - You Don't Have to Look the Part: How East Asian Women Thrive as Entrepreneurs (link). Winnie is also a business leader, educator, researcher, investor, and philanthropist. She has over a decade of corporate experience working with start-ups, scale-ups, and big tech companies. An advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in entrepreneurship, Winnie has mentored foreign domestic workers in entrepreneurship...

    55 min
  5. 20. Moving From Finance to Fashion, Test Driving Your Next Dream Job and Investing in Yourself with Career Change Coach Jennifer Ong

    03/13/2023

    20. Moving From Finance to Fashion, Test Driving Your Next Dream Job and Investing in Yourself with Career Change Coach Jennifer Ong

    In this episode, we have a special guest - a career change coach who has helped numerous individuals successfully navigate their career transitions. If you're a millennial in Singapore looking to make a career switch, this episode is for you. Former VP at BlackRock, career change coach Jennifer Ong (www.ongjennifer.com) shares her own personal career change story, insights on career and career change and provides the breakdown of her 1:1 career coaching program which has successfully h...

    1h 24m
  6. 19. Switching from Service Industry to Corporate, Working with Chatri Sityodtong at One Championship to Starting New Career in E-commerce and Showing Hunger at Interviews with Jasper Lim

    02/27/2023

    19. Switching from Service Industry to Corporate, Working with Chatri Sityodtong at One Championship to Starting New Career in E-commerce and Showing Hunger at Interviews with Jasper Lim

    During a career switch, it is common to assume that one needs to take a pay cut when joining a completely different industry to "start from scratch". Or in job hunting, the candidate with the most relevant job experience should be the most obvious choice. Both not necessarily true. If you're currently in the service industry looking to pivot to a corporate job or if you feel like your current career is stuck, this episode is for you. Jasper Lim is currently the Assistant...

    1h 25m

  7. 02/20/2023

    18. Three Lessons I learnt at Lazada

    In this solo episode, I share the 3 lessons I learnt during my time at Lazada Nov 2019 - Jan 2022. I had front row seat watching the world rushing to pivot to e-commerce when Covid19 brought the world to its knees in early 2020. Lazada is one of the biggest e-commerce operators in Southeast Asia. They were founded in 2012 and they currently operate in six countries: Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Opinions expressed in this podcast are solely my...

    12 min
  8. 17. Building No Harm Done, Uprooting his life and Management Consultant career in Europe to Yishun in Singapore and Reducing Social Isolation with Simon Lieberum

    02/13/2023

    17. Building No Harm Done, Uprooting his life and Management Consultant career in Europe to Yishun in Singapore and Reducing Social Isolation with Simon Lieberum

    It is one thing to have a career change. It is another to do it while you're uprooting your life to move to another country with no social network. It is one thing to start a business. It is another to start a social enterprise where you're chasing other outcomes other than just financial sustainability. Simon Lieberum has done all of the above. If you are curious about sustainability and social enterprises, this episode is for you. And if you love local Singaporean kopi, you're in fo...

    42 min
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John Lim has had an unconventional career by Singapore / Asian standards - with several career switches. He started his career in banking before co-founding a laser tag events company. After building the business from ground-up, growing the team to 20+ and running Singapore's largest indoor laser tag center, he joined an early-stage IoT (Internet of Things) tech startup to lead business development across Southeast Asia. In 2019, he took a leap of faith to join the e-commerce industry, a seemingly unknown sector, until a few months later when Covid-19 pandemic brought the world to its knees. While John finds himself lucky to have 'survived' the career switches relatively unscathed, he has never forgotten how it feels like to be at the crossroads of your career and life. Now, he has started this podcast - to provide the resources and perspectives he wished he had - to help you make the most of your career to live your best life. Join him as he speaks with unconventional career changers and risk-takers, taps into their experiences and perspectives and discusses all things career. Together, they will provide you nuggets of wisdom, inspiration and actionable insights to start living life on your own terms. Subscribe to the newsletter to receive bonus content from podcast episodes, on career switch and growth in your inbox here: https://bit.ly/3VU2e47

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