‘Surviving unemployment’ Archives
7 Ways To Recession-Proof Your Job
This post first appeared here on 15 April 2010. 7 Ways To Recession-Proof Your Job Written by: Gilbert Goh I have heard from many friends that they fear for their job. Every month, someone will be laid off and they sweat while sleeping at [...]
Exclusive Warren Buffett – A Few Lessons for Investors and Managers
“This looks good — as close as I’ve ever look to George Clooney.” – Warren Buffett. (Illustration credit: Monica Bevelin) “It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get [...]
10 Success Principles We Often Forget (Marc & Angel)
Sometimes we find ourselves running in place, struggling to get ahead simply because we forget to address some of the basic success principles that govern our potential to make progress. So here’s a quick reminder: You are the only person [...]
How I Cope With My Joblessness
Hi Gilbert, I have been visiting the transitioning website for almost 6 months now. Recently, I read from the comments that there seem to be a shift towards other issues such as racial discrimination and politics instead of focusing on [...]
Rapid Growth in Singapore’s Immigrant Population Brings Policy Challenges
By Brenda S.A. Yeoh and Weiqiang Lin National University of Singapore April 2012 The history and fortunes of Singapore, an island nation between Malaysia and Indonesia, have always been closely intertwined with migration. As a [...]
Is Lack of Creativity to be Blamed for Our Poor Entrepreneurial Spirit?
Few years ago, I remembered receiving a book – The World Is Flat written by Thomas L Friedman – from my Chief Executive when I joined a government agency. The agency was tasked to help the jobless community. I later found that the book [...]
15 Reasons Why You Didn’t Get That Job
jjsays: March 11, 2012 at 2:11 am When one finds it hard to get a job or a satisfied job, it could be due to many reasons: 1) You might have enough experience and knowledge but some employers prefer to hire those fresh [...]
To Counteract Job Search Blues, Volunteer (New York Times 10 Sep)
The Search To Counteract Job Search Blues, Volunteer Published: September 10, 2009 As I wrote in a recent column, being unemployed after a layoff can take a serious emotional toll. Many jobless people must look for work [...]
6 Big Reasons Why You Should Quit Your Job And Follow Your Passion
6 Big Reasons Why You Should Quit Your Job And Follow Your Passion By Joel on October 29, 2012 You are probably not satisfied with your job. You want to be successful and you feel that this can only happen if you draw up a resignation [...]
Seven Steps To A Smoother Transition After Retrenchment
Seven Ways To A Better Transition After Retrenchment Written by: Gilbert Goh I have being receiving regular emails from our retrenched PMETs and some of the stories were heart-wrenching. Many would have read of the matured engineer [...]
The Top 5 Regrets In Life By Those About to Die
To all my readers out there, sorry to bring down the mood on this one, but I believe this post you are about to read will be a life changing article in the way that you see your life and how you are living it at the moment. This article is written [...]
Bankruptcy Option For The Unemployed
This article first appeared here in Aug 09. Bankruptcy Option For The Unemployed Written By: Gilbert Goh Should one consider bankruptcy when he is unemployed and facing massive financial debts? Unless the retrenched has strong [...]
12 Things My Grandmother Told Me Before She Died
post written by: Marc 12 Things My Grandmother Told Me Before She Died When my grandmother, Zelda, passed away a few years ago at the age of 90, she left me with a box of miscellaneous items from her house that she knew I had grown to appreciate [...]
Worrying about a job can damage health more than loss (Reuters 31 Aug)
Mon Aug 31, 2009 6:11pm EDT By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Worrying about the looming threat of unemployment can be more damaging to a person's health than actually being jobless, according to a U.S. study. With the United States [...]
The Cab Ride I’ll Never Forget
There was a time in my life twenty years ago when I was driving a cab for a living. It was a cowboy’s life, a gambler’s life, a life for someone who wanted no boss, constant movement and the thrill of a dice roll every time a new passenger [...]
