Posts Tagged ‘retraining’
7 Ways To Come out of Prolonged Unemployment
This article first appeared here on Aug 29, 2009 7 Ways To Come Out Of Prolonged Unemployment Written by: Gilbert Goh Many readers I met have been out of work for many months. Many also experience joblessness lasting more than a year. One I [...]
7 Major Traumas of Unemployment
This article first appeared here in July 2009 7 Major Traumas of Unemployment Written by: Gilbert Goh Many readers have asked me what to expect when they were given the pink slip. Trying my best to be optimistic, I told them to stay [...]
6 Types of Resources for Job Searching
This article first appeared here in June 2009. Types of Resources For Job searching By Gilbert Goh Jo searching is a exhausting and tiring process for many people and it can be particularly stressful for those who are financially tight. To [...]
More Graduates Join The Jobless Queue (The Star 6 Mar)
More graduates join the jobless queue http://thestar.com.my/columnists/sto...sightdownsouth Saturday March 6, 2010 More grads join jobless queue INSIGHT DOWN SOUTH By SEAH CHIANG NEE Singaporean white collar professionals are [...]
Poll Reveals Trauma of Joblessness in U.S. (New York Times)
December 15, 2009 Poll Reveals Trauma of Joblessness in U.S. By MICHAEL LUO and MEGAN THEE-BRENAN More than half of the nation’s unemployed workers have borrowed money from friends or relatives since losing their jobs. An equal number have [...]
Suicides Inside France Telecom Prompting Sarkozy Stress Testing (Bloomberg)
A 53-year-old white-collar worker talks about her attempt to take her own life January 25, 2010 By Richard Tomlinson and Gregory Viscusi Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Francis Le Bras discovered he’d become a corporate nobody when his name disappeared [...]
Reader’s Reaction To Courts Looking For Workers In JB Malaysia
Hi Gilbert, Based on the Courts' advertisement (see below), I could easily qualify for the Operations Executive vacancy. The problem could be that I am already 56 years old but I'm IT literate with years of working experience. I'm [...]
Out of work, and loving it (ST 21 Dec)
Dec 21, 2009 working life Out of work, and loving it Some laid-off Wall St workers find it liberating to get out of the rat race JUST PART OF THE BUSINESS 'To get laid off may just be integrated into a narrative of profit and loss [...]
Letter from a Jobless Lawyer in Penang (19 Oct)
Dear Gilbert, I just read your write-up on the prolonged unemployment subject and I believe I belonged to this group. I am from Penang, Malaysia and has been out of work for the past 2 years. I have decided to get back to work by next year and [...]
Jobs credit needs more focus (My paper 8 Oct) – my letter
THANKS to the Jobs Credit scheme, the number of retrenchments has slowed down and many workers still have jobs, despite the difficult economic environment. Jobs Credit has effectively put money into all businesses, and has provided those which [...]
Face up to real jobless figures (My paper 17 Sep)
I REFER to media reports on the rise in the number of chronically unemployed. For some time, reports have focused on a declining unemployment rate which has stabilised at a seasonally-adjusted 3.3 per cent for two straight quarters. Singaporeans [...]
Translated English Version Of Sin Min Interview Report
Someone has helped me done up a translated English version of the Sin Min interview report dated 10 Sep: Man, unemployed for 18 months, now dedicated to helping the unemployed here A man who currently resides in Australia (Syndey), Mr [...]
Endless red tape over aid for retraining (ST forum 4 Sep)
Endless red tape over aid for retraining FOLLOWING the call by the Workforce Development Agency (WDA) for retraining and skills upgrading, I signed up in January 2007 at One Education Services (OES) for a diploma in preschool education, which [...]
My Straits Times Forum Online Article 7 Aug – Seagate closure lessons
Photo: Seagate plant in Ang Mo Kio Singapore Online Story Sobering lessons from Seagate layoffs I REFER to Wednesday's report, 'Seagate to axe 2,000, close plant', on the shutdown of Seagate's manufacturing plant in Ang Mo Kio. I was not [...]
Adaptability – Survival Test For The Unemployed
Adaptability - Survival Test For The Unemployed Written by: Gilbert Goh One of the key factor for one to successfully cope with unemployment is having strong adaptability quotient. H G Wells described this well in his famous quote: [...]
