Time Out with Pearl Forss

Live a life of late breaking news and uncovering stories that touch people across the globe.
JobsDB.com Singapore Campus takes time out with Pearl Forss on what its like to be a journalist and senior reporter for Channel NewsAsia.

It’s great waking up everyday and looking forward to meeting and interviewing new people and reporting interesting stories. I also enjoy the creative process of putting a story together so that it is comprehensible to everyone from all walks of life – be it from a Chief Executive Officer to a taxi driver, she says.

Asked what qualities good journalists should have, Pearl enumerates:

• Determination
• Ability to work under stress
• Perceptive
• Sometimes aggressive, but always humble
• Well read – if you don’t have a passion for current affairs, you’ll burn out very soon

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Positive Attitude in the Workplace

Congratulations to all fresh graduates this summer. Welcome to world of job hunting and corporate careers.

Job hunting is an adventure in itself and sometimes, a daunting thing especially if it means having to deal with new and difficult co-workers.

JobsDB.com ISingapore features an article on how to stay positive through it all. The best way to gain positive experiences out of any work experience is to remember Pride, Passion and Belief coupled with Skills/Knowledge, Direction and Action.

Read more on Positive Attitude in the Workplace for Newbies Seeking Career Success.

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Inspiring Careers : Julian Wee

The recently concluded Career Expo 2009 was a testament of hope & also struggle in this time of recession.

Julian Wee, a senior economist who grew up with cerebral palsy, shares with JobsDB.com
some advice and inspiration. Julian was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as child, In junior college, he became interested in government but had to work as a freelance writer in health & sports magazines to get by before finally landing his current job.

My childhood consisted of lots of therapy, and going to primary school was challenging as my mother had to quit her day job to accompany me to classes, so that she could help me with my daily needs, like going to the washroom.

Nevertheless, I really liked going to school and studying. I was also blessed with classmates, teachers and a principal who were all supportive and understanding too.

For those graduating in this current recession, Julian shares:

Of course it’s much better to graduate in times of boom rather than bust, but you just have to play the hand that you are dealt, I guess. Still, it can be a good time for fresh grads to keep their options open, and if finances aren’t really an issue, they can take the time to explore, experiment and find out what they are really interested in. Just go for it and see if it works for them.

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Cool Jobs - Make Up Artist

Fiona Lau started playing with make-up when she was in pre-school. Today her passion has brought her working with Singapore's top models, entertainers, hairstylists and photographers.

She shares with JobsDB Campus:

"Learn extensively, get plenty of practice, find your particular makeup strength and work on it until it becomes your biggest selling point."

Click to read the full interview with Fiona Lau


In photo:
Fiona Lau(right), with famous model, actress and former MTV VJ Nadya Hutagalung after doing a make-up session.

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dj glenn ong shares his success story on jobsdb campus

Versatile. Engaging. Shocking… but never boring. Talented DJ, Glenn Ong, has been spicing up our Singapore airwaves for the last 14 years, and he’s constantly keeping it real by re-inventing himself all the time.

You could even say that Glenn is everywhere you go these days… be it on TV or gracing the cover of a magazine looking smart in a suit with his beautiful wife Jamie. Nevertheless, Glenn always maintains his mysterious charm and enigmatic presence with his signature shades on.
Glenn currently hosts ‘The Morning Express’ on Class 95 FM with The Flying Dutchman (THE FD) aka Mark Van Cuylenberg, and JobsDB Campus chats with Glenn to find out more about his road to success.

Glenn, what inspired you to become a DJ (Disc Jockey)?
I’ve always wanted to be a DJ since I was young, and I would often make my own recordings on cassette tapes. When my family members heard some of the tapes, they felt that I had DJ potential and encouraged me to take it further. So that’s when I sent in a demo tape to Lucy Leong, who was the head of SBC radio. To my surprise, she called me in for a chat and wanted to give me a shot at being a DJ. However, I was only in Secondary 4 at the time, so she asked me to apply again in 2 years.

Two years later, I applied again and this time it was all good. Lucy even enrolled me in a 2 week radio course, where I received professional speech training from an Australian teacher. It was great and really helped me with my confidence and presenting techniques. Then my NS (National Service) call-up had to come along and disrupt my plans again – I was posted to a Combat unit and therefore could not be exempted to join the Forces 55 army radio show as a DJ. By the time I finished NS two and a half years later, there were no more openings at the radio station.

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SPRING Launches $4.5 Million Fund to Help Nurture Young Entrepreneurs in Schools

The Standards Productivity and Innovation Board of Singapore or SPRING is providing $4.5 Million Dollars for entrepreneurship programmes in various schools, universities and polytechnics.

"The Young Entrepreneurs Scheme for Schools or YES! taps on the $25 million Entrepreneurial Talent Development Fund (ETDF). ETDF, which was first launched in July 2004, provides seed money to students with sound business plans. To-date, 117 students and alumni from nine polytechnics and universities have tapped on the fund for 46 business ventures."

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JobsDB Grand Prix Racing

The world's first Formula 1 Night Race hits Singapore streets from 26-28 September.

If you're not a driver and you can't get enough of the speed, race your own car in the JobsDB.com Grand Prix Racing Game at http://www.jobsdb.com.sg/.

Rev up and get a chance to win gizmos from Informatics Global Campus.

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Designed for Success

Aspiring young graphic designers and illustrators can check out this article on how to make it in the industry.

Designed for Success

Thihan Kyaw is from Myanmar and he recently graduated with a Diploma in Publication and Illustration from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA).He shares his dreams for the future with Mark Lim, JobsDB Campus editor.

My graduate showcase is a children’s story book called Pollyanna and the Prince of Happy Land, which I wrote and illustrated.

It’s about a girl called Pollyanna who meets a Prince in her dreams. I was inspired to write the book after teaching Art part time on weekends to children who are between 10 -12 years old.

While teaching them how to draw and colour, they shared with me that Art was a great outlet for them to express themselves and it enabled them to find freedom from the stress and routine of school work.

Therefore I believe that it is important for us to always believe in the power of imagination and never give up on our dreams. I have really enjoyed my studies at NAFA and feel really confident to enter the working world as a graphic designer.

My teachers are really professional and helpful and have instilled in me a passion and appreciation for the fine details of good design and helped to give me a strong aesthetics foundation. As part of my diploma program, I also undertook a 3 month industry attachment at Marshall Cavendish International Singapore, where I got to do hands-on graphic design and book publishing work on the My Pals Are Here! Primary Science textbooks, in addition to other projects.

It was an eye-opening experience and I’ve been very fortunate to have worked with some truly professional designers and editors during my 3 months there.

The graphic design industry in Singapore is very vibrant and there are a lot of opportunities out there for hardworking young people, so I can’t wait to get started on my first job. Plus, there are so many great job listings on JobsDB.com, so hopefully one of them is meant for me!

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