Date: 19 Feb 2009
CPD: 2.5 Hrs
Competency Map - C1(ii)
a) Winning The Career Game: Transforming Human Capital into Profit Engine
The impact of the global economic slowdown is gaining momentum after several financial and multinational companies announcement of jobs cut. Economic indicators are showing that it will get worse in 2009!
Head of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD), Angel Gurriathe warned on Monday 22 Dec that the world economic crisis could put 25 million people out of work between rnow and 2010 - AFP Tuesday, 23 December 2009
Based on a survey by TNS and Gallup International, just 30 per cent of Singaporean workers think there is a chance they might join the ranks of the unemployed this year.
• But if they do get retrenched, the majority fear it would take them a long time before they secure another job.
• More than three quarters (78 per cent) say that unemployment will rise this year.
• Singaporeans also expect this year to be worse for them than last year.
- Channel NewsAsia - Tuesday, 13 January 2009.
>> How do you win the Career Game in this economic downturn?
>> How can you stand out and gain a competitive edge against your colleagues?
>> What does it mean to you?
In this programme, you will be introduced to the different personality profile using MBTI and catch a glimpse of your own personality profile. The facilitator will share some examples of the profile type required for certain career path in the accounting and finance sector and how to capitalise on your strength and work on your weakness to advance your career development.
b) “How to Land That Job!”
TODAY’s job market requires that you continually improve your job seeking skills regardless of the economic situation. Knowing how to look for a position is just as crucial as having the right qualifications. This session will share insights and prepare you for your career transitions while having a job to enhance your self confidence and most importantly, your power to NEGOTIATE and make an informed career decision.
For more than 50 years, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) personality inventory has helped millions of individuals throughout the world gain a deeper understanding of themselves and how they interact with others. The MBTI assessment helps people transform themselves - by giving them a powerful tool for improving how they communicate, learn, and work. MBTI has been successfully used as tools in:
» Managing and improving team leadership and team excellence; conflict resolution; organizational change management; career development; coaching; emotional intelligence;
» Increasing communication effectiveness in organization;
» Helping sales people fulfill customers’ needs and make key selling decisions as well as helping employees improve performance at work
» Understanding how to work within different types of cultures;
» Retaining top talents by customizing retention efforts on the basis of types;
» Charting career development path and identifying gaps
Who should attend
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» Executives who are looking to learn new skills to gain a competitive edge for professional development
» Mid-level Executives who are looking to capitalize their strenght to step up into managerial position.
» Mid-level Executives who are looking for a career change.
Facilitators
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Tim Hird
Director – Singapore
Robert Half International
Tim has worked at Robert Half International (RHI) for over nine years. In his current role, Tim is responsible for the Singapore operations of Robert Half International. Founded in 1948, Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE symbol: RHI) is the world's first and largest specialized staffing firm and a member of the S&P 500 index. RHI is a recognized leader in professional staffing and consulting services, and operates around the world placing highly qualified professionals in Finance and Banking on a temporary, permanent and consulting basis.
In his prior role, Tim managed the project consulting division of Robert Half International. With more than 100 offices worldwide, Robert Half Management Resources is the world's first and largest provider of interim finance and project professionals. Prior to joining RHI Tim held a number of divisional, branch and regional management roles within the recruitment and search industry.
Tim has shown commitment and dedication to RHI over the past eight years, helping to build the permanent search and project consulting divisions, making the division one of the fastest growing within the organisation across Europe and South-East Asia. Tim is also actively involved in client and candidate initiatives within the Permanent Search and Project Consulting market in South-East Asia.
With over nine years of industry experience at Robert Half International, Tim is a familiar industry figure and a valuable spokesperson on current trends affecting the market.
Tim has a degree in Latin from the University of Birmingham, UK and is a member of the Project Consulting Association.
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Jocelyn Lim
Director/Consultant
FP Consultants International
Jocelyn Lim's professional background includes being a Certified Public Accountant (Singapore), Certified Financial Planner (Malaysia), Chartered Financial Consultant (US), Fellow Member of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (UK), Fellow Chartered Financial Practitioner, a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors (MSID) and a MBTI(R) accredited instructor.
Jocelyn was also an ex-founding director and ex-chairperson of Professional Investment Advisory Services Pte Ltd. She was the founding chairperson of Singapore Women in Finance, an interest group under the Singapore Business & Professional Women's Association, and the Vice-Chair of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountant's (ACCA) SME committee.
Jocelyn has lectured with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants training division for five years where she taught the subjects of Singapore Taxation and Financial Accounting for CIMA, ATTs, AAT and CPE courses.
