Providing Timely and Meaningful Career Guidance

Glenford knows what it is like to face career roadblocks. He was a human resource practitioner for many years when he had to take an enforced break from work due to family reasons.

Once he was ready to return to the workforce, he decided he wanted a career that would utilise his knowledge and skills to help people in a meaningful way. So, when he saw an advertisement for a career consultant, he knew he has found his calling.

Today, Glenford is a Career Consultant with the career centre located at the Central Singapore Community Development Council, where he is part of the team that provides Singaporeans and Permanent Residents with suitable training and employment advice. Each member of the team manages 100 to 150 cases at any one time.

Steering his way to a maritime career

Seah Cheong Hock was in his forties when he started out as a Trainee Steersman with Tian San Shipping (Private) Limited in 2009. The chance to work in a new industry was a life-changing experience for him, as he was an ex-offender and had been plying his trade in the construction industry before joining Tian San through the Place and Train (PnT) Programme for Harbour Craft Steersman.

“I started as a Trainee Steersman and my job was to learn how to handle or steer vessels or crafts. Everything was new to me, as I had no relevant background and experiences at all. Learning from scratch was not easy but it was fulfilling, and I felt a sense of achievement along the way as well,” says Cheong Hock.

To qualify as a Steersman, Cheong Hock recalled how during the initial period of four months of “on-the-job training”, he and other trainees were coached by the Senior Manager for Operations and were also sponsored for the Port Limits Steersman Course in preparation for the Steersman Examination.

Career Coaching @ CaliberLink

At 48, KW Lee has had an extensive career and bags of experience in the banking and finance industry. He never thought he needed additional training or help in his career until he came across CaliberLink.

He says: “I first came across CaliberLink in March during its road show at Raffles Place where it was holding its official opening for its Bras Basah office for Professionals, Managers, Executives and Technicians (PMETs). I had heard from my friend that it provided services such as career coaching and offered courses such as image workshop and resume workshop, which were excellent for job seekers preparing for interviews or a switch in career.”