I just attended a course just now...it was just the first part of the talk and it was conducted by a Ms Dawn Lim...
One of the points that she brought up based on her experience in the corporate life is that as a Singaporean, your main selling point is that you should know a hell-load about Singapore. That is your selling point especially if you are working overseas.
It's not about patriotism or loyalty but every cat knows it's backyard..so does every dog and mouse or even bird. To not know your place.. is one of the ultimate loss.. Imagine an outsider asking you where the best place to eat is.. where the best place to get this or that is... or ur culture and history.. all these knowledge may not be important on a Singaporean-to-Singaporean basis but on a Singaporean-to-Foreigner basis... its so important. Imagine working overseas and having people ask you about your homeland and asking you to tell interesting things... what do we have in our treasure box??
Grass is seemingly greener on the other side..
So, to others... grass IS green on our side.
Hahaha..i wanna go find out more about Singapore. I wanna specialise in Singapore... Sounds so patriotic ey? No.. i just wanna be able to tell so much to others about my home.
This is to prepare me if i wanna work overseas. I have been watching documentaries and shows showning people who work overseas. Malaysians and Singaporeans who live in Germany, London, France... and they carve a niche for themselves there. There was this Malaysian show interviewing a guy who works as a banker in Germany.. He worked hard.. i think not much harder than us here too. Im sure many people work hard locally as well as overseas... Put this point he said...
One has to prove themselves worthy, as to why they should employ you instead of a local...
I thinnnnnkkk... my comment, is that the sentence is somewhat flawed. Why should an employer employ you COMPARED TO ANOTHER guy... i dun really think there is an issue of local or foreigner. I feel that people usually tend to favour foreigners, especially if there is some positiveness attached to your nationality.. E.g. Ang Mohs are presumed to be good and creative. Japanese assumed to be hardworking and so on.. UNLESS there is a stigma attached to your nationality or race... then maybe employers might have aversion to higher you. Basically, its the image that is portrayed.
No..these are not the things discussed at the course. The course was about communication tools. But my mind deviates so far!
The course conducted was very fun and insightful by the way!
May Allah guide us all..bless us with happiness and health n protect us from the dangers of this world, physically or mentally. Help us become successful people in the world and after...
One of the points that she brought up based on her experience in the corporate life is that as a Singaporean, your main selling point is that you should know a hell-load about Singapore. That is your selling point especially if you are working overseas.
It's not about patriotism or loyalty but every cat knows it's backyard..so does every dog and mouse or even bird. To not know your place.. is one of the ultimate loss.. Imagine an outsider asking you where the best place to eat is.. where the best place to get this or that is... or ur culture and history.. all these knowledge may not be important on a Singaporean-to-Singaporean basis but on a Singaporean-to-Foreigner basis... its so important. Imagine working overseas and having people ask you about your homeland and asking you to tell interesting things... what do we have in our treasure box??
Grass is seemingly greener on the other side..
So, to others... grass IS green on our side.
Hahaha..i wanna go find out more about Singapore. I wanna specialise in Singapore... Sounds so patriotic ey? No.. i just wanna be able to tell so much to others about my home.
This is to prepare me if i wanna work overseas. I have been watching documentaries and shows showning people who work overseas. Malaysians and Singaporeans who live in Germany, London, France... and they carve a niche for themselves there. There was this Malaysian show interviewing a guy who works as a banker in Germany.. He worked hard.. i think not much harder than us here too. Im sure many people work hard locally as well as overseas... Put this point he said...
One has to prove themselves worthy, as to why they should employ you instead of a local...
I thinnnnnkkk... my comment, is that the sentence is somewhat flawed. Why should an employer employ you COMPARED TO ANOTHER guy... i dun really think there is an issue of local or foreigner. I feel that people usually tend to favour foreigners, especially if there is some positiveness attached to your nationality.. E.g. Ang Mohs are presumed to be good and creative. Japanese assumed to be hardworking and so on.. UNLESS there is a stigma attached to your nationality or race... then maybe employers might have aversion to higher you. Basically, its the image that is portrayed.
No..these are not the things discussed at the course. The course was about communication tools. But my mind deviates so far!
The course conducted was very fun and insightful by the way!
May Allah guide us all..bless us with happiness and health n protect us from the dangers of this world, physically or mentally. Help us become successful people in the world and after...
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