Disclaimer: I'm still in my first year, but these are insights I have gained very early on in my journey that should be indicative of whether the counselling profession suits you. If you're a counsellor or a counsellor-in-training, do feel free to chime in and correct me on this post wi

As I wrap up my first trimester in Graduate School, follow me as I reflect on some key learnings as a Counsellor-in-training. Compassion vs Empathy is a big one because this topic of reflection took me back, way before I started my programme. But now that I have come to my own temporary concl

TLDR: I landed my first job not by connections, not by fitting the Job Description (JD) line by line, but by having a standout skill that the organisation was searching high and low for - and it wasn't stated in the JD. Read the carousel for the full story. AFTERWORD: SOME REFLECTIONS AND

Working while getting a degree has shown me that the degree i was studying for really isn't as valuable as I thought. Read the carousel above for my full reflection 👆 AFTERWORD: I acknowledge there are many nuances in the university fresh graduate CV where at least one of the above ti

"Don't do this lah, no life one!" "No need to find job now, finish your studies first lah, when you come out you can always find job one!" That's what a bunch of people told me when they found out about my decision to work full-time and study part-time in 2023, and I than