2005 & 2006 From The Day I Enter NS

Career Talk
My Future?

Its been so long, that i never update my blog. Now already coming to the end of Feb. Keke, lazy me!

Lets get to my topic, Career Talk? Havnt even serve 1 year of NS, so fast go for carrier talk? Our SD, requested all NSF from SPD. Must attend the talk, he even drop a email to the Deputy Driector. And then the Deputy Director to Assitant Director, then finally to us (NSFs). Because the email is being forwarded, i scroll down to see whats going on :p Talk so much of the rubbish about just one email. Bo bian, email must be read carefully. I don't want to miss out any important message and get myself into deep shit again.

At around 4pm, i went down to level 3 Game Room which the carrier talk is being held there. There was around 15 NSF in the room. When about all the NSF had reach, the talk begins. It was a lady speaker, so i will just call her is She ba :p (Forgive me, i forget her name already) What i know is, she speak very smooth and very well.

She start a brief explanation about what is this career talk for. And start a small introduction about ourself. The Ice-Breaker is, each have to speak up, Our name, Department, ORD which year & month and lastly what plan do we have after ORD.

After our short introduction, then she proceed to talk about Skills. "Skills" what skill got to do with our carrier. Skill for example means : Editing, Fixing, Photographing, Imagining, Serving, Helping, Reporting, Filing, Teaching and so on .... There are many different type of skill which we can use for our future career.

Part 1
As for me i circled Delivering, Learning, Typing, Calculating, Helping, Reading, Filing, Keeping, Teaching, Training, Working. You will think thats pretty alot, but i also not sure what i circled, do i have that type of skill in me :p Just a feeling that i would like to use those few types of skill IF i have them in me.

After this she proceed to, tell us to group them to Very Competent, Adequately Competent and Little or No Competence. I believe the meaning of Competent means does i have those skill. So i rate my circled skill into:

Part 2
Very Competent : Nil [I believe i dont have skill which i am good at :( ]

Adequately
Competent : Typing, Filing, Calculating, Reading.

Little or No
Competence : Learing, Helping, Keeping, Working, Delivering, Teaching.

After the skill part, we proceed to discussing about our Interests you want to be involed in:

Part 3
Let me name out those that i circled
Accountancy
Animal Care & Welfare
Child Care
Entertainment
Hospitality
Physical Fitness
Sports

Here are some more examples:
Banking & Finance
Custormer Service & Care
Food
Life Sciences
Marketing
Sales
Transportation

After all of us had done circleing. She told us to pick up 5 top fields of interest.
And write out, Who do you know in the industry? & What do you want to do in the industry?

Part 4
I rated my interest to:

1) Sports
Have a friend in Team SIngapore (Bowling)
Hope to represent Singapore or win lots of trophy and medals or break world record to swim around the world.

2)Animal Care & Welfare
Don't know anyone in this industry :(
Help SPCA, to nab those people who tortue or disabandon their pets

3)Accountancy
My cousin was currently and accountant at Land Transport Authority.
Accountancy is a job which many company required.

4)Child Care
Don't know anyone in this industry :(
I like kids, seeing them smile or happy. Will help to brighten my day, and make my job a happy and enjoyable one.

5)Hospitality
Don't know anyone in this industry :(
Interesting Job, with alot of post to choose of. Might get a chance to learn different language.

Follow up, we came to Circle my WANTS
"A satisfied worker is a happy worker!" In your career choice, finding satisfaction at work is important. After all, you will be spending a substantial amount of time at work.

Part 5
Let me name out those that i circled
9 to 5 only (If to work in a office enviroment)
Flexible Work Hours (If i am teaching swimming it need not be 9 to 5 or other non office work)Opportunity to learn (So i can work and learn, to upgrade myself to the top standard which i can reach)
Predictable Work/Workload (So i need not stay back to work night train, or rush here and there)
Prestige/status (If i am in the sports industry, medals trophies)
Team Activites (Provide in Team Singapore)
Work in a team (Depand what type of job industry i am at)

Here are some more examples:
Air-conditioned modern office
Doing something new
Government
Pay based on performance
Quiet enviroment
Small company
Work alone

Next we come to Career Values:
They include answers to questions like:
1) Where do I want to work?
2) What kind of work appeals to me?
3) What kind of co-workers I would like to have?
4) What kind of working conditions will be rewarding?
5) What is the remuneration and rewards that will give me the minimum satisfaction.
6) What degree of authority and responsibility I want to have in my work.

Part 6
Let me name out those that i circled
Competition
Easy-going
Fun
Good Co-Workers
Helping
Honesty
Humour
Joy
Knowledge
Opportunity
Pleasant Enviroment
Relationships
Status
Teamwork
Time Freedom

Here are some more examples:
Above Average Salary
Arts
Equality
Freedom
Inner Harmony
Love
Religion
Security

Next we proceed to Applying values to your career.
For the top 5 career values, elorate for each, how you would apply in the context of your career decision.

Part 7
1)Helping
Helping each other in order to progress well

2)Honesty
No Backstabbing

3)Joy
In order to stay in a career long. Must learn to eanjoy what you are working as.

4)Pleasant Enviroment
Good enviroment will also lead to happy feeling.

5)Easy-going
Don't have too picky boss.

Getting near to the end of the talk:
We came to the constraints that inhibit you towards your career.

Part 8
Let me name out those that i circled
Lack of relevant educational qualification.
My age.
no clear career goals.
Unable to make career choice decision.
Do not know how to express myself in job-hunt.

Here are some more examples:
Lack of transferable skills.
Fear of finding out about other careers.
I feel like a "job beggar".
My financial commitment.
Do not know how to find the 'hidden' job market.

After this we came to the end of part 1 of the career talk. There will be a part 2 session on the 7th of Feb.

That will bring me to the end of Career Talkl My Future? To be continued ......