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Taking stock with Chuttersnap’s Klaus Tan: Photography with a different angle in mind

Everyone has hobbies. But not all hobbies make you a globally recognised talent. 20-year-old Klaus Tan, better known as Chuttersnap within the photography community, is one such example. Picking up...

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I thought I was giving up my dream job, then God showed me His world

“When people see someone following God in a radical way, there is usually a radical process behind it.” (Shawn Bolz) Before I quit my dream job in July 2015, I gave God a “contract”. This was...

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When unemployment feels like a road with no end

I am 30 this year, recently married and unemployed. If I could receive a dollar every time one of my friends or family members asked me how my job search is going, believe me, I could end world...

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Help, I’m a blur sotong: How to intern like a boss

To some, an internship might just be a compulsory module for school. To others, it may be something they took on to fluff up their CV. For me – a person who’s taken up four different...

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Kkondae Intern: Can young and old people ever work together?

WARNING: SPOILERS ABOUND. If your former boss became your intern, how would you react? Based on the winning script from MBC’s 2018 drama scriptwriting contest, top-rated K-drama Kkondae Intern...

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I never expected that my financial breakthrough would come this way

I wasn’t your typical university student who focused on hall activities, securing internships or hitting the books. I was frequently flying, even during school weeks, to support my pastor in the...

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Dear 2020 graduate, I know the job hunt is hard

Finals are over, but perhaps for the first time ever, a sense of dread rather than anticipation overtakes you. You’ve yet to secure a job and you may even be laden with outstanding school fees. To...

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Not sure of your purpose in life? Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin shares how things were not always so clear to him

Many years ago, Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin remembered trying to discern God’s will for his life as he contemplated if politics was the right career choice for him.  But as he gazed ahead,...

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Once guided by money and prestige, I gave it up to answer a call

Back in 2010, I was at a point where I was faced with multiple job options and yet remained directionless. I was frustrated at my state – as a believer, shouldn’t I be clearly directed by...