A Message for Our Students

We are now finally seeing some semblance of life returning to pre-pandemic activities. Industries that were hit hard during the pandemic have started to come alive again, and employment rates have slowly but surely improved.

But many other global factors are coming together that might dampen the recovery of the world’s economies: war and escalating political tensions between economic superpowers, increasing interest rates, increasing inflation, climate disruptions, changes in political leaders, and many more. All these are causing increasing uncertainties and complexities which may impact the job market.

How do we future-proof our careers? We need to take control of our own career preparation and development; know our own knowledge and skills gaps with respect to the changing needs of employers and actively seek to fill those gaps; and to excel in whatever we want to do.

Dr Aaron Tan Director, Learner Advisory and Career Centre Singapore

Institute of Management

At SIM, our vision is to empower people and organisations to learn and thrive across life stages. To that end, we at the Learner Advisory and Career Centre (LACC) are continuously reinventing ourselves to better serve all our learners – whether they are undergraduates, Alumni or PMEs (Professionals, Managers and Executives), through our end-to-end services from profiling, coaching, career development and career exploration, all the way through to job placements.

In this Career Guide 2023, we have lined up a rich selection of topics from how we at LACC can help you prepare for that dream job, how to discover your career options and how to market yourself to employers.

Within each of these sections we have useful articles which will challenge you to keep an open mind to consider unconventional and alternative career paths, understand the skills needed to be ready for the future of work and practical tips on how to prepare for your first day of work.

We hope you will enjoy this issue, and we look forward to connecting with you at LACC.