{"id":253431,"date":"2022-05-16T10:00:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T02:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/singapore\/?p=253431"},"modified":"2022-05-20T14:21:23","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T06:21:23","slug":"career-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/singapore\/career-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Losing passion for your job? Not feeling a sense of fulfilment? A sharp career change may be what you need"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whenever I tell someone I did an Engineering course in polytechnic, it\u2019s always met with scepticism since I\u2019m now a radio DJ at Kiss92 FM. \u201cYou weren\u2019t in mass com? What does engineering have to do with radio?\u201d Nowadays, it\u2019s common to do a career change or have a resume littered with unrelated job stints. These Jackson Pollock types may even be more valuable than someone with two to three long-term jobs. It begs the question: what\u2019s more important in a <a href=\"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/singapore\/career-advice-wisdom-singapore\/\">career<\/a>, certificate or passion?<\/p>\n<h2>Making a career change: What it looks like<\/h2>\n<h3>Education is important, but is it relevant?<\/h3>\n<p>I flunked my Math and scored measly for English, so I wasn\u2019t getting into Mass Communications at any polytechnic. The only course that took me &#8211; after much persuasion from my father &#8211; was Material Science because I scored A1 in my sciences. That was my life in poly: studying a subject I had no interest in because I had to get a diploma in order to get a degree.<\/p>\n<p>Similar to me, Christine Seah is the owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ruffcutssg\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ruff Cuts<\/a>, and the former owner of Dapper Coffee. The 30-year-old studied Mass Communications with the hope of getting a job in the media.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_253441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253441\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-253441 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-christine-900x643.png\" alt=\"career change christine\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-christine-900x643.png 900w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-christine-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-christine.png 1400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/643;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-253441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photography: Christine Seah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But like many of us, she eventually realised it wasn\u2019t what she wanted. After making her mark in the F&amp;B industry with her wildly popular \u201cunicorn tears\u201d drink, she up and left!<\/p>\n<p>An ex-intern of mine, 26-year-old Pooja Devi graduated with a diploma in Communications and Media Management. She admits she had no idea what job she could actually get with that. But after crossing her fingers when it came time to select her internship, she scored a marketing job with us at Kiss92.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_253442\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253442\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-253442 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-pooja-900x643.png\" alt=\"career change pooja\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-pooja-900x643.png 900w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-pooja-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-pooja.png 1400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/643;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-253442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photography: Pooja Devi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She appreciated the responsibility and was grateful for the wide scope of work entrusted to her. She loved her job! It was a great environment with amazing colleagues\u2026 till one day she asked herself what she specifically liked about her job. When it dawned on her that it was the people and not the actual work, worry set in.<\/p>\n<p>People, especially the new generation, don\u2019t grow old in a company. They learn what they can and move on. \u201cPeople are temporary,\u201d she tells me. The thought of staying in marketing gave her chills. So, once her internship was up, she was left clueless and quickly running out of money.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_253436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253436\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-253436 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-clifford-wong-900x643.png\" alt=\"career change clifford wong\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-clifford-wong-900x643.png 900w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-clifford-wong-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-clifford-wong.png 1400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/643;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-253436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photography: Clifford Wong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Finally, we have Clifford Wong, 29, who did Applied Drama and Psychology at Singapore Polytechnic (a now-defunct course) with the plan to further his studies in NIE and become a literature teacher. He\u2019s now one of the better-known fine line tattoo artists in the city working at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/singaporeelectric\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Singapore Electric<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Working till you see the light at the end of the tunnel or working till you see the light?<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_253439\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253439\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-253439 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-lightbulb-moment-900x643.png\" alt=\"career change | lightbulb moment\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-lightbulb-moment-900x643.png 900w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-lightbulb-moment-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-lightbulb-moment.png 1400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/643;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-253439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photography: Diego PH via Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Clifford initially went back to his alma mater as a relief literature teacher raring to make a difference. He admired the way his teachers had genuine connections with him as a youth and was ready to do the same. But, upon returning, it was a stark realisation that things were different. Rules were more strictly implemented when it came to fraternising with students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI realised the motivations for me going into teaching were no longer applicable to that line of work. Perhaps I was actually more interested in working with youths or working in youth outreach as opposed to teaching,&#8221; he says. Naturally, tattooing was his next choice!<\/p>\n<p>While getting tattooed, his tattoo artist Lionel felt he had a genuine interest in the craft and offered him a rare apprenticeship. That was a game-changer. Having been a person who, in his own words, \u201cnever strived for excellence\u201d, tattooing was his Everest. It was a welcome challenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTattooing was the only time I was motivated to pursue goals; the only time I felt a great sense of achievement despite failures. Till now, it\u2019s one of the only things in life I feel a deep sense of pride in,\u201d Clifford says.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_253435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253435\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-253435 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-tattoo-artist-900x643.png\" alt=\"career change | tattoo artist\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-tattoo-artist-900x643.png 900w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-tattoo-artist-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-tattoo-artist.png 1400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/643;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-253435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photography: Antoni Shkraba via Pexels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For Pooja, her lightbulb moment came out of desperation. \u201cDuring my gap year, a friend told me her school was hiring. Since I was broke and needed a job, I took it purely for income\u2019s sake,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Three years into her new career, she met two children who would forever live in her heart rent-free. \u201cAsher and Ethan were diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. They were my first students who had special needs. I wanted growth and as a pre-school teacher there wasn\u2019t much room for that, so I chose to go into teaching special needs children,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward to 2022, the bubbly and carefree intern I remembered is now in her sixth year of teaching with no plans to stop! \u201cI spent four years teaching neurotypical pre-schoolers and two years teaching upper primary students in a special needs school,\u201d she proudly proclaims.<\/p>\n<h3>A career change doesn\u2019t always mean doing something totally new<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_253437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253437\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-253437 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-singapore-special-900x643.png\" alt=\"career change | singapore special dog\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-singapore-special-900x643.png 900w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-singapore-special-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-singapore-special.png 1400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/643;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-253437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steve with my daughter. Photography: Jill Lim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I own a Singapore Special, my handsome son Steve. As most Singapore Special owners know, grooming them can be challenging. That\u2019s putting it mildly. Ruff Cuts was brought up whenever we asked for a groomer capable of handling a Singapore Special. And Christine\u2019s story is just marvellous.<\/p>\n<p>Growing up with a father who was a trainer in the K9 unit, Christine was taught to respect dogs from a young age and not treat them as toys. She wasn\u2019t formally trained by her dad, but she watched, learned and unknowingly absorbed far more than she was aware of.<\/p>\n<p>After being a professional chef for 10 years, the need to explore pulled her away from the food scene. Enter Bubba, her Singapore Special who made all the difference. She sold her cafe and started from the bottom in the pet industry. Learning it all, from dog walking to pet hotels, she took up a grooming course and worked for three years in a pet salon to familiarise herself with the ropes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_253434\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253434\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-253434 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-dogs-at-ruff-cuts-900x643.png\" alt=\"career change | dogs at ruff cuts\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-dogs-at-ruff-cuts-900x643.png 900w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-dogs-at-ruff-cuts-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-dogs-at-ruff-cuts.png 1400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/643;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-253434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photography: Ruff Cuts via Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While doing an apprenticeship with a dog behaviour trainer, the frequent question of where to groom these challenging dogs popped up. Light bulb moment! Two years on, Christine now runs Ruff Cuts alongside five other groomers, with plans to possibly open another shop. However, her main focus is working on an online series of masterclasses to equip dog owners with the right tools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I started to gain a reputation, I realised I can&#8217;t have every Singapore Special owner reliant on me. I shifted my focus toward education. I believe the best thing is for owners to have the knowledge and skill to do basic grooming themselves,\u201d she says. \u201cUltimately, my goal is for owners to understand and live harmoniously with their dog, and not have so much anxiety over something as trivial as grooming.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Master of all trades, jack of none doesn\u2019t seem so bad<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_253438\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253438\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-253438 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-passion-led-us-here-900x643.png\" alt=\"career change | passion led us here\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-passion-led-us-here-900x643.png 900w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-passion-led-us-here-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/career-change-passion-led-us-here.png 1400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/643;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-253438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photography: Ian Schneider via Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I\u2019m into my 13th year of radio with the same company, but I admire anyone who takes a chance, bets on themselves and makes a career change. While Pooja is pursuing her passion as a teacher with a diploma for special education with NIE, she\u2019s still open to the possibility of change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be honest, I won\u2019t be surprised if, 15 years down the road, I\u2019m no longer teaching. I believe your needs and wants change according to your experiences. I\u2019d never restrict myself to being a teacher forever because I won\u2019t know if I\u2019ll still have the same passion or energy,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Clifford, though not old by any means, puts it best.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a deep respect for the younger generation. The idea of having more than one path to get where you want to be is increasing greatly with each generation. They\u2019re far less risk-averse and constantly surprising folks with ways to monetise their passions. This bravery I\u2019m witnessing makes me hopeful for the future and excited to see what it\u2019ll be like when they\u2019re the frontrunners of society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, are you inspired to make a career change?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whenever I tell someone I did an Engineering course in polytechnic, it\u2019s always met with scepticism since I\u2019m now a radio DJ at Kiss92 FM. \u201cYou weren\u2019t in mass com? What does engineering have to do with radio?\u201d Nowadays, it\u2019s common to do a career change or have a resume littered with unrelated job stints. 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