by The Straits Times
<p>Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get a headstart in your personal finance and career with The Straits Times.</p> <p>Podcasters: Sue-Ann Tan & Tay Hong Yi</p> <p>Produced & edited by: Amirul Karim</p> <p>Executive producers: Ernest Luis & Lynda Hong</p> <p>A podcast by The Straits Times, SPH Media.</p>
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April 20, 2025
<p>Recent high-profile office return mandates belie a broader availability of flexi-work options from more firms.</p> <p>Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get a headstart in your personal finance and career with The Straits Times.</p> <p>Those of us who are humming along at a comfortable rhythm with hybrid work might have watched with worry recent developments of major firms insisting on five days in office a week by default.</p> <p>After all, it seemed like an equilibrium was reached in the years following the Covid-19 pandemic of working remotely for at least part of the week.</p> <p>Moreover, this comes after Singapore has issued landmark guidelines that make putting in place a process to fairly evaluate flexi-work arrangement requests compulsory.</p> <p>To piece together what to make of this mixed outlook, ST correspondent Tay Hong Yi speaks with his guest, a two-decade corporate veteran who now works with industry players to put in place progressive workplace practices.</p> <p>His guest is:</p> <p>Mr Aslam Sardar, chief executive of the Institute for Human Resource Professionals</p> <p>Highlights (click/tap above):</p> <p>2:20 What is driving some employers to get workers back in the office so often?</p> <p>5:11 Flexi-work arrangements are still more prevalent than before</p> <p>7:57 Is there a chance of a “domino effect” of firms issuing office return mandates, one after the other?</p> <p>15:31 How are employers here weighing up their options for office returns?</p> <p>21:07 What to do if your employer asks you to return to the office more often</p> <p>Read about recent moves to make flexi-work more pervasive here: <a href="https://str.sg/tgoM">https://str.sg/tgoM</a></p> <p>Read Tay Hong Yi's articles:<a href="https://str.sg/w6cz"> https://str.sg/w6cz</a></p> <p>Follow Tay Hong Yi on LinkedIn: <a href="https://str.sg/AAxy">https://str.sg/AAxy</a></p> <p>Host: Tay Hong Yi (<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>)</p> <p>Produced & edited by: Amirul Karim</p> <p>Executive producers: Ernest Luis, Lynda Hong & Joanna Seow</p> <p>Follow Headstart On Record Podcast channel here:</p> <p>Channel:<a href="https://str.sg/wB2m"> https://str.sg/wB2m</a></p> <p>Apple Podcasts:<a href="https://str.sg/wuN3"> https://str.sg/wuN3</a></p> <p>Spotify:<a href="https://str.sg/wBr9"> https://str.sg/wBr9</a></p> <p>Feedback to: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p> <p>Get business/career tips in ST's Headstart newsletter:<a href="http://str.sg/headstart-nl"> https://str.sg/headstart-nl</a></p> <p>---</p> <p>Follow more podcast channels:</p> <p>All-in-one ST Podcasts channel:<a href="https://str.sg/wvz7"> https://str.sg/wvz7</a></p> <p>ST Podcast website:<a href="http://str.sg/stpodcasts"> http://str.sg/stpodcasts</a></p> <p>ST Podcasts YouTube:<a href="https://str.sg/4Vwsa"> https://str.sg/4Vwsa</a></p> <p>---</p> <p>Get The Straits Times' app, which has a dedicated podcast player section:</p> <p>The App Store:<a href="https://str.sg/icyB"> https://str.sg/icyB</a></p> <p>Google Play:<a href="https://str.sg/icyX"> https://str.sg/icyX</a></p> <p>---</p> <p>#headstart</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
April 6, 2025
<p>A master's can help you get ahead in your career, but consider the expenses involved carefully too.</p> <p>Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get a headstart in your personal finance and career with The Straits Times.</p> <p>It’s a question that comes up in our 20s and 30s - if we need additional educational qualifications to give us a leg up in our careers. </p> <p>But how do you decide whether to pursue a master’s degree? How do you go about choosing courses, and most crucially, how do you finance such an endeavour? </p> <p>In this episode, ST business correspondent Sue-Ann Tan looks at whether you should do a master’s and what to consider before plunging into it. </p> <p>Her guests are Charmaine Yee who studied an MSc in wealth management and now works in private equity, and expert Kenneth Tan from OCBC who is Managing Director of consumer unsecured lending. </p> <p>Highlights (click/tap above):</p> <p>3:46 How her master’s got her into private equity</p> <p>5:06 Do you need an MBA to work in finance? </p> <p>10:11 How much does a master’s cost?</p> <p>13:54 How do I fund a master’s? </p> <p>18:36 Planning now to do a master’s five years later</p> <p>20:54 Transitioning from work to school again</p> <p>25:22 How about working and studying part time?</p> <p>Read Sue-Ann Tan's articles:<a href="https://str.sg/mvSa"> https://str.sg/mvSa</a></p> <p>Follow Sue-Ann Tan on LinkedIn:<a href="https://str.sg/A86X"> https://str.sg/A86X</a></p> <p>Host: Sue-Ann Tan (<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>)</p> <p>Produced & edited by: Amirul Karim</p> <p>Executive producers: Ernest Luis, Lynda Hong & Joanna Seow</p> <p>Follow Headstart On Record Podcast channel here:</p> <p>Channel:<a href="https://str.sg/wB2m"> https://str.sg/wB2m</a></p> <p>Apple Podcasts:<a href="https://str.sg/wuN3"> https://str.sg/wuN3</a></p> <p>Spotify:<a href="https://str.sg/wBr9"> https://str.sg/wBr9</a></p> <p>Feedback to: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p> <p>Get business/career tips in ST's Headstart newsletter:<a href="http://str.sg/headstart-nl"> https://str.sg/headstart-nl</a></p> <p>---</p> <p>Follow more podcast channels:</p> <p>All-in-one ST Podcasts channel:<a href="https://str.sg/wvz7"> https://str.sg/wvz7</a></p> <p>ST Podcast website:<a href="http://str.sg/stpodcasts"> http://str.sg/stpodcasts</a></p> <p>ST Podcasts YouTube:<a href="https://str.sg/4Vwsa"> https://str.sg/4Vwsa</a></p> <p>---</p> <p>Get The Straits Times' app, which has a dedicated podcast player section:</p> <p>The App Store:<a href="https://str.sg/icyB"> https://str.sg/icyB</a></p> <p>Google Play:<a href="https://str.sg/icyX"> https://str.sg/icyX</a></p> <p>---</p> <p>#headstart</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
March 16, 2025
<p>Major shifts in the job market and employer practices make for more options but tougher decisions too.</p> <p>Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get a headstart in your personal finance and career with The Straits Times.</p> <p>Singapore’s tertiary education system has been shaken up in recent years, with polytechnics and universities among those seeing major changes.</p> <p>These include apprenticeships, structured talent programmes, industry attachments, longer-duration internships and even global exposure opportunities that raise the skills bar and prepare students for skilled roles from the outset.</p> <p>On one hand, some employers, especially in technical fields, seek for diploma graduates who enter the workforce earlier than others in their cohort and gain skills on the job.</p> <p>On the other, there is a push to grow the proportion of the cohort enrolled in university for further studies.</p> <p>ST correspondent Tay Hong Yi speaks with his guest, a seasoned education expert on how to make sense of these different forces in charting out your own education and career path.</p> <p>His guest is:</p> <p>Associate Professor Jason Tan, who studies education policy, curriculum and leadership at the National Institute of Education</p> <p>Highlights (click/tap above):</p> <p>2:10 Where are these shifts in the tertiary education system stemming from?</p> <p>5:49 Does this mean there are more pathways to meet industry needs from an earlier age?</p> <p>10:35 What are the challenges that come with these changes?</p> <p>16:34 Pay structures that look strictly at paper qualifications may not reflect differences in skills</p> <p>18:08 Keeping an open mind on the best choice</p> <p>Read about one such recent change: <a href="https://str.sg/ioJA">https://str.sg/ioJA</a></p> <p>Read Tay Hong Yi's articles:<a href="https://str.sg/w6cz"> https://str.sg/w6cz</a></p> <p>Follow Tay Hong Yi on LinkedIn: <a href="https://str.sg/AAxy">https://str.sg/AAxy</a></p> <p>Host: Tay Hong Yi (<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>)</p> <p>Produced & edited by: Amirul Karim</p> <p>Executive producers: Ernest Luis, Lynda Hong & Joanna Seow</p> <p>Follow Headstart On Record Podcast channel here:</p> <p>Channel:<a href="https://str.sg/wB2m"> https://str.sg/wB2m</a></p> <p>Apple Podcasts:<a href="https://str.sg/wuN3"> https://str.sg/wuN3</a></p> <p>Spotify:<a href="https://str.sg/wBr9"> https://str.sg/wBr9</a></p> <p>Feedback to: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p> <p>Get business/career tips in ST's Headstart newsletter:<a href="http://str.sg/headstart-nl"> https://str.sg/headstart-nl</a></p> <p>---</p> <p>Follow more podcast channels:</p> <p>All-in-one ST Podcasts channel:<a href="https://str.sg/wvz7"> https://str.sg/wvz7</a></p> <p>ST Podcast website:<a href="http://str.sg/stpodcasts"> http://str.sg/stpodcasts</a></p> <p>ST Podcasts YouTube:<a href="https://str.sg/4Vwsa"> https://str.sg/4Vwsa</a></p> <p>---</p> <p>Get The Straits Times' app, which has a dedicated podcast player section:</p> <p>The App Store:<a href="https://str.sg/icyB"> https://str.sg/icyB</a></p> <p>Google Play:<a href="https://str.sg/icyX"> https://str.sg/icyX</a></p> <p>---</p> <p>#headstart</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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