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19 Jun		MBTI® Assessment and its Benefits While CTES is an Executive Search and Recruitment firm, our services cover more than just placements for our candidates and clients. We also take care of the end-to-end spectrum of the whole career preparation and career search services. To assist our candidates better, we kick-start the journey with them by having a thorough Character Discovery and Career Exploration session. Within the company, we have certified MBTI® Practitioners who can help candidates understand themselves bett... Read More Topic(s): Just For Fun, Learning & Development, Career Advice, Caretitude
04 Nov		Marshghetti Challenge In our recent team training, we attempted to build a freestanding tower made out of spaghetti supporting a single marshmallow right at the top of the tower! Each team was given 20 sticks of spaghetti, 1 meter of tape, 1 meter of yarn, and a single marshmallow to work on. With only 18 minutes to get it up and standing, the teams were excited to get going! Some of us were structured and took out paper to draw up ideal models while some of us couldn&#... Read More Topic(s): Learning & Development
29 Jun		Commercial World How Skills Picked Up in NS Can Apply to the Commercial World In all the years that we have been providing career counselling and coaching services, we have noticed and heard firsthand from our candidates that the skills they picked up in National Service (NS) have been extremely relevant to their professional lives. Often deemed a rite of passage where b... Read More Topic(s): Learning & Development
01 Nov		PART II of X – “Everything the light touches is our kingdom.” If you have watched the Lion King movie and enjoyed it just as I do, then you would have probably heard of this quote which Mufasa lovingly shared with his beloved son, Simba, “Everything the light touches is our Kingdom”. This is the first thought that came to my mind when I transitioned from my role as a Researcher to take on a 360 Executive Recruiter role. ... Read More Topic(s): Career Advice, Learning & Development, Career Path
01 Jun		Interpersonal Skill No matter what line of work you are in, working and interacting with others is inevitable. Handling people, managing conflicts and maintaining work relationships are all challenging things to do. Often times, we struggle to figure out how we can react the most appropriately to a particular work situation. This is why developing interpersonal skills at work is so important. They help us to form and maintain effective working relationships, which ultimately allows u... Read More Topic(s): Learning & Development
09 Sep		PART I of X – “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” This is a common saying that originated from a Chinese proverb and the quotation is from Chapter 64 of the Dao De Jing ascribed to Laozi. The proverb teaches that even the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting point, and it all begins with one first step. This resonates deeply with me and draws parallel to my 8-year journey with CTES Consulting, a Consulting, Training, and Executive Search firm. That one step I took has led me so far along the way ... Read More Topic(s): Career Advice, Learning & Development, Career Path
18 Oct		Exploring Industrial Transformation 4.0 Asia Pacific 2018 Yesterday, we headed to the Singapore Expo to explore Industry 4.0 at the Industrial Transformation Asia Pacific event. With ever-advancing technology, it is vital for us to be ‘ready for tomorrow, today.’ We were there to find out what Industry 4.0 is to better serve our clients and understand how these advances will affect the future workforce. Technology has come so far today, and it is quickly advancing to perform smarter tasks. Take our smartphones for exa... Read More Topic(s): Learning & Development, World News and Insights
16 Nov		Introducing a New Class of Labour with Industry 4.0 There is a new shark circling in the waters of Dubai Marina. It is not the shark you were expecting, its name is WasteShark and it hunts pollution in the waters. WasteShark is a waterborne drone that eats up trash instead of living beings. It not only swallows floating waste and filters water but also collects water quality data. Measuring the temperate, air pressure and quality of the water is useful in collecting real-time data, allowing for a dynamic understanding of water quality. Th... Read More Topic(s): Learning & Development, Productivity
09 Jul		How skills picked up in NS can apply to the commercial world In all the years we’ve been providing career counselling and coaching, we have noticed — and heard firsthand — from our candidates that some skills picked up in National Service (NS) are highly applicable to the workforce. Contrary to popular belief, NS can be a period in a man’s life where essential skills are picked up that can be applied to his professional endeavours. Often deemed a rite of passage where boys become men, National Service is the ... Read More Topic(s): Learning & Development
27 Mar		Interpersonal Skills Whether in our workplace or in our personal lives, we have surely encountered challenges handling people. Sometimes, we reach an impasse where we do not know how to react to the situations. This is where interpersonal skills kick in and do its job, helping us to create and maintain good relationships, manage conflicts and solve problems. Strong interpersonal skills empower us to network effectively. Here are four key areas of development for inte... Read More Topic(s): Learning & Development