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Work It - The benefits of great mentor relationships at work

Work It

Good mentor relationships can change your career in a short conversation laced with hard truths. Self-made entrepreneur and woodworker Ahmad Alhabshee from Urban Salvation and his mentee Yee Chien Ping share their stories on how persistence and patience has transformed their hobby into a thriving business. 

Nat Fetalvero

Nat Fetalvero

Gerald Tan

Gerald Tan

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Work It - The mental trap of career envy

Seeing peers get promoted, switch to higher-paying jobs or hit major milestones can feel like you’re falling behind. CNA TODAY journalist Tang Jia Wen joins Nat Fetalvero to unpack why career envy hits so hard in Singapore, how social media fuels comparison and what healthy ambition should looks like.

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Work It - Job hunting while employed: How to ask for a referral letter without risking it all

Asking your current boss for a referral letter can be tricky – especially if you’re just quietly exploring new opportunities. How do you broach the conversation without jeopardising your role? Have a work-related question to ask a career counsellor? Email us at cnapodcasts [at] mediacorp.com.sg 

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Work It - What to do when your degree doesn’t match the jobs in the market

Nearly one in five workers in Singapore is considered overqualified, with many choosing roles that better suit their career goals or preferences. For some graduates, this can mean taking roles outside their field of study. Nat Fetalvero and Gerald Tan speak to international relations graduate Dhareeni Shanmugam, who shares how she navigated a tough post-COVID job market and how shifting focus to skills and non-academic experiences helped her find purpose in a different field. Editor's note: This episode of Work It has been edited to remove references to the guest's university. She graduated from the University of London, where she completed a programme designed and assessed by the London School of Economics.

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Work It - Why workplaces need to talk about fertility

Parenthood can be a long and challenging journey that starts even before birth - from trying to conceive to balancing work and caregiving. So how should workplaces support employees who are trying to start a family? Nat Fetalvero speaks to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Indranee Rajah, Senior Parliamentary Secretary Shawn Huang, and Fertility Support SG president Lin Shumin about why attitudes at work and in society need to shift, and how fertility literacy and flexible work arrangements can better support parents-to-be.

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Work It - My intern was sexually harassed but doesn’t want to report it

An intern was sexually harassed but doesn’t want to take action against her colleague. As her manager, what should you do? Nat Fetalvero and Gerald Tan discuss how to balance respecting the intern’s wishes while keeping the workplace safe.  Have a work-related question to ask a career counsellor? Email us at cnapodcasts [at] mediacorp.com.sg 

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