Sandra Seet on My ABCs of Career Transition

Career Success Stories

To watch a video version, head to https://youtu.be/zolt2noDKvk

Sandra is the Senior Engagement Manager with PAYPAL in Singapore.

In her fireside chat at a career seminar organised by Workforce SG and moderated by Eileen Seah, Organisational Psychologist of The Art of Career, Sandra shared her career journey as well as her views to the list of questions from the live audience.

Here are some highlights:

• What does her role In PAYPAL entail?
• What roles has she done previously?
• How Sandra discovered her interest in project management
• How dual language capability helped her land a job
• Sandra's minor in technology gave her a ticket into the IT industry
• Why knowing yourself is an essential step for all professionals
• Sandra's recommended list of tools to help you discover & make sense of your strengths
• Sandra's 1st tip for a successful career transition is A for Authenticity
• Guess what Sandra's 2nd tip B stands for. Did you get it right?
• Use the 4 pillars of Sandra's 2nd tip, to help you build your brand.
• Sandra's final tip is C = Comfort zone was the reason she spent 14 years with 1 employer and her 4 ways to overcome the complacency challenge
• What time did Sandra get up each day to jog?
• Audience Q: What would you do if you needed help from your colleagues but no one offered?
• Audience Q: I may have to get up at 5am for my new job but fear that I cannot do so. Any tips?
• Audience Q: Was it easy or difficult to get en route to the Tech Industry?
• Audience Q: In terms of pay, how do you prevent HR or hiring managers from using low salary as a ticket into a role with low or no prior experience?
• Audience Q: What if my personal brand is similar to many others? As a mature PMET, I feel like it's outdated.
• Audience Q: How to really learn more about the culture of your new dept, employer, apart from interviews and glassdoor?
• In closing, Sandra shared her own interpretation of the 4Es.

Download a copy of her slide deck at https://link.artofcareer.com/SandraSeet

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