Realizing that navigating an early career can be challenging, I can look back today and able to share some of the things I wish I had learned earlier. Do you also have lessons you learned in your first jobs? Happy to get your perspective too!
Read MoreI have met dozens of individuals from under-represented communities whom I believe have the talent to succeed in the corporate environment but have never got the chance to actualize their potential or contribute their knowledge and experience due to the lack of opportunities afforded them. And taking into account how challenging it is nowadays for recruiters and companies to find and retain talent, I think if we proactively make the effort to support under-represented talents that have the passion or skill-set to strive, we can achieve a win-win situation.
Read MoreThis is my story!
I am sharing because I also realize that even today, there are many others under the same kind of pressure I had fallen under several years ago. For some, they are reminded continuously of how much their parents or guardians have sacrificed to provide a better life and educational opportunities for them, so they feel duty-bound to settle for professions or careers that are assumed to be the most economically rewarding.
