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Despite the progressive roll back of the Singapore’s Circuit Breaker in June 2020 that allows majority if not all of businesses to resume operations, the outlook for many organizations is still highly uncertain.

A recent survey by SSON in collaboration with Edgeverve, Assistedge and Infosys-BPM Ltd points out that businesses report 30% increase in delayed collection of sales revenue, 14% increase in cost of operations and 20% increase in gaps in back office service delivery. These statistics reiterate the difficulties for many businesses in “returning to normal” which in turn could impact hiring decisions and employment opportunities.

Among the working population, PMETs (Professionals, Managers, Executives and Technicians) forming more than 50% of the Singapore’s workforce is the group that faces greater risk to redundancy and retrenchment based on past years’ evidence.

The webinar shares strategies for PMETs on:

1. How to rise above this environment of uncertainty and volatility
2. How to differentiate themselves from the crowd at the workplace
3. What to do in times of such business uncertainty and employment risks
4. What are the the possible action plans if your employment has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

With the current COVID-19 situation, many SMEs face an uncertain future. Global safe distancing measures and supply chain disruptions result in drastic reduction of demand from customers and slow payments. On the other hand, fixed overheads like rental, employee salaries, loan instalments and suppliers must be paid. Cash flow issues, if not resolved immediately, could lead to bankruptcy.

Fortunately, the government has shown strong support and unleashed numerous measures to help companies defer rent, loan repayment and defray wages. New lending schemes are also devised to help viable SMEs remain in business.

In this webinar, two financial experts will share with you useful insights and tips to improve your business and personal financial situation in these challenging times.

● How to tap on government support measures
● What do banks look for when lending
● How to show you are a viable business
● Personal financial management in uncertain times

Synopsis:


Are you debating over your next career switch or what skills to pick-up? You’ve probably done enough research to know that digital marketing is the new normal and digital marketing skills are in great demand. No doubt the job market is booming for digital marketers and even more so with the current pandemic - which has also shown us the digital transformation of several traditional businesses.


Knowing the need of digital marketing in today’s industry is great, but how do you know to find the right role for you?
We have 2 industry’s thought leaders who are directors of digital agencies and active in educating PMETs and senior managers in transiting to the Digital Marketing industry.
Speaker 1: Ms Michelle Lim, Co-founder and CEO of Make The Change and M.A.D. School
Speaker 2: Mr Hendry Goh, Director of Strategy of NEO360 Digital
How will the audience benefit from the session?


Participants will be able to learn about the top most sought after digital marketing positions and its job prospects within the field.
Understanding the job position from an agency’s (hirer) perspective
Learning the trending approaches in digital marketing
Learning what it takes to become a successful digital marketer
How to kickstart your digital marketing career

A video on the benefits of mentoring to partner with the article from http://learningyourdevelopment.com entitled Mentoring: A Win-Win-Win for Mentees, Mentors and Organisations at http://bit.ly/1gMMrBc

Although mentoring in the workplace has been there for a long time, the way it is structured is sometimes complicated.
Sometimes supervisors are required to be mentors and sometimes mentoring is really another word for managing performance.
What are the best ways to set up mentoring in the workplace?

Facilitators
-Lita Nithyananda
-Deepali Jain