If you need help in career planning

If you ask me how did I find my new job or how fast I got an interview from the company, well, I found it on an online job search website and submitted my application through the website as well.

I did that on a Friday night, and received a call on Monday morning to invite me for the job interview. Interviewed on the next day, and was offered the job on the spot.

It's partly the wonders of internet, where job search and applications have been made so much more convenient for job seekers. Of course, it also depends on your experience and skills, and whether the type of job you're looking for is in demand.

If you're currently considering of a career change, but don't know what's the best way to do it, did you know that you can get career advice from expert career coaches through the internet too?

Today's job market is very competitive; looking for a job can be very challenging and time consuming, even if you have the expertise required. So it's always good to have somebody to point you to the right direction so that you won't be drown out by other competing job seekers.

Today, if you need some guidance to assist you in your career advancement plan, there are online career coaches available to teach you all the necessary steps and strategies to land a better job faster. You can even make use of online resume writing software to generate professionally written resume, or attend online career planning workshop. That's so cool, right? :)

I call that the Power of the World Wide Web!

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Resigned from full-time freelancing, back to work

After working from home on a freelance basis for more than a year, I've now gone back to a full-time job. Reasons: Enough time spent at home, not enough money to sustain the lifestyle I like. Haha!

This post is to update my blog readers about what I'm doing now. I currently work as a health writer in a company that mainly serves as a secretariat for local NGOs that are related to nutrition, paediatric health and parenting.

The company set up, system and operation are very different from the medical communications company I previously worked in. The target audience of my writings now are mainly general public and parents. Therefore my writing style has to change from now onwards. :) But my years spent in medical writing (and multitasking on project management) are not wasted; my previous working experience will certainly help me a lot in this new job.

Working as a health writer - this may be something that I can write more about in the future. So, just drop by from time to time to see if I have anything to share. I won't be posting on a regular basis though. Not sure if I will be still in the mood to blog after spending 8 hours of brain squeezing and keyboard typing in the office. ;)

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