The Real Reason Mid-Career Professionals Struggle in Job Interviews
At 25, interviews feel high-stakes because everything feels high-stakes.
Honest, practical articles for mid-career professionals navigating retrenchment, career change, and burnout in Singapore.
At 25, interviews feel high-stakes because everything feels high-stakes.
Every Singapore professional has heard of SkillsFuture. Most have the credit sitting unused.
It is the question you are dreading. You are sitting across from a hiring manager, the conversation has been going well, and then it comes:
The letter arrived on a Tuesday morning. Twelve years with the company. A retrenchment package that looked substantial on paper. And absolutely no idea what it actually meant in practice.
You applied for the role. You are qualified. You heard nothing.
At 44, Marcus had a good job. Stable salary. Familiar commute. A team that respected him. But every Sunday night, a quiet dread crept in. Not panic. Just a slow, draining sense that something was wrong.