Creating Your Own Safety Nets in Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is a risky business because you will be venturing into the unknown without a safety net. In creating a supportive environment here, Sarawak provides a handful of supporting elements…
Tag: digital technology
What not to do when studying online
Digital Economy, Education, Newspaper Column
Online learning has become the norm for schools and educational institutions around the globe due to the Covid-19 pandemic. With the implementation of standard operating procedures and precautionary measures, more…
Literacy enrichment for young adults
Career Advice, Digital Economy, Education, Entrepreneurship, Newspaper Column
IN today’s environment, literacy as noted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) enables the ‘identification, understanding, interpretation, creation, and communication in an increasingly digital, text-mediated, information-rich…
Social media tips for job seekers
Career Advice, Digital Economy, Newspaper Column, Resume and Cover Letter Advice
These days, social media is not just a platform to share your favourite quotes, cake recipes or pictures of your pets. If you are among those who are looking for…
Upskilling for a post-COVID-19 workplace
Career Advice, Digital Economy, Education, Entrepreneurship, Newspaper Column
To better adapt to the rapidly changing work environment resulting from advancement in digital technology, youths need to upskill themselves constantly. Although upskilling – the process of learning additional skills…
Preparing for a virtual interview
Career Advice, Digital Economy, Newspaper Column
In your job search during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a likelihood that you would be asked to attend job interviews virtually. This is not a recent scenario. In a…
Job searching during the coronavirus pandemic
Career Advice, Digital Economy, Newspaper Column
Conducting a job search is never easy, and it’s expected to be more challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic, where its economic impact has caused uncertainty for many businesses across industries….
Overcoming the challenges of working from home
Career Advice, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurship, Newspaper Column
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many of us, especially young working adults, to work from home. We have now come to view this as the ‘new normal’. From lounging in…
How to critically evaluate online information
Career Advice, Digital Economy, Education, Entrepreneurship, Newspaper Column
Bad information has been circulating since time immemorial, but it has been spreading like wildfire as more people are consuming and sharing news and information online without knowing its actual…
Tips for effective online learning
Digital Economy, Education, Newspaper Column
To stop the spread of Covid-19, the country has been put under the Movement Control Order (MCO). And with the MCO in place, there are more people, especially youths, who…