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Headstart On Record — 92 episodes

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S2E44: ‘Comedy equals truth and pain’: a clown on taking life less seriously

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S2E15: Should I do a master’s?

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S2E14: To enter the workforce with a diploma or not?

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S2E13: What’s in the budget for me?

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S2E12: Hitting the ground running for the first job

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S2E11: How to pick good stocks in 2025

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S2E10: Neurodivergence: Not merely a “superpower”

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S2E9: How to start a start-up in your 20s

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S2E8: What is it like being a young boss?

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S1E7: How do we spend less but still travel well?

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S2E6: How does working abroad help your career?

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S2E5: Sustainable finance: Where are the investing and job opportunities?

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S2E4: Beyond diversity, inclusion buzzwords: How to be more inclusive at work

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S2E3: Should we play with FIRE?

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S2E2: How do young workers view pay?

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S2E1: Investing with $100 a month as an undergrad? Why not!

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S1E1: Get a Headstart in your finances & career from our new ST podcast

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S1E17: The art of picking out a good job fast

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S1E32: Can mid-lifers use social media to boost dormant careers?

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S1E26: Analysing Catalist: A segment of the Singapore market

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S1E16: Would you be an intern for 2 years?

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S1E31: Who wants to be a public servant? We ask Chan Chun Sing

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S1E30: Budget 2024: Mid-year check for SMEs in Singapore

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S1E25: Halfway mark of 2024: Our expert offers top stock picks in Singapore

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S1E15: Chip in to shape Singapore’s semiconductor ambitions

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S1E24: Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and their growth in Asia

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S1E14: Fail well, and you learn better

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S1E29: Gen AI, you started work yet?

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S1E23: US tech stocks: Is it time to diversify?

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S1E13: How cutting-edge firms interview candidates

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S1E28: Stereotyping at work. Who? Me?

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S1E22: Things to consider now that CPF Special Account will be removed for those 55 and older

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S1E12: Returning strongly from a career break

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S1E27: Next job disruptor, quantum?

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S1E21: Wee Cho Yaw's impact on Singapore's banking industry

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S1E11: What goes on during a career coaching session

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S1E26: How a back-office agency is reinventing its 500 humdrum jobs

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S1E20: Investing in an active ETF or exchange-traded fund

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S1E10: Is a contract role right for you?

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S1E25: We will have you covered: Manpower Minister Tan See Leng to workers

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S1E19: Should investors adopt emerging technologies in 2024?

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S1E9: How will salaries grow in 2024?

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S1E24: Copilot, we'll code where we never coded before

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S1E18: What investors should know in a “higher for longer” interest rate environment

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S1E8: How to use ChatGPT responsibly at work?

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S1E23: If work is war, how do we psych up for victory?

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S1E17: Investing in luxury assets can be a way of diversifying your investment portfolio

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S1E7: Who are career conversion programmes for?

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S1E22: Singapore millennials: The work-life balance generation

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S1E16: Singapore stocks underperforming but still offer good dividend yields

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S1E6: 'Boomerang' employees: Returning successfully to a past employer

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S1E21: Return To Office: Why are we still talking over each other?

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S1E15: Learning from wealthy investors during a tricky 2023

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S1E5: Making the maritime industry a port of call for local talent

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S1E20: What do 112-year old IBM and 25-year-old Equinix have in common?

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S1E14: Analysing investing outlook for second half of 2023

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S1E4: How to make a snappy career switch

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S1E19: What it is like to work for creative tech companies Adobe and GitHub

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S1E13: Outlook for 2nd half of 2023 after market does well in first half

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S1E3: Aspiring CEOs should tune in here

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S1E18: Microsoft's subsidiary Linkedin reigns in social media work world

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S1E12: Building in more certainty in your retirement planning

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S1E2: Good jobs by design, for design

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S1E17: Is Google still a good place to work? Oracle's main business now

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S1E11: Looking ahead after Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse banking woes: Invest Talk

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S1E1: Too many jobs in Singapore, too few workers: Career Talk

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S1E16: Understanding tech culture at Salesforce and Cisco

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S1E10: Stability, growth in Singapore and regional markets amid global uncertainties: Invest Talk

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S1E15: Workplace discrimination: Views from a lawyer and a HR chief - Work Talk

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S1E9: Retirement planning mistakes to avoid: Invest Talk

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S1E14: They quit school early and do blue-collar jobs; can they have hope in Singapore? - Work Talk

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S1E8: Listen to ST's tips for the stock market in 2023: Invest Talk

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S1E13: Reflecting at being happier in life and at work this year: Work Talk

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S1E7: Tips on legacy planning and setting up trusts: Invest Talk

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S1E12: Singapore's rise as a tech city and what it means for Singaporeans: Work Talk

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S1E6: Listen to our 5-tip action plan in face of interest rate hikes and looming recession: Invest Talk

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S1E11: Are you in love with your boss? - Work Talk

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S1E5: How young investors can navigate wisely with triple threats of inflation, higher interest rates and recession: Invest Talk

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S1E10: South-east Asia businesses in crosshairs of geopolitics: Work Talk

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S1E4: Thinking about retirement? CPF Life and tips on spending less while investing: Invest Talk

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S1E9: Oh, how we suck at work appraisals: Work Talk

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S1E3: Inflation, interest rates, soaring US dollar - investing in uncertain times : Invest Talk

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S1E8: Four-day work week: Will it happen in Singapore? - Work Talk

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S1E2: Stay invested in nervy stock market; focus on quality companies: Invest Talk

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S1E7: The Great Reshuffle: Will I hire a job hopper? - Work Talk

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S1E1: How to combat the triple threats of inflation, higher interest rates and recession: Invest Talk

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S1E6: The Great Renegotiation: What do workers want? - Work Talk

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S1E5: Man vs woman, or is it woman vs woman? - Work Talk

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S1E4: Desk, don't go. Stay with me?: Work Talk

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S1E3: Boss, I am not data stupid; you never trained me: Work Talk

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S1E2: Is HR getting it wrong trying to police workplace romance?: Work Talk

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S1E1: Is there a pandemic turnover tsunami affecting Singapore companies?: Work Talk