Identify Growth Opportunities for a High-Performing Career – By Singtel

In any industry, professional growth serves as a pivotal indicator of a healthy and promising career. Recognising the significance of career development and the acquisition of new skills,many professionals seek positions that offer avenues for growth and responsibility. Understanding how to identify roles that provide opportunities for growth and value creation can lead to a more fulfilling and rewarding professional career. 

In this workshop led by Joshua Teo, Head, Group Strategic Talent Acquisition from Singtel, individuals will learn to define growth opportunities, explain their importance, and discover how to find such opportunities within the workplace.

In this session, you will gain expert insight into: 

• How to take a strategic upwardly mobile position, positioning yourself for career advancement
• How to demonstrate your value, understanding effective ways to showcase your value
• Importance of growth opportunities and types of growth opportunities in the workplace
• Building your career resume, gain insights into crafting a career trajectory by working backwards
• Singtel’s philosophy of BIG (belonging, impact and growth) and similar frameworks in leading organisations
• Understanding what excellence looks like at work, with a focus on performance, tips, and advice
• How to create value in any organisation and for yourself

Who should attend?

• Undergraduate and graduating students seeking ways to cultivate a promising career

Light refreshments will be provided.

Speaker

Mr. Joshua Teo
Head, Group Strategic Talent Acquisition, Singtel

Joshua Teo is currently the Head of Group Strategic Talent Acquisition for the Singtel Group including Singtel, Optus and NCS.

Joshua started his career with the Boston Consulting Group for Southeast Asia (SEA) based in Singapore. Thereafter, he joined Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) in their Strategy team in HK, responsible for strategy across North East Asia and internal M&A in China. He moved back to Singapore with SCB, to lead strategy for SEA’s retail bank. He subsequently moved to China with SCB to be the Managing Director, first for Retail Channels and then for Retail Sales and Distribution for East China. 

He subsequently returned to Singapore to join Egon Zehnder in leadership consulting, before leaving for Hong Kong to join Prudential Corporation Asia as the Regional Director for Strategic Talent Acquisition and Projects, responsible for recruiting the C-suite of Prudential. He returned to Singapore in 2021, where Joshua was a Director in Temasek responsible for the Non-Executive Talent Portfolio.

He is a graduate of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore with a BA in Applied Economics, MA in Economics and Finance from Brandeis University in Boston MA, and MBA from the University of Chicago, Chicago Il. He is a qualified coach from WABC.