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| Blog for eFinancialCareers: Tell us what it's really like building a career and searching for work in Singapore |
| Never mind what recruiters and HR people think, we want YOU as a Singapore-based financial professional to blog (anonymously) about your career challenges. Give us the gossip on the good, the bad and the simply frustrating aspects of your working life.
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| Banker at the Top: Q&A with DBS's Tan Su Shan, managing director and group head, wealth management |
| Q: Was banking what you always envisioned yourself doing? A: In my second year at Oxford University, I did a summer internship in London with Rothschild and visited the dealing room at Barings Securities. I was 19 and fell in love with it. |
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| The Banker: My three rules to avoid failing miserably when you start working in a bank |
| Once you step into the workforce, you should quickly forget your academic and sporting achievements, and even your so-called self esteem. In order to succeed, you must realise that banking is essentially a people-oriented business. In short, this means you must identify the people who have the greatest power and authority to propel your career. It's vital to know exactly what your direct boss wants, and not focus on your personal achievements. |
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| It's not nearly as nasty as in New York, but beware: Job cuts ARE happening in Asia |
| Further signs are emerging of global banks axing jobs in Asia, all be it not on the same scale as in the West. And it seems the market downturn is also making candidates a little less demanding. |
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