SINGAPORE - Traditionally, career paths within a company progress along the lines of one's area of expertise. However, with change becoming a norm in many industries, it is not unusual for employees to switch jobs within the same company - which usually entails training to get new skills.
He is now an assistant manager, dealing with the design of other up and coming areas such as floating, production, storage and offloading units and gas technologies.To upskill himself and in 2018. Such pivoting is vital to grow long-term opportunities during a challenging time for the marine and offshore industry, said Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing during the sector update on Monday when he visited Sembcorp Marine.
With this new technical expertise, he transitioned into project management in the areas of design and system integration for FPSO and gas-related projects."I have also enhanced my soft skills such as interpersonal communication and have taken up a leadership role - I'm managing a team now," he said.