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Each year, about 10,000 Singaporeans study and work abroad and many never want to return to a pressure-cooker environment whereby transport is a hassle with frequent break-down and more damagingly the ultra-expensive cost of living coupled with our super-low corporate wages.
Meet Jess who went to the US at the age of 24 armed only with a ITE (its-the-end) certificate and never look back.
After living in the US for more than 10 years (green-carded), married now with two kids and having a thriving career, she still yearns for the day to return home when her kids grow up.
Transitioning: Describe abit about yourself e.g. personal particulars, educational qualification, work experience.
Jess: ‘I once was lost but now am found’ – This phrase sums up who I am. I am in my early 40s. I work in a fairly new industry as a Scheduler/Recruiter in an all American company based in Georgia specializing in market surveys (mystery shopping).
I can say that I am a very adaptive person and dare to be different. I branched out into a new industry which is relatively unheard off in Asia and has only been around for about 25 years in the US. I am good with people and I scheduled hundreds of people off to work in mystery shopping monthly.
My educational qualification I would say is not fancy. The only business related education I got was from ITE Bishan. I graduated with a Certificate in Business Studies (Secretarial Practice). While in the US, I completed a Christian Counselling associated degree with Liberty University at Lynchburg, VA.
Transitioning: Where are you living now and why do you choose that location?
Jess: I live in Pennsylvania and I stumbled upon where I live now by chance (destiny).
More at http://www.transitioning.org/2017/1...-26-years-old-and-flourishing-after-15-years/
Meet Jess who went to the US at the age of 24 armed only with a ITE (its-the-end) certificate and never look back.
After living in the US for more than 10 years (green-carded), married now with two kids and having a thriving career, she still yearns for the day to return home when her kids grow up.
Transitioning: Describe abit about yourself e.g. personal particulars, educational qualification, work experience.
Jess: ‘I once was lost but now am found’ – This phrase sums up who I am. I am in my early 40s. I work in a fairly new industry as a Scheduler/Recruiter in an all American company based in Georgia specializing in market surveys (mystery shopping).
I can say that I am a very adaptive person and dare to be different. I branched out into a new industry which is relatively unheard off in Asia and has only been around for about 25 years in the US. I am good with people and I scheduled hundreds of people off to work in mystery shopping monthly.
My educational qualification I would say is not fancy. The only business related education I got was from ITE Bishan. I graduated with a Certificate in Business Studies (Secretarial Practice). While in the US, I completed a Christian Counselling associated degree with Liberty University at Lynchburg, VA.
Transitioning: Where are you living now and why do you choose that location?
Jess: I live in Pennsylvania and I stumbled upon where I live now by chance (destiny).
More at http://www.transitioning.org/2017/1...-26-years-old-and-flourishing-after-15-years/
