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Your interview answers might be “good” — just completely forgettable I’ve been thinking about why some candidates sound great on paper but somehow become… forgettable in interviews. And I think a big part of it is storytelling. Not storytelling in the “make everything dramatic” sense. More like this: Candidate A: “I noticed our conversion rate was low, so I analyzed the funnel, worked with the product team to improve onboarding, and increased conversion by 18%.” Perfectly solid answer. Candidate B: “We had just spent a pretty painful amount of money getting people to the site, and then I realized almost 40% of them were disappearing at the exact same step. My first thought was: we don’t have an acquisition problem. We’re paying to send people into a leaky bucket.” Then they explain what they investigated, what they changed, and how conversion improved. Same achievement. But I can almost guarantee which candidate I’d remember later. That’s what I think people misunderstand about storytelling in interviews. The story isn’t there to make your answer longer. It gives the interviewer something to attach your skills to. Instead of telling them: “I’m good at solving ambiguous problems.” Give them the moment when everyone was confused and you figured out what question actually needed to be answered. Instead of: “I’m good at stakeholder management.” Tell them about the meeting where Sales wanted one thing, Product wanted another, and you had to get everyone moving in the same direction. Instead of: “I take ownership.” Tell them about the moment you realized something was going wrong and decided it was your problem even though technically it wasn’t. A simple way I’ve started thinking about interview answers is: Context → Tension → Decision → Action → Result STAR gets you the information. Storytelling makes someone care about the information. And maybe most importantly, it gives the interviewer something they can actually remember when they’re discussing candidates later. You don’t want them saying: “Which one was she again?” You want: “Oh — the candidate who figured out we were pouring acquisition dollars into a leaky onboarding funnel.” That’s a very different place to be. #interview #storytelling

What kind of rest do you actually need when you feel exhausted? Exhaustion is rarely just one thing, which is why sleep alone doesn’t always fix it. A useful way to think about recovery is that different kinds of depletion need different remedies: Physical: sleep, food, slower rhythms Mental: less input and context-switching Emotional: space to process what you’re carrying Social: time with people who feel easy and safe Creative: curiosity, play and new ideas Sensory: less noise, screens and stimulation Decision: fewer small choices Meaning: reconnect with purpose and perspective Digital: genuine separation from devices Identity: time where you’re not performing a role for anyone The part I find most useful: diagnose what is depleted before deciding how to rest. What kind of rest do you find hardest to make space for? #Career #careeradvice #reset

What actually separates high performers at work from everyone else? A lot of workplace advice still treats “high performance” as working longer hours, replying faster, being visible in every meeting, or always saying yes. I don’t think that’s what consistently separates the strongest people. The behaviours I see matter more are things like: Leading before you have the title — taking ownership without waiting for formal authority Finishing important work — not confusing activity with progress Confidence + humility — having a view, but changing it when the evidence changes Making other people better — sharing context instead of hoarding it Knowing when to say no — protecting high-value work from unrealistic priorities Being trusted without constant supervision Listening before responding Surfacing problems early, rather than waiting until there is a crisis Improving the system, not just repeatedly solving the same problem The last one is probably the most underrated. A good employee can solve a difficult problem. A very strong employee solves it and leaves behind a process, tool, rule or piece of knowledge that makes the same problem less likely to happen again. And there are also a few things I increasingly think are not signs of high performance: Working the longest hours. Being permanently available. Dominating meetings. Saying yes to everything. Making yourself indispensable because nobody else understands your work. The better test might simply be: Can this person consistently deliver, exercise good judgement without constant supervision, strengthen the people around them, and leave the organisation better than they found it? What would you add to the list — and which “high performer” behaviour do companies tend to reward even though they probably shouldn’t? #highperformer #topperformer #Careeradvice

What small behaviours make someone look more confident and professional at work? Confidence is often less about what you say and more about how you carry yourself. A few small things make a surprisingly big difference: sit upright without looking stiff listen without interrupting keep eye contact natural move at a steady pace use smaller, controlled gestures avoid fidgeting or oversized movements stay composed when sitting, standing or entering a room The point isn’t to “perform elegance.” It’s to look comfortable, attentive and in control of yourself. Which small behaviour makes the biggest difference to someone’s presence? #interview #interviewtips

A first all-hands is less about presenting information and more about earning trust. A few common mistakes: reading from a script opening with logistics instead of purpose avoiding the hard question everyone is already asking overselling the vision while underselling reality talking at people instead of leaving room for real Q&A trying too hard to be liked making the meeting about yourself promising things you cannot control finishing without clear follow-up The principle I like most: candour beats polish. People will forgive an imperfect delivery much faster than they’ll forgive feeling that the difficult truth was deliberately avoided. What makes an all-hands feel credible to you? #leadership #meeting #allhands

A platform user just reported to recieve casual job offer from MYER ! This is her experience: “Quick update to my earlier Myer Christmas Casual interview post. I interviewed in person yesterday for the 2026 Christmas Service & Selling – Geelong role, and today I received an email asking me to verify my right to work in Australia. My timeline so far: * 31 Aug: Applied online * 11 Sep: Group interview invitation * 17 Sep: In-person interview * 18 Sep: Working-rights verification request The email said my application would progress to the next stage and asked for either a passport, or an Australian birth/citizenship certificate together with valid photo ID. I’m taking it as an encouraging sign, but obviously it doesn’t mean final shifts or an offer are confirmed yet. Sharing the updated process here in case anyone else is currently waiting after a Myer Christmas Casual interview.” #myer #xmascasual

How do you outgrow a belief that keeps limiting you? A limiting belief often feels like a fact because you’ve repeated it for so long. A useful way to think about the process: Trapped: “This is just who I am.” Certain:you expect the same outcome before anything happens. Curious: you start asking whether the belief is actually true. Testing: you run small experiments instead of arguing with yourself. Free: the belief becomes a hypothesis, not a rule. Relapse: the old story comes back under stress — which doesn’t mean you failed. Rebuild: you replace absolutes with beliefs that can change with evidence. The part I like most: you don’t have to defeat the old belief. You just have to stop treating it as the last word. What belief became less powerful once you actually tested it? #Career #careeradvice #belief

Singapore’s advertised-pay median was S$49,200 in August—but the more useful result is what that number leaves out. Across 18,210 job ads with clearly annualisable pay, the middle half ran from S$37,200 to S$72,000. Among the largest named-role samples, medians ranged from S$31,200 for administrative assistants to S$87,000 for project managers. The August cross-section also creates a practical September test: after Singapore’s retail Progressive Wage Model minimum rose to S$2,435 a month, do advertised salaries for affected roles begin to cluster at or above it? This is advertised base pay, not wages earned—and August is a baseline, not a salary-growth estimate. #SGmarket #singapore #singaporelabourmarket

How do you introduce yourself so people actually remember you? Most introductions are either too vague or too long. A few things seem to make them much stronger: say who you are, what you do and who it helps have a 5-second version ready use one short story instead of listing credentials adapt the opening to the room mention one distinctive project, mission or problem bring energy, not just expertise end with a question so it becomes a conversation The biggest mistake is trying to sound impressive instead of being clear, relevant and easy to remember. What’s the best self-introduction you’ve heard — and why did it stick? #interview #interviewtips

How do you actually resolve difficult workplace dynamics before they become culture? Most workplace tension gets worse because people avoid naming the real problem. A practical way to handle it: define the issue clearly diagnose the cause, not just the symptom separate facts from interpretations prioritise by business impact speak directly to the person who can fix it assign an owner and deadline address relationship friction instead of working around it close the loop and check whether the fix actually worked One rule I like: no owner = postponed problem. The goal isn’t to “win” the conflict. It’s to make the issue specific, discussable and resolvable before it becomes part of the culture. What usually makes workplace conflict hardest to resolve in your experience? #Career #careeradvice #leadership #workplace