Clayton J.C Tan | July 13, 2010
The Star carried the news “Talent Corp to woo back 70,000 Malaysians” emphasizing that this is one of the key focus of the 10th Malaysian Plan. While I see this as a very positive move by the government. I would also like to raise my concerns and hope that the government will execute this with [...]
Share on FacebookClayton J.C Tan | July 6, 2010
Malaysia has long been known to have among the most tuition centers (I guess in the world) and tuition has been a lucrative business (although teachers don’t seem to be a very respected profession here). These tuition center prospers for the fact that there are at least 3 key examinations that every student in Malaysia [...]
Share on FacebookClayton J.C Tan | February 17, 2010
When an employee gets on-board, and you’re planning an orientation, what would you generally prepare to brief the new employee?
I’ve been through many training programs all these years … technical training, process training, standard operating procedures, rules and guidelines, handbook, standard scripts! These are often the “tools” provided to new employees to get them up [...]
Clayton J.C Tan | February 7, 2010
I made this the topic of the blog post because it reminds me of the project I organized when I was once a Leo Club member. The purpose of this project is to guide school leavers on selecting the best career options for themselves and to understand what the working world is like. Getting youths [...]
Share on FacebookClayton J.C Tan | February 27, 2009
I was invited to give a short talk related to “anything about HR” in a young executives gathering event last week. It was though trying to select a topic that would interest many since most of these people do not belong in the HR industry; and I guess it wouldn’t be right for me to [...]
Share on FacebookClayton J.C Tan | February 5, 2009
First Class Honours, CGPA 4.0, graduated from Harvard University, MBA from MIT Sloan, Masters of Finance from Wharton University … and the list goes on. These are some “prestigious achievements” that anyone filtering CVs are unlikely to miss when they see one. The candidate is sure to get some attention from recruiters.
During the good times, [...]
Clayton J.C Tan | January 27, 2009
An article in The Star entitled “Ties with China enter new level” on the 23rd of January seems to have brought quite some hope for Malaysia’s economy considering the strong ties with China. However, a portion of the article got most of my attention:
Ong also hopes to create another unprecedented move – to get a [...]
Clayton J.C Tan | January 11, 2009
While reading the articles in New Straits Times on 9th January 2009, I felt that something must have changed in terms of our government’s standpoint of students’ involvement in demonstrations. Either they have finally agree with allowing students to hold demo or there’s an apparent double standard.
In the past, there are often reports about university [...]
Clayton J.C Tan | January 10, 2009
I was considering doing my doctorate and there are several universities in my shortlist. Being on a budget, not wanting any distruption in my career and due to the fact that I would like to do a research on the Malaysian environment; pursuing the doctorate overseas will not be an option although it’s something most [...]
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