SINGAPORE: Tender-hearted nurses that took care of his leukaemia-striken daughter, his mum and his father-in-law. A childhood dream to join the ...
SINGAPORE: Tender-hearted nurses that took care of his leukaemia-striken daughter, his mum and his father-in-law. A childhood dream to join the medical field.AdvertisementThe 50-year-old is one of 22 in a pioneering batch of mid-career switchers who enrolled last August in the National University of Singapore’s Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies.
Joshua Liew always wanted to join the medical field, but went on to study engineering in university instead. He has no regrets pursuing his dream finally at 49, saying that"all the skills that I picked up along the way has given me this toolkit that I can use now as a nurse". . “The motivations for career switching can be generalised into voluntarily and involuntary reasons,” said Avodah People Solutions’ career coach Gerald Tan. Technological disruptions has caused job displacements, while others are “disgruntle with the status quo.”
“A career switcher often needs to start from the bottom, taking large pay cuts,” added Mr Tan. “If they are switching from a supervisory and high-earning role, it may be a bit of a shock for them.”Fortunately, his family was supportive, aware of his longtime ambitions. After working the sums out with him, Mr Liew’s wife gave the go-ahead.
He reports to a managing director who is 32. His colleagues “talk about buying a HDB, BGR issues", which are issues he has left behind with, the father of three said. “We are in a different phase of life”. “Age in a startup is not a measure of someone’s experience,” he said. “They are young, but they also have a lot of work experience.”For those looking to join a different industry, experts say that beyond upskilling themselves, they should get comfortable networking.
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