Stephen Koh, CCSP, CDAS(P)
Civil Engineering
School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Summary
Passionate about helping students, early careerists and mid careerists co-create their career narrative and finding out their unique career pattern and attributes. I achieve it through a series of inquisitive expansive questions to help them see multiple career pathways and possibilities, supported by administering assessments including DISC and the Knowdell Card Sorts.
I also review and critique resumes and cover letters and help strategize your job search.
As a mid careerist with 13 years of work experience across multiple industries, I am able to offer various career related insights gleaned from lived experiences.
Happy to connect !
Featured Skills
Work Experience
Career Coach Mar 2021 - Present
Singapore Management University SingaporeHelping students create their career narrative through a process of inquisitive questioning and advising to prepare them for the future of work and internship.
Environmental Health Executive Aug 2015 - Jul 2018
National Environment Agemcy SingaporeLed a team of public health professionals to investigate into and mitigate public health issues through proactive inspections, enforcement actions and public educations.
Collaborated with internal, external stakeholders and the public through a solutioning process to mitigate public health issues.
Supervised a team of public cleansing professionals to upkeep the street cleanliness of key areas.
Designed, planned and executed a vector control project to monitor the mosquito population in designated area.
Collated and analyed data and draw insights to present findings to Senior Management as part of operations strategizing to prevent future dengue outbreaks
Senior Manager Nov 2008 - Feb 2021
TPM Outdoor Productions Pte Ltd SingaporeAs a Senior Manager of the Company, responsible for the development of new outdoor advertising displays.
Under my management, I developed new partnerships and cultivated existing ones with building management including Mustafa Centre, PSA, Yishun Cineplex etc.
Through personal connection, I brought in the Ministry of Community and Information to advertise on our network of 5 outdoor displays worth S$30,000.
Holding the HR portfolio, I conducted onboarding and follow up mentoring of new staff ensuring that their first 90 days are well supported in terms of resourcing and competency.
As the Company Safety Officer and Project Manager, I conducted safety trainings for my operations staff ensuring they adhere to in house and MOM safety regulations, and monitored closely the project timelines to ensure completion in accordance to schedule and within budget.
Education
Knowdell Career Advisor (Human Resources) Feb 2021 - Feb 2021
Ngee Ann Polytechnic SingaporeFacilitating Career Development (Human Resources) Jan 2020 - Feb 2020
Ngee Ann Polytechnic SingaporeGraduate Certificate in Human Resource (Human Resources) Feb 2020 - Jun 2020
Singapore Management University SingaporeCertified John C. Maxwell Coach (Human Resources) Aug 2020 - Present
John Maxwell Team United StatesSpecialist Diploma in Workplace Safety and Health (Health Care ) Aug 2005 - Apr 2007
Singapore Polytechnic SingaporeBachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) Jul 1999 - Jun 2005
NTU SingaporeOther Skills
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Q&A with Stephen Koh, CCSP, CDAS(P)
What excites you about the field that you are in?
The people and the potential to influence them to take the next step to move them towards their career goal.
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What are some mistakes that you have made in your career? How did you deal with it and what have you learned from them?
Too many to count and populate here !
I think the way to deal with it is to take responsibility and make sure I learn from them to not repeat again.
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What would you bring to a team if you join them?
The gift of connectedness, maximiser and positivity. (From StrengthsFinders)
I always believe we are all connected to a greater purpose (be it to accomplish a project or to win a sale etc) , and everyone has gifts and talents able to fulfill this purpose. It is my role to encourage, motivate and help them discover and use those talents. :)- Upvote | 0
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What was the most significant event that made you the way you are now?
It would be 3 years back when I was very dry in my career, as in, I questioned the meaning of my work despite its pay check. Thereafter, thankful to Gods leading, I attended a series of discovery workshops to have an indepth assessments of myself and I was introduced to a career coach who walked me through 8 sessions. I found myself in a career development space today thanks to this event !
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If you were a college student again, what would you do differently to prepare you for your field?
I would choose my degree well based on informed inputs instead of relying only on my parents or society requirements. I would definitely utilize my career centres resources to help gain clarity for myself in terms of my career post graduation !
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How would you describe yourself in one sentence?
I am a people person who enjoys reaching out to others to help discover their career narrative and bring out their potential so as to land them in a job that brings meaning and fulfillment
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What is the next career goal that you are planning for?
Have you considered going into other fields? What other fields do you think you are well-suited for and why?
Yes of course ! I should have gone into teaching, counselling or other human services related fields. Thats because I am generally a people person and get energized from helping people and building connections !
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What achievements in your career are you most proud of?
When I successfully worked with my operations team to erect a 800 + sqm SG 50 banner overlooking the Singapore River at the Singtel Pickering Operations Centre building. It was 400+ m high from the top level 30 !!
Career coaching-wise, i was proud of a probonoclient who took my challenge to get out of his comfort zone to follow up with a company, and thereafter he was offered a job. I have seen similiar case with an undergraduate too. Moral of the story - take small steps but do not stop there !
Experiment, change, adjust and have fun in your career exploration journey ! :)
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Is there something you wish you'd known starting out in your field? Or is there something you wish you had done differently starting out?
A lot ! I wished I had started planning my career during my varsity days and not leave it until Final Year ! There was insufficient time for me to gain clarity not to mention decide upon my career path. Optimistically speaking though, I still ended up in a role I am passionate in now. Thus, the old adage is true - your degree is only a door opener to your career, the rest is up to you !
So a word of advice to the undergraduate friends, please make full use of the resources in the CAO and your coach ! :)
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Describe a situation where you had an idea and needed to influence people around you to understand, and work together towards achieving the idea.
When our Company did not have a safety officer, I took the initiative to propose to my management to send me for the specialist diploma course. I explained to them from a cost benefit angle and succeeded to secure the training budget. Thereafter, I worked with them to set up our Bizsafe 3 Risk Management system.
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