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From Layoffs to Leadership: Inspiring Career Resilience Stories

7/6/2025

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Joe Herman, laid off in 2018, founded a training consultancy, adapting his client engagement while managing work and parenting.
Jarieul Wong, retrenched in December 2022, established a Singapore branch of IN.Deed Communications in September 2023 after extensive job searching and salary discussions.
Mohamed Yatim Abdul Ghani, 54, shifted from IT to a lecturer and consultant post-retrenchment in 2018, reskilling in data engineering to meet industry demands.

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Story summary

Joe Herman, laid off in 2018, founded a training consultancy, adapting his client engagement while managing work and parenting.
Jarieul Wong, retrenched in December 2022, established a Singapore branch of IN.Deed Communications in September 2023 after extensive job searching and salary discussions.
Mohamed Yatim Abdul Ghani, 54, shifted from IT to a lecturer and consultant post-retrenchment in 2018, reskilling in data engineering to meet industry demands.