I Got Featured! Highlights from my Q&A with Glints.

Not long ago, I was asked by my company (Shopee) to do a short interview with Glints, a Singapore-based recruitment platform. Decided to repost some highlights from the interview. If you'd like to check out the full article, scroll to the bottom of this post for the Glints article link.

What do you like most about your job?

C: Two main things: Getting exposed to new challenges every day and working alongside incredible teammates.

I am fortunate to be with Shopee during this period of growth where we’re constantly trying to move faster, push new initiatives and optimize existing ones. I learned a lot by doing. There’s no doubt a lot of hard work and long hours involved but I’ve gained so much experience in return, from handling e-commerce campaigns, to rolling-out new app features to in each of our 7 countries.

That being said, I couldn’t have wished for better people to work with than my teammates in Regional Marketing as well as my colleagues in the local marketing teams. We trust and support each other even when the going gets tough. Above all, they are also friends whom I would gladly hang out with and party after work (which we do) and that’s a big plus.

What’s a typical day like for you?

C: There’s no hard routine. My role concentrates more on product marketing. Most of my time would be spent liaising with stakeholders from both the local and regional teams, to plan or to launch marketing related features in our app or PC platforms. We work closely across functions to ensure that these new features value add to consumers, are relevant to the market and are accompanied by the right marketing communications plan. My team and I would also spend time looking into the performance of our existing features and follow up with the local teams on new product requests.

These days I have been spending more time outside of Singapore to help out with initiatives in our local offices. It strengthens my understanding of the local markets and allows me to experience local marketing at first hand.

Any words of advice for those looking to follow your steps life-/career-wise?

C: Have a growth mindset. Focus on learning and getting better. Don’t be afraid of uncertainties or about asking questions about what you don’t know. And when things screw up, don’t focus on the mistakes or failure but see what you can pick out from the experience to improve things the next time round.

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Check out the full interview on the Glints website here.

Cheers everyone!