COI held a very exciting an interesting guest speaker event with Swiss Astronaut, Claude Nicollier. Our CEO, Andrea Keller shared, " I am thrilled to share a recent speaker event hosted by our company Career Opportunities International featuring the great Astronaut Claude Nicollier. It...
I am originally from Switzerland and landed on a business related job assignment in Tulsa Oklahoma in August of 1989. My colleagues very quickly encouraged me to follow a typical American tradition to join an organization which was in need of help to under-privileged human...
A recent violin lesson with my teacher David Jacobson (link) shown in the picture (link) as a 15 years old, ended up being also a great life lesson. Here’s how the conversation went between my teacher and I: “These notes are impossible to reach despite...
By Emily Davies Ferket Are you still struggling working from home? Here are some tips from someone who has been at home full-time for almost four years. You may have heard many of these before, but hopefully I can add some personal experiences that will give...
Stay positive and do not be paralyzed There is no doubt that the world is still suffering from the impact of COVID-19. Uncertainty of the future paralyzed business leaders and politicians into inaction. But we should not forget that many successful business stories began during times...
“What started as a potential pathway to a future career turned out to be my dream job!” Jeanine Jerkovic grew up in the Phoenix area and has worked in international economic development almost her entire career. Educated at ASU and the London School of Economics (LSE),...
As the pace of life increases, so too do stress levels in business. Decision-making becomes faster, the stakes higher, potential criticism sharper and fall-out from a lapse in judgment potentially devastating. In such a climate punctuated by tweets and email notifications, availability 24/7 and global accountability,...
“Your daily decisions have an immediate and decisive impact, and can lead to failure or success (or yet to be determined!)” Emilie Gariel was born and educated in France before commencing her international career in Australia. Emilie went on to join Rexel, worldwide leader in B2B distribution,...
Denise Tan Smith, C.O.I’s APAC Business Partner, was born and raised in Singapore and educated in Australia and the US. Denise commenced her career in communications & public relations before developing a passion for talent management and recruiting. Denise pursued her MBA and joined C.O.I....
Planning for both the predictable and the unexpected is a key element of running any successful business. Succession planning to replace key employees is a given, but succession planning is also necessary for growing future leaders, addressing anticipated talent shortages, and supporting projected growth.Executives leave...
