Onboarding | Mindset for Growth

Thank you to the girl from almost a month ago who bravely applied to Functional Speed Dating Generation 5! She officially became a trainee on August 22, 2024. Wishing her a meaningful journey ahead.

Luckily I read the whole email to get to the congratulatory message.

Be Slay! 

I will always be ready to turn on my webcam, speak up, present confidently, and be a pioneer – these are the actions I will consistently remember and implement throughout this learning journey.

She's slay!

Be humble, but never silent! 

This is the first time I’ve written and publicly posted a Reflection. In the past, I would just jot down lessons, never completing a full reflection. I also hesitated to share my academic insights on social media or blogs because I felt too small among my talented friends.

But this time is different! I have a bigger reason to share what I know. First, I am always in a "middle state" – looking up, there will always be those ahead of me, but looking down, there are people who see me as a source of motivation and inspiration (something "pretty BN" shared with me almost a year ago). Second, from the first lesson in FSD Gen5 by Ms. Huyen Luu (Amon), I learned that reflecting helps me remember knowledge more systematically. Sharing publicly also allows people who need my insights to find me easily because they can evaluate my thinking, learning abilities, and interests through my posts.

A community of highly valuable young Vietnamese talents! | Possible Challenge Accepted! 

I’ve affirmed to myself: “I am someone in demand, not only in Vietnam but also in the international environment.” If you know about manifestation, affirming and visualizing what you want doesn’t need to be logical – it’s already an obvious truth. So, I won’t explain more about this affirmation. I simply believe in it 🧿🧿🧿.

New knowledge acquired

Dream big, dream clearly with the SMART Goal framework:

• Specific (simple, sensible, significant).

• Measurable (meaningful, motivating).

• Achievable (agree, attainable).

• Relevant (reasonable, realistic and resourced, results-based).

• Time bound (time-based, time limited, time/cost limited, timely, time-sensitive).

  Source: Bell, S. (nd). SMART Goals. MindTools.

  https://www.mindtools.com/a4wo118/smart-goals

  
  

Top soft skills that employers expect the most:

• Trust & Discipline

• Resilience & Adaptability

• Reasoning & Problem Solving Skills

• Creativity & Ideation

• Critical Thinking & Analysis

  Source: Slide of Ms. Huyen Luu (Amon) - Founder of VOCO Center

  
  

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About:

Functional Speed Dating Program (FSD) is the FIRST & ONLY (non-profit) career training program that simulates the concept of dating, allowing 1st - 4th year students in Vietnam to "try early - try deeply" with careers, from that find the true career path. Organized by VOCO Center, cooperated & co-taught directly by multinational enterprises and trainees will be trained in 40H+ to learn about the market, industry and Try your hand at real-world challenge solving exercises.

Source: VOCO Center

That's it, see you in next lessons!

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