A: It happens at different periods in a person's life.
We have mapped out 3 crisis periods that an individual undergoes, while in the workforce.

The 1st is a quarter life crisis; occurring between 28 to 32 yrs of age.
The 2nd is a midlife crisis; occurring between 38 to 42yrs of age.
The 3rd is a second part midlife crisis; occurs later, around 50 yrs of age.

The feeling one gets is that of burnout, i.e. a person reaches high frustration with the work they do and consequently try to distance themselves from the work.

There is also the yearning to try something new but individuals may not know what interests them. Most try soul searching or bounce ideas off friends and family, but get little relief.

A: The frustration individuals feel depends largely on the life stage they are in. People in conflict often feel that change will bring relief and it does, provided they steer themselves and move along the lines of their likes and dislikes.

A career counsellor lends their expertise to help individuals weather the change.

A: A career counsellor is an individual who is part counsellor and part information provider. They facilitate a process where the individual's awareness is raised as they listen to themselves. The career counsellor then matches the individual with resources that are accessible and relevant. 

• We offer this service at a very affordable fixed rate.
A: A career coach, sometimes referred to as an executive coach, is an individual that helps a person excel in their chosen career. Typically, they administer psychometric tests and conduct an interview to gauge the strengths of the individual in different areas. After which, there is goal setting and the career coach helps the individual reach their set goal.


• We partner with an organization that offers this service at very competitive rates.

A: A life coach is sometimes described as an individual who looks at different facets of a person's life and then attempts to remake the person.


• We do not offer this service - We believe that an individual, once empowered, makes decisions that are best suited for themselves.

A: Oddly enough, it has to do with goal setting and the idea of when those goals should be achieved. It is also dependent on the development stage a person is in as well as societal norms.

For example, the quarter life crisis is a new phenomenon. It tends to afflict people from newly industrialised countries, typically those in SE Asia.

It is a recent affliction that most employees will suffer through, largely in silence. It happens as these societies expect people to move and develop faster than their parents typically have developed.

People in the quarter life, at the executive level, are expected to enter junior management roughly by the age of 30 yrs old but some find themselves ill equipped. Others that don’t make the transition to management are then sidelined.

For some individuals, the push that caused them to choose their current career may have come externally so by the time they reach 30 yrs old, they run out of steam and reach this same crisis point.

The challenges in the mid life crisis are different.

A: Yes. All career matters that are discussed stay between the career counsellor and the client. While all exploratory sessions are conducted with an observer present, they are bound by the same confidentiality agreement that the career counsellor has with the client.

A: The purpose of the career counselling exercise is for the client to gain awareness. If an hourly rate is used, there is a tendency to try to beat the clock. This results in skipping over details that provide for a more holistic picture of the individual.