{"id":10140,"date":"2023-10-20T15:55:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T07:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iftm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/?p=10140"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:56:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T07:56:40","slug":"iftm-alumnus-shares-insights-on-career-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/iftm-alumnus-shares-insights-on-career-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>IFTM alumnus shares insights on career planning<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-10140 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-herald-lay-a-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"herald-popup\" href='https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_8606.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_8606.jpg\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-a-full size-herald-lay-a-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_8606.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_8606-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_8606-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_8606-414x276.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_8606-470x313.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_8606-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_8606-130x86.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_8606-187x124.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10143'>\n\t\t\t\tGuest speaker IFTM alumnus Benjamin Iong Kuok Un\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"herald-popup\" href='https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Image_20231013091320.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Image_20231013091320.jpg\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-a-full size-herald-lay-a-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Image_20231013091320.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Image_20231013091320-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Image_20231013091320-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Image_20231013091320-414x276.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Image_20231013091320-470x313.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Image_20231013091320-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Image_20231013091320-130x86.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Image_20231013091320-187x124.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10142'>\n\t\t\t\tOffer of souvenir to Mr. Iong\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"herald-popup\" href='https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_8634.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_8634.jpg\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-a-full size-herald-lay-a-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_8634.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_8634-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_8634-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_8634-414x276.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_8634-470x313.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_8634-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_8634-130x86.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_8634-187x124.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10144'>\n\t\t\t\tGroup photo\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<span class='pum-trigger  popmake-10146  text-center font-blue' data-do-default=''>\u4e2d\u6587\u6458\u8981 \/ Summary in Chinese<\/span>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><em><em>From MGTO to UNWTO: IFTM alumnus Benjamin Iong Kuok Un was recently a guest at the Institute to share his insights on career planning and development. He drew on his experience working at the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), and now as a Junior Professional Officer at the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>IFTM held on 11 October a sharing session featuring alumnus Mr. Benjamin<em>&nbsp;<\/em>Iong Kuok Un, with the aim of educating young locals&nbsp;on the importance of having an active role in their career planning and development. The event attracted&nbsp;approximately&nbsp;40 young people drawn from secondary schools and the Institute\u2019s undergraduate student body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Iong, who graduated from IFTM in 2010, talked about his own career progression. He works as a Tourism Executive within the Tourism Product Division at the Macao Government Tourism Office, and is currently serving as a Junior Professional Officer (JPO) at the UNWTO headquarters in Madrid, Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The JPO Programme supplies officials for a variety of United Nations agencies. The programme\u2019s main objective is to offer young professionals hands-on experience in activities requiring multilateral international cooperation, for periods ranging typically from 1 year up to 2 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Iong emphasised the importance of self-assessment and career exploration. He pointed to the value of having short-, medium-, and long-term goals. Young professionals should not only work hard to implement the career objectives they have set for themselves, but also regularly recalibrate their goals to keep them relevant, added Mr. Iong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also shared some insights on the importance of building skills useful for a professional to thrive on the international stage. The IFTM alumnus highlighted the value of networking, and of cultivating resilience in thinking, as a buffer against the setbacks that can commonly occur in the course of any person\u2019s career.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sharing session offered students a unique opportunity to learn from a successful alumnus, and gain valuable insights related to professional growth and development. IFTM promotes early student exposure to career planning, to prompt undergraduates to make informed choices throughout their study path, allowing them to develop the necessary professional skills for a career in their field of choice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From MGTO to UNWTO: IFTM alumnus Benjamin Iong Kuok Un was recently a guest at the Institute to share his insights on career planning and development. 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