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Bored of Your 9-to-6? Connor’s Malaysia Wants You to Check Out These Unconventional Career Paths

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Found yourself asking, “Can I work on something out of the box?” and take a breather from your typical, boring 9-to-6 day job? Connor’s Malaysia knows that feeling just as well, and that’s why they have this initiative going on with Hiredly!

Connor’s Collective wants YOU to Dare to Be Different by leaving your comfort zone and checking out different career paths with their series of one-day apprenticeships!

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At the heart of the Dare to Be Different movement are incredible individuals who prove that the “conventional” paths aren’t the only ones. Among them are:

  • Srinath, a software engineer who traded coding work for chilli farming
  • Denise, a lawyer who left behind courtrooms for the pottery wheel
  • Mei, an art director turned poultry producer at Ayam Bahagia
  • Kae Vin, who went from electrical engineering to owning the four-outlet strong Project Rock climbing gym franchise
  • Rochelle, a former regional sales manager, now the owner of Mustang Coffee
  • Ming Chun, who left his family’s signboard contractor business to manage his Gepuklah culinary business

Each of these trailblazers embodied the Dare to Be Different concept by taking on (and succeeding with!) these new career paths — now, they’re ready to show you how. Feel sceptical about succeeding in these unconventional fields? Then check out their short stories here; you’ll be inspired in no time! 

Brought to you by Connor’s Collective — a community that champions individuality and defying expectations — and the Hiredly job-searching platform, here’s what this initiative is all about:

 

Just one day to see things from a whole new POV

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Offering you a chance to step into a world outside of so-called “traditional” career paths, Connor’s is allowing you to apply for unique 1-day apprenticeships! It’s an invitation to defy expectations, challenge the status quo, and carve out a path with real opportunities that feel genuinely like your own.

The best part? It’s completely risk-free! All it takes is just one day of your time (no need to quit your job!) for a short-term trial run. Consider this a chance to dip your toes into something completely different and discover a passion you may have a knack for! One day, zero pressure, and a priceless experience to bring home.

Think you can take on one of the offered industry masterclasses, even if it’s just for one day? You have to Dare to Be Different first!

 

Here are the apprenticeships available (and the trailblazers who will guide you)

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Check out this selection of apprenticeships available via their job-search platform partners, Hiredly:

  • Ceramic Arts: Learn pottery in Denise’s studio and experience the discipline and craftsmanship that turns clay into art.
  • Regenerative Farm and Food Production: Tend chickens at Ayam Bahagia, a regenerative farm that reconnects people to the origins of their food.
  • Culinary Entrepreneurship: Learn to cook up a (profitable) storm with Ming Chun’s masterclass on turning a simple dish into a lucrative brand.
  • Fitness Brand Management: Follow the founder of Project Rock and replicate the success of this community-driven bouldering gym from Penang.
  • Chilli Agripreneurship: Dive into the budding world of chilli farming, and see how the sky is the limit for Malaysia’s vegetable import industry.
  • Mobile Coffee Business: You always paid for and drank it for your boring corporate job; find out how to make it in the business from Rochelle’s Mustang Coffee.

Wanna know how to experience a day in the life of these industries? Then head over to Hiredly’s page for Connor’s Collective apprenticeships. Each apprenticeship requires you to share a brief write-up of your backstory and why you want to experience this different path before applying. No lengthy interview process necessary. And best of all, allowances and refreshments are provided!

 

They dared to be different, so should you!

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Feeling intrigued enough to experience the unexpected?  Then take that leap with Connor’s Collective. A different you awaits, so go discover it with this unique selection of apprenticeships by signing up via Hiredly today!

For more info on all things related to Connor’s, visit their website and follow them on their socials:

#ConnorsMalaysia #ConnorsCollective #DareToBeDifferent #Hiredly

*For non-Muslims aged 21+ only. If you drink, don’t drive. 

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