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ScienTec Consulting Pte Ltd, 2019
The story behind ScienTec - Our Founder and Advisor
Karen founded ScienTec in 2002, at the age of 31. Fuelled by a strong interest in business start-ups and eight years of sales and management experience, she decided that it was time to follow her passion. With only SGD10,000 working capital initially, she grew it into a multi-award winning, highly profitable business valued at SGD10 million upon exit.
Interview 2019
Sam Crawthorn Interview Karen Tok on A New Way To Win
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Money FM 89.3, MAR 7, 2018
Influence: Karen Tok, Founder, Scientec Consulting
Ms Karen Tok tells The Curve whether a degree is still needed for success as well as how she grew a $10 million bioscience talent placing business with $10,000.
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The Singapore Women’s Weekly, AUG 10, 2018
Advice every woman needs to hear, from 3 wildly successful Lady Bosses
Karen took the unconventional route towards success in 2002 when she founded her company, ScienTech Consulting, a recruitment agency specialising in the life sciences industry. A series of setbacks from young, which includes a delay in completing her primary school studies and two consecutive job retrenchments, actually set the stage. She started ScienTec Consulting with a working capital of $10,000 and the sole knowledge that the sector had been singled out by the government as one of the nation’s growth pillars in early 2000.
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The Singapore Women’s Weekly, AUG 30, 2018
How Failure Can Be Good, According To Feisty Businesswoman Karen Tok
Looking to boost your career? This year's Great Women of Our Time 2018 nominees can lead you on the path to business success.
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The Sunday Times Article, JUN 5, 2016
It Changed My Life: Written off as a no-hoper in school, woman now runs life sciences recruitment agency
Karen Tok’s inspirational life story was featured in The Sunday Times. From very humble beginnings through to challenging times in school and being retrenched twice during the dotcom bubble burst, Karen went on to establish a recruitment agency specialising in an industry (Life Sciences) that was virtually non-existent in 2001. Today, she has built ScienTec Consulting into an industry leading search, staffing, outsourcing and consulting company servicing all industries.
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ScienTec News & Press Releases, OCT 6, 2016
ScienTec Wins Most Number Of Accolades At Global Recruiter Awards!
Singapore based ScienTec Consulting wins 5 industry accolades at Global Recruiter Asia Pacific Awards 2016, including the overall winner for Best Small Recruitment Business and Best Recruitment Consultant for Cecilia Sim.
ScienTec Consulting was also highly commended for Best Client Service and commended for Best Innovation and Best In-House Training.
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ScienTec News & Press Releases, OCT 18, 2016
ScienTec CEO’s talk at Entrepreneurship Forum – Debunking Myths & Inspiring The Next Wave
Ms Karen Tok, ScienTec Consulting's CEO, shared her inspirational entrepreneurial journey with 900 ITE college students at the ITE Alumni Entrepreneurship Forum 2016 held in ITE College Central. She shared 8 myths of entrepreneurship while drawing from her own personal entrepreneurial journey.
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ScienTec News & Press Releases, OCT 21, 2016
Catching Up With Old Friends Through The Years
It has been 5 years since we began taking this group of elderly out on yearly grocery shopping trips as part of our CSR activities. We are grateful for this opportunity to partner with the Bethesda Care & Counselling Services Centre to connect with these elderly, many of whom live alone and are physically challenged.
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ScienTec News & Press Releases, MAY 23, 2016
Asia's Top Recruitment Agency
SCIENTEC CEO QUOTE IN HUMAN RESOURCES ONLINE – Recruiting the best candidates amid today’s highly competitive recruitment landscape is definitely not easy but the winner of the Best Recruitment Agency category at the Asia Recruitment Awards 2016 proved they have mastered the art of hiring well.
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ScienTec News & Press Releases, JUN 30, 2015
Attracting Millennials
SCIENTEC CEO INTERVIEW IN HR MAGAZINE - ScienTec Consulting CEO, Karen Tok, was interviewed by HR Magazine for the article 'Re-looking at Recruitment' which showed how HR has adapted and evolved their hiring strategies to hire Millennials. “To attract Millennials, it is critical to embrace their traits of high energy, tech-savviness, outspokenness, impatience for change and growth – and channel them into the right job functions,” says Karen Tok, CEO of ScienTec Consulting in Asia.
For the full article featuring expert sharing from HR professionals on recruiting Millennials, click below:
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ScienTec News & Press Releases, NOV 13, 2015
From $10K to $10M - ScienTec Consulting CEO's Entrepreneurial Story to Inspire Students & Youths
SCIENTEC CEO ENTREPRENEURIAL STORY PUBLISHED – The success story of Ms Karen Tok and the company she founded, ScienTec Consulting, is featured in Forward, Shell LiveWIRE’s book devoted to entrepreneurship. The book was launched today at ITE College East with Guest-of-honour Dr Maliki Osman, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Defence & Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in attendance.
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ScienTec News & Press Releases, AUG 11, 2014
ScienTec Consulting now part of the Will Group and poised for regional expansion
Will Group Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Will Group Incorporated which is listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, has announced its acquisition of 60% of ScienTec Consulting Pte Ltd.
ScienTec News & Press Releases, 2014
The Life Sciences Recruitment Company of the Year Award 2014 by Recruitment International Asia awards
“Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical and Biotech/Medical Devices recruitment, were the key pillars and shaped the solid foundation for ScienTec Consulting’s business since we started 12 years ago. We are very glad to grow from strength to strength and being recognised as the industry best. We like to thank all our clients and the organiser for this prestigious award,” said Karen Tok, CEO of ScienTec Consulting.
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HERWORLD Magazine feature story, MAR 19, 2010
Karen Tok: Started headhunting firm specialising in bioscience industry
So what if she doesn’t have a university degree? Entrepreneur Karen Tok has made it in the tough world of the bio sciences, even without any paper qualifications.