A career rarely moves in a perfectly straight line. It evolves through choices, transitions, uncertainties, and moments that invite people to reconsider not only where they are going, but also the value they bring along the way. Having the right perspective during these moments can make a meaningful difference in how professionals understand their strengths and approach what comes next.
For Herjeet Singh, recognised in this feature as one of the Most Influential Executive Career Coaches in Asia, this understanding has become central to a career spanning HR, executive career coaching, corporate training, and career development. His early curiosity about why people with similar abilities can experience very different professional journeys gradually led him towards the human side of work, helping individuals recognise their strengths, navigate change, communicate their value, and approach their careers with greater confidence and intention.
Today, as an Executive Career Coach, Corporate Trainer, HR Consultant, Job Interview Expert, and LinkedIn Trainer, Herjeet brings together his understanding of HR, recruitment, career development, and professional positioning to support people at different stages of their careers. Having worked with more than 2,000 professionals through coaching, training, webinars, career transitions, and outplacement programmes, he continues to focus on an idea that runs throughout his work: meaningful career development is not simply about finding the next opportunity, but about understanding what one brings to it.
In this conversation with GlobalTimesNow, Herjeet shares the experiences that shaped his journey, his approach to executive career coaching, the changing influence of AI and personal branding, the importance of adaptability and continuous learning, and why professionals should take ownership of their careers long before they reach a moment of uncertainty. Read on to discover his perspective on building a career that remains relevant, intentional, and personally meaningful.
Finding Purpose in People and Careers
Herjeet Singh’s journey into HR and career coaching did not begin with a master plan to become a career coach. It started much earlier, through his own experiences of navigating education, work, and the many questions that come with figuring out what one wants to do with life.
He was always fascinated by people, why two individuals with similar abilities could have completely different career journeys, and how the right encouragement or guidance at the right time could change someone’s confidence and direction. That curiosity eventually led him towards business, management, and HR.
As Herjeet progressed in his career, he found himself increasingly drawn to the human side of work, developing people, helping them recognise their strengths, and supporting them through change. He later pursued professional coaching and career development qualifications, including the ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), Certified Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF), Certified Behavioural Career Consultant (CBCC), DISC and FIRO-B Certified Trainer and ACTA.
What really cemented his passion for executive career coaching was seeing capable, experienced professionals lose confidence when they faced retrenchment, career transitions, or uncertainty. Herjeet realised that sometimes what people need is not someone to tell them what career to choose, but someone who can help them see their own possibilities more clearly. That became the purpose behind his work.
Coaching Beyond a Standard Formula
Today, Herjeet wears several hats. He is an Executive Career Coach, Corporate Trainer, HR Consultant, Job Interview Expert, and LinkedIn Trainer.
What makes his approach different is the combination of perspectives he brings into the coaching room. He has worked on the HR and organisational side, understands recruitment and hiring, and also understands what it feels like for professionals to navigate career uncertainty.
When Herjeet coaches someone, he does not look at their career in isolation. Together, they look at the bigger picture, their career direction, strengths, positioning, personal brand, communication, confidence, and how they can articulate the value they bring to an organisation.
He does not believe in giving people a standard formula or a set of rehearsed answers. Every person has a different story, and Herjeet sees his role as helping them understand that story, own it, and communicate it with confidence.
Transforming Confidence and Career Direction
One of the things Herjeet is most proud of is not a particular award or milestone, but the transformations he has witnessed in the people he has coached. Over the years, he has had the privilege of supporting more than 2,000 professionals through one-to-one coaching, corporate training, webinars, career transitions, and outplacement programmes.
Some came to him after retrenchment or restructuring; others were experienced professionals who had reached a point where they were asking themselves, “What’s next?”
Herjeet has seen people who initially doubted their own value gradually regain their confidence as they worked through their career story, strengths, positioning, resume, LinkedIn profile, and interview approach.
For him, the most meaningful moment is often not when someone tells him they received a job offer, but when he hears the change in how they speak about themselves, from “I’m not sure what I have to offer” to “I know what I bring to the table.” That shift in mindset is something he feels privileged to be part of.
Scaling Impact for the Future
Herjeet’s vision for the next phase of his career is about scale and impact. He wants to continue helping experienced professionals navigate career transitions, leadership challenges, and an increasingly complex world of work, while also working with organisations on career development, employability, leadership, and outplacement.
He is particularly passionate about helping mid-career and senior professionals stay relevant without losing sight of who they are. At the same time, he wants to reach more younger professionals and emerging leaders because he believes career development should start long before someone reaches a career crisis.
If Herjeet can help people become more intentional about their careers earlier, he believes they may be able to avoid some of the uncertainty and frustration that many professionals experience later. Ultimately, he wants the next chapter of his career to be about creating lasting impact, helping more people build careers that are not only professionally successful but personally meaningful.
Staying Relevant in an AI-Enabled World
Herjeet has always believed that if someone is helping other people navigate change, they must also be willing to change and learn themselves. With the world of work evolving incredibly quickly, he makes a conscious effort to stay close to what is happening in recruitment, AI, LinkedIn, skills development, and employer expectations.
He also experiments with new tools and technologies rather than simply talking about them. At the same time, Herjeet reminds professionals that technology is only one part of the equation. AI can help people research, write, and work more efficiently, but it cannot replace their judgement, relationships, experiences, credibility, or the human connection they create with others.
He also learns a great deal from his clients, as every conversation exposes him to a different industry, challenge, or perspective. For Herjeet, staying relevant is not about chasing every new trend. It is about being curious enough to understand what is changing, discerning enough to know what really matters, and practical enough to help people apply it.
Adaptability, Visibility, and Continuous Learning
Herjeet believes professionals need to pay much closer attention to adaptability, visibility, and continuous learning. Having a growth mindset is important. Being technically good at one’s job is important, but increasingly, people also need to understand how their skills can translate into new roles, industries, and AI-enabled workplaces.
He also sees personal branding becoming more important because a professional reputation increasingly exists beyond an organisation. What do people know someone for? What problems do they solve? How do they communicate their expertise? Who knows their work? For Herjeet, these are becoming important career questions.
For leaders, he would add the ability to lead through uncertainty. Change is no longer something that happens occasionally; it is becoming part of the normal working environment. Leaders need to communicate clearly, listen well, show empathy, and still be willing to make decisions when there is no perfect answer.
Herjeet believes leaders who remain curious and human while adapting to change will have an important role to play in the future workplace.
Taking Ownership of the Career Journey
Herjeet’s advice to professionals and emerging leaders is to take ownership of their careers early. He encourages people not to define success only by their job title, salary, or how quickly they move up the ladder. Instead, they should spend time understanding their strengths, values, interests, and the kind of contribution they want to make. They should keep learning, build genuine relationships, and make sure people understand what they can bring to the table.
Most importantly, Herjeet advises professionals not to wait until they are retrenched, unhappy, or looking for a job before they start thinking about their careers. Career management, in his view, should be an ongoing process.
There will be moments when professionals have to reinvent themselves, and Herjeet believes that is okay. He has seen many professionals discover opportunities only after a difficult career chapter forced them to step back and rethink what they really wanted.
His advice is simple: stay curious, stay relevant, stay connected, and do not be afraid to ask, “What do I want the next chapter of my career to look like?” After all, a career is a journey, not a single destination.
Conclusion
Herjeet Singh’s journey reflects an understanding that careers are rarely defined by a single role, opportunity, or milestone. They continue to evolve as professionals learn more about their strengths, adapt to changing circumstances, and become more intentional about the direction they want to take.
Through his work in executive career coaching, HR consulting, corporate training, interview preparation, and LinkedIn training, Herjeet continues to help professionals look beyond immediate career decisions and develop a clearer understanding of the value they bring. His experience supporting more than 2,000 professionals has also reinforced his belief that confidence, adaptability, visibility, and continuous learning are increasingly important in a workplace shaped by changing expectations and emerging technologies.
Looking ahead, Herjeet aims to expand the impact of his work by supporting experienced professionals through transitions and leadership challenges while also reaching younger professionals and emerging leaders earlier in their career journeys. At the heart of this vision is a simple but important principle: career management should be an ongoing process rather than something considered only during moments of uncertainty.
As Herjeet’s perspective reminds us, professional growth often begins with asking the right questions, about strengths, values, contribution, and what should come next. By staying curious, relevant, and connected, professionals can continue shaping careers that are not only successful but personally meaningful, embracing each new chapter as part of a journey rather than a single destination.
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