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World Talk is a podcast series to help you think deeper and work smarter. In part two of the special series, we invite tech leaders to demystify what their companies do. We are joined by Cheryl Lowe, one year into her first job as Managing Director of Google's Office in Singapore. This is your chance to get a sneak behind the scenes at some of world's most famous tech names.

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Listen to tech leaders demystify what their companies do, and what it feels like to work in their firms.

Synopsis: Every first Monday of the month, the Work Talk podcast helps you work smarter, think deeper and get ahead in your work life.

If you're one of those curious about some of the world's most famous tech names, this is your chance to get a sneak peek behind the scenes.

In this episode, ST's senior correspondent Krist Boo hosts Ms Chris Havrilla, vice-president for human capital management strategy at Oracle, Mr Ben King, managing director for Google Singapore and Ms Cheryl Low, a young executive in her first job at Access Partnership.

Highlights (click/tap above):

0:05 What do Oracle and Google do?

4:25 Two innovations Google has its eyes on

8:15 Does a middle-aged worker have a chance to become a tech worker?

10:26 Is Google still a good place to work?

12:45 What Gen Zs like Cheryl Low want in their careers

Listen to

Pt 1: Understanding tech culture at Salesforce and Cisco - https://str.sg/iopR

Pt 3: Microsoft’s subsidiary Linkedin reigns in social media work world - https://str.sg/iUeq

Pt 4: What it is like to work for creative tech companies Adobe and GitHub - https://str.sg/iUKW

Pt 5: What do 112-year old IBM and 25-year-old Equinix have in common?- https://str.sg/i5Uc

Produced by: Krist Boo (kristb@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis and Teo Tong Kai