The Straits Times
… national sprinter Xander Ho knows the importance of a strong start.
As an intern analyst at venture capital firm Quest Ventures, he works flexible hours and has an unlimited leave structure to achieve his sporting goals.
For example, the final-year Nanyang Technological University Singapore business, finance and banking undergrad has been allowed time off to go for training camps and competitions in Japan.
The 24-year-old said: “It’s important for me to pursue both concurrently as I’m graduating soon and I wish to find a direction for my working career and not be at a disadvantage after I graduate. I want to give it my all while I’m at my peak age for sports and I don’t want to have regrets not pursuing it.”
Quest Ventures managing partner James Tan shared that Ho’s work arrangement is “a pretty normal setup for technology companies like us and it is relatively easy to adopt”.
