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JobsDB Career Fair – Resume best practices, samples, templates
April 5, 2010 – 1:43 pm | No Comment
JobsDB Career Fair – Resume best practices, samples, templates

The resume critique booth operated by Sandbox Advisors during the recent JobsDB Career Fair, was a huge success. Over the three days we reviewed more than 300 resumes and helped job seekers improve the quality of their …

Use LinkedIn groups to kick-start your networking & job search in Singapore
March 19, 2010 – 10:23 am | No Comment
Use LinkedIn groups to kick-start your networking & job search in Singapore

As many of you will already know, LinkedIn can be very useful for making business contacts and also for getting leads during your job search. For those who have created an account recently, you might …

Top Job Search Websites, Boards, Engines in Singapore
March 9, 2010 – 11:31 am | No Comment
Top Job Search Websites, Boards, Engines in Singapore

While job boards are not the best way to look for a job and have a low success rate, they can still be useful. You never know through what source you might land a job …

Managing the performance review process
December 11, 2009 – 12:56 pm | No Comment
Managing the performance review process

In this article, I wanted to touch upon some important points, which can help your entire performance review process go much smoother.
1) Start the process properly – Be clear on your objectives
When you join a new …

A few pointers to improve Cover Letter success
December 2, 2009 – 11:18 am | No Comment
A few pointers to improve Cover Letter success

Looking for a job and want to get more interviews? A good and well written cover letter can help.
 
 
 Here are a few quick points to help improve your cover letters:

Have you had a Career Health Check recently?
October 13, 2009 – 12:30 pm | No Comment
Have you had a Career Health Check recently?

Similar to a regular physical or dental check-up, it is good to do a Career check-up as well. Essentially this involves taking stock of various aspects of your career, identifying areas which are not ideal …

Ace the interview with preparation and practice
July 24, 2009 – 11:27 am | 3 Comments
Ace the interview with preparation and practice

The secret to a good interview is a simple one – Prepare and Practice. Too many job seekers arrive at their interviews without enough information about themselves, the company/person they are interviewing with and the …

Great career advice from Steve Jobs
March 5, 2009 – 1:11 pm | No Comment
Great career advice from Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs offers some interesting career/life lessons, conveyed through a few personal stories. This speech was at a graduation ceremony at Stanford University.

What is Career discovery?
March 11, 2008 – 11:31 am | No Comment
What is Career discovery?

If you ask people how they choose their industry/job, most of them will say they just fell into it, without much thought. However, a few years down the line, once they have accumulated a certain …

Least successful ways to look for a job
February 27, 2008 – 1:14 pm | No Comment
Least successful ways to look for a job

While different job search methods work for different people, there are some methods that provide greater success than others. The unfortunate thing is that many job seekers tend to spend too much time/effort on the …