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A great question you can ask during a job interview
August 23, 2010 – 12:39 pm | No Comment
A great question you can ask during a job interview

Towards the end of a job interview there are many questions that candidates ask:
What type of training do you offer?
What is the typical career advancement for this position?

Cover Letter Writing Tips from the GMP Group Singapore
August 12, 2010 – 9:34 am | One Comment
Cover Letter Writing Tips from the GMP Group Singapore

In this short video, the GMP Group Singapore shares some quick and effective tips for writing a good cover letter.

Some advice to learn more about possible career/job options
July 2, 2010 – 11:49 am | No Comment
Some advice to learn more about possible career/job options

It is common for career advisors to receive inquiries from people saying – “These are the jobs that I want but I’m very confused and I need your help to know about the career prospects, market demand, …

Job Interview Questions & Answers – “Tell me a bit about your background”
June 16, 2010 – 10:49 am | No Comment
Job Interview Questions & Answers – “Tell me a bit about your background”

This is a question that is used quite often. Interviewers like it because it provides an easy starting point and can also cover a lot of ground. Also many interviewers don’t really know what questions …

Cover Letter is Not Synonymous With Share Everything!
June 8, 2010 – 1:58 pm | No Comment
Cover Letter is Not Synonymous With Share Everything!

Guest contributor: Jessica Holbrook Hernandez is an expert resume writer, career and personal branding strategist, author, and presenter. She is the CEO of Great Resumes Fast.
This week we’re exploring strategies and best practices for writing …

Overqualified but still not getting the job
April 20, 2010 – 1:01 pm | No Comment
Overqualified but still not getting the job

As a job seeker you might face the situation of being rejected for a job, even though you are overqualified and could easily perform the job well. This is quite a common situation and from …

Salary and employment rates for graduates in Singapore
April 8, 2010 – 10:07 am | No Comment
Salary and employment rates for graduates in Singapore

Wondering how much fresh university graduates earn in Singapore and how employable they are? The results of the 2009 Graduate Employment Survey for  National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Singapore Management University (SMU) …

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 …

Singapore salary reports, guides and surveys
March 19, 2010 – 3:45 pm | No Comment
Singapore salary reports, guides and surveys

Information on the salaries paid in Singapore for different industries, jobs and experience levels is always of interest to people. There are a few different sources of getting this information, which are listed below:

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 …