It is common for career advisors to receive inquiries from people saying – “These are the career options I think I want but I’m very confused and I need your help. Can you provide me more information about the career prospects, market demand, my chances of getting these jobs and what education/training I need to get the…
Category Archives: Transition & Job Search Strategy
Job Interview Answers & Questions – “Tell me a bit about your background”
“Tell me about yourself” – This is a question that is used quite often and is one that you should certainly prepare an interview answer for. 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 to ask, so…
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 the company’s point of view, they are wary of hiring someone who is overqualified because they might not be satisfied,…
Salary and employment rates for graduates in Singapore
Wondering about fresh university graduate salary in Singapore and how employable they are? The results of the 2009 Graduate Salary/Employment Survey for National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Singapore Management University (SMU) are out and can provide some answers.
JobsDB Career Fair – Resume samples, best practices, templates
The resume critique & resume samples 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 resumes and cover letters. Participants were given a detailed critique of their existing resumes and…
Singapore salary reports, guides and surveys
Information on Singapore salary levels and the salaries 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:
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