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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 cover letter & 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 …

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 | Graduate Salary
April 8, 2010 – 10:07 am | No Comment

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 …

JobsDB Career Fair - Resume samples, best practices, templates
April 5, 2010 – 1:43 pm | 3 Comments

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 …

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

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

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 …

Are You Looking for Jobs for Foreigners in Singapore?
March 3, 2010 – 5:20 pm | 103 Comments
Are You Looking for Jobs for Foreigners in Singapore?

Singapore is an attractive destination for foreigners to work in and if you are one of the people looking for jobs for foreigners in Singapore, then the following questions will probably cross your mind:
- How …

Three steps to career fair and job fair success
March 1, 2010 – 8:00 pm | No Comment

As we start another year, there will be the usual list of career fairs and job fairs that take place in Singapore. This video provides some quick tips for making the most of these events.

Singapore Job Application FAQ: Should you provide salary information?
February 17, 2010 – 8:10 pm | 2 Comments

Many job advertisements in Singapore ask applicants to provide their previous/current and expected salary. This information could be used to:
1) Quickly weed out candidates who earn/expect well above the salary the employer wants to pay
2) Have a better understanding …

Employment Agencies find people for jobs, not jobs for people
February 4, 2010 – 11:11 am | No Comment
Employment Agencies find people for jobs, not jobs for people

This is probably the best piece of advice I can provide, to help you understand how to deal with recruiters/employment agencies/job agencies ->
Employment Agencies find people for jobs, not jobs for people
In other words - …