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Use Job Aggregators To Search All Jobs In Singapore At One Place

Amit Puri - Managing Consultant, Sandbox Advisors — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:11:53 +0000

Instead of using individual job boards, it’s better to use a job aggregator to look for jobs in Singapore. These are the popular job sites in Singapore: JobsDB, JobsCentral, JobStreet, Monster, EFinancialCareers, ST701, JobsCyclone, StreetDirectory. Most people will use 2-3 of these boards to search for job openings. However, it is a waste of time to [...]

It’s Really A Numbers Game With Singapore Job Sites/Boards

Amit Puri - Managing Consultant, Sandbox Advisors — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:50:24 +0000

With Singapore job board applications, it’s a numbers game and is easy to get lost in the crowd. People are often surprised when they submit 10-15 job applications and receive no response. When this happens they panic and think that something is wrong with them or their application. They also write off Singapore job sites [...]

To Find Jobs In Singapore, The First Step Is To FOCUS

Amit Puri - Managing Consultant, Sandbox Advisors — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:35:35 +0000

Don’t use the carpet-bombing approach, of trying to apply for any and every possible job in Singapore, thinking that something will come through. This approach takes more time and doesn’t provide good results. Quality is definitely better than quantity and therefore you need to be very clear on the type of jobs you want to target. [...]

Upcoming Job Fairs In Singapore, For PMEs And Aerospace/Aviation Industry

Amit Puri - Managing Consultant, Sandbox Advisors — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:08:59 +0000

Singapore Job Fair for Aerospace & Aviation Industry Date 22 May 2012, Tuesday Time 9.00am, 11.00am, 2.00pm Venue Pasir Ris Sports and Recreation Centre,Level 2 Sports Hall, 120 Pasir Ris Central 519640 Singapore Career Fair for Professionals, Managers and Executives Date 18 May 2012 Time 9.00am – 4.00pm Venue Sheraton Towers [...]

Singapore Fares Well In National Higher Education System Rankings. But Needs To Improve Environment And Output

Amit Puri - Managing Consultant, Sandbox Advisors — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:37:21 +0000

While there are a number of international rankings of universities, less effort has been put into quantitative rankings of national systems of higher education. Towards this end, Universitas 21 evaluated the standing of national higher education systems, by providing rankings in four broad areas, which were combined to arrive at the overall ranking. 1). Resources (25% weight-age) Government expenditure on [...]

Jobs For Students: Insights Into The Hiring Process [With Infographic]

Amit Puri - Managing Consultant, Sandbox Advisors — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:21:18 +0000

Millennial Branding and Experience Inc. surveyed 225 employers who provided jobs for students, in order to obtain insights on things like hiring sources, skills in demand, hiring process and experience requirements. While the study was conducted in the US, I think many of the insights are useful for people in other parts of the world as [...]

If You Lie On Your Resume, You Are Likely To Get Caught

Amit Puri - Managing Consultant, Sandbox Advisors — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:35:14 +0000

Whether it’s to hide certain elements of their background, or, to make themselves look like stronger candidates, people often succumb to the temptation of lying on their resumes. What harm can one small-little-white lie cause, right? With more companies conducting background checks and with the vast amount of information available on the internet, it’s quite easy to [...]

11 Lucky Startups And The Singapore Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

Amit Puri - Managing Consultant, Sandbox Advisors — Wed, 09 May 2012 07:35:01 +0000

Last week was the culmination of an excellent entrepreneurship related initiative in Singapore that I’ve been following. It’s called the the JFDI-Innov8 2012 Bootcamp. The bootcamp was organised by The Joyful Frog Digital Incubator (love the name), which is based in Singapore, caters to early stage investors and focuses on helping mobile application startups in Asia. 11 [...]

Singapore Bonus Levels Head South in 2012 (Especially For High Earning Bankers)

Amit Puri - Managing Consultant, Sandbox Advisors — Thu, 03 May 2012 04:02:58 +0000

eFinancialCareers released their Singapore Bonus Report for 2012. These are the highlights: Generally bonuses are down, yet some employees enjoyed a rise. High-earning bankers suffered the worst decreases. Finance professionals in Singapore did not fare quite as well as their counterparts in Australia, Hong Kong and China, with 34% saying their bonus fell. However, bonuses still [...]