{"id":7148,"date":"2016-10-06T16:54:58","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T16:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterindia.com\/career-advice\/what-singapore-grads-must-know-about-finding-a-job-today-7148\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T08:08:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T02:38:54","slug":"what-singapore-grads-must-know-about-finding-a-job-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/what-singapore-grads-must-know-about-finding-a-job-today\/","title":{"rendered":"What Singapore grads must know about finding a job today"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nFor fresh grads, looking for a job can feel like searching for cockles in a $2.50 kway teow.<\/span><\/p>\n

Once you\u2019ve thrown your cap, stretched the selfie stick, and celebrated with ah ba, ah ma and the rest of the family, it\u2019s time to turn your newfound knowledge into cold hard cash.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you didn\u2019t automatically get accepted for a job after graduation, fong sum. There are plenty of resources to point you in the right direction. Most universities in Singapore don\u2019t teach you how to find a job you love or dress for an interview, but we can help you with that.<\/span><\/p>\n

New graduates need to know how to search for a job before applying for one. It\u2019s tempting to send 10 resumes a day and wait around sharing Sgag memes. But every resume should be tailored to a job application.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pluck out a few jobs you\u2019re interested and tailor your resume to each one. Look at the website, what is their tone? Corporate? HR? A startup environment? Match your personality and skills to the job description. Let\u2019s say a hundred economics students will graduate with the same class and marginally similar grades – how will they stand out?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Since you don\u2019t have a lot of experience, make sure your CV has personality. That touch of personality gives recruiters a sense of how you fit within the organisation, putting you ahead of others in the consideration process. If you\u2019re lucky, you might even make your recruiter\u2019s day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even if your CV stands, out, it could get tossed in the bin without a final check. CVs riddled with mistakes shout sloppiness and do not sit well with recruiters. Proofread several times for spelling, grammatical and other formatting errors. A fresh pair of eyes can be helpful for spotting these mistakes you might have missed. Sound professional! Alama! It\u2019s not, \u201cI got a degree in marketing,\u201d it\u2019s, \u201cI have a degree in marketing\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more advice on how to land your dream career as a fresh grad, download our FREE Graduates Handbook<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For fresh grads, looking for a job can feel like searching for cockles in a $2.50 kway teow. Once you\u2019ve thrown your cap, stretched the selfie stick, and celebrated with ah ba, ah ma and the rest of the family, it\u2019s time to turn your newfound knowledge into cold hard cash. If you didn\u2019t automatically […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7149,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7148","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-job-search-strategy"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7148"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20708,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7148\/revisions\/20708"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}