Job Hunting Tips in Singapore
It is not surprising at all that a lot of people want to work in Singapore. Fortunately, the country is one of the fast-rising economies; it has a very efficient transportation system; it offers promising careers and good salaries for both young and old professionals, and it is considered as one of the most modern cities not only in Asia but in the world too.
You might be wondering, what is the best way to snag a job in Singapore?
Zarah, a head in a recruitment agency in Singapore has some relevant tips to share, “Work on your resume. Highlight your assets and skills. If you graduated cum laude, with honors, or has done anything commendable while you were in college, make sure to put that in your resume. If you are a fresh graduate, put the internship you had. Make sure you have at least 3 references that may be your former professors, but never your relatives. If you already had a work experience, that is also an advantage. Make sure that everything you put on your resume or cv is true. Also, recruitment agencies can help you find the best suited position and company. You might want our help.”
There has been proofs and studies that indeed, a recruitment agency can help in your job hunting journey in Singapore. Leila, 29, from Manila, now works in one of the most popular hotels in Singapore, “I just followed my friend’s advice who also happens to work as an IT professional in Singapore. I was first anxious to leave everything I have built in Manila, and I felt that homesickness might weigh me down. But when I thought long and hard about needing to save more for the future, I agreed on asking help from one of the most reliable headhunters in Singapore, and in no time, I found myself working in a great hotel here. I’m still with the same company for about 4 years, and life has never been greater. I made the right choices.”
“Recruitment agencies perform recruitment and selection processes for organizations that don’t have the time, expertise or resources necessary to manage the employment processes. Some recruitment agencies provide temporary workers, some permanent employment and others provide candidates for temp-to-hire arrangements. Regardless of the employment type, there are certain advantages to employers' use of recruitment agencies, including expertise, cost, availability of workers and employee retention…Recruitment agencies often have a level of expertise that far exceeds some employers’ human resources departments. Hiring recruiters, employment specialists and an employment or recruiting manager to supervise staff could require a lengthy recruiting period to find qualified employees. Recruitment agencies provide services that rival the best qualified recruiters and employment specialists, usually at a lower cost. Employees of recruitment agencies generally have a higher level of expertise related to job knowledge, employment trends and recruitment practices by virtue of continuous placement of employees. They also have industry expertise if they work for recruitment agencies that specialize in certain fields, such health care providers,” wrote an unnamed in an article posted at jettalent.co.za titled What Are the Benefits of Recruitment Agencies?
Aside from looking for a recruitment agency to find a work in SG, searching online for possible workplaces is also one of the fastest ways to land a job in lion city, “I’ve always wanted to work in Singapore when my cousin who is an architect started telling me about how great it was to live in SG. I was just then a chemical engineering student when he went to Singapore for work. When I pass the licensure exam and graduated, I started searching online for possible work, and I had 10 calls from different companies. I chose the one with the best offer, of course. Fast forward to today, I can’t imagine myself working anywhere else.”
“Another good way to get a job in Singapore is to actually live there for a while and personally send out resumes,” said Clyde, 29, an advertising manager. “I was just on vacation then when my friend took me to her office and asked me to hand a resume to their HR department. When I came back to my home country, I got a call and was asked for an initial interview via Skype. I was also given some examinations when I went back to the office, and had a final interview afterwards, in person. Everything was so fast. But I was told that they were impressed with my education and work background, and it helped that my friend put a good word for me too.”