I've been in Singapore for a couple of months and I am slowly losing hope of ever finding a job. Most of the job ads I find on job boards require the applicants to apply through a platform and rarely give any information on a contact person or an email address. So I fill everything out but nothing ever comes back. I really have the impression I get filtered through every single time once I click the box "not PR"

Has somebody had the same experiences? How do you apply? Somebody told me it's better to just contact the CEO of the company directly on Linkedin. I am a bit hesitant though...