My view: Phone based customer service jobs are all leaving Singapore for Malaysia and the Philippines because labor costs are cheaper there. Front line banking jobs are not going to go to foreigners because there are a crop of young people here entering the market and capable of doing these kinds of jobs.unrevealed wrote:Sorry to jump in on your thread but I think I might as well seek some advice from you guys.
I’m from Southeast Asia, masters degree and EPEC holder with more than 5 years of work experience back in my home country, considerably within customer service including 6 month frontline banking experience for an UK based bank plus some amateur/one-off assignments done in the UK in sales and marketing and a long term part time job with a public media organisation back home (English speaking job). Myself involved in quite a few social/cultural activities, reckon enough to show off in my CV. Not too daunting facts I suppose. But thing is I took few months out of work (5 months) looking after my brother whilst helping my friend starting out her own business and sadly still am unemployed. Does that devalue my application? I’ve been here in Singapore for ~ 6 days, been searching for 4 days, applied for ~10, got only 1 test and get turned down. Does that sound normal or I indeed need to take something else into consideration? What would you say?
Thank you very much in advance x
At least you are honest. But I would never hire you with this attitude towards life... you just want to glide along... people who want to glide along are a dime a dozen. What the hell is the difference between passion and ambition? You've not shown you can tell the difference.unrevealed wrote:PS: my biggest weakness is probably the lack of ambition/aggressiveness, pls don't mix this with passion what I always have. There was some times my bosses proposed higher/much higher positions and I turned them down. Stupid decisions as my friends told me off but personally no regrets. My ambition is getting a bit higher now lol
My view is that you will not succeed in getting a job in Singapore. Insufficient meaningful experience. Working in jobs that in no way reflect the use fullness of a masters degree. Confusing responses to questions in this forum.unrevealed wrote:What would you experts suggest as potential jobs out there for foreigners?
Life is so. Not always get what you want and what you need at the same time. Just repeat!
Cheers x
Besides all the negativism to fresh starters here, I think you can get a job fairly easy.Benja wrote:I just graduated from NUS with BA Arts (Pass) in Dec 2010.
I know my degree is not good but my situation is not the worst. I have applied for jobs in 50+ companies, gone for some interviews and have been rejected by 10 over companies.
The positive side is that it has given me time to think what I really want to do. I felt I did not like what I studied, and I will not be able to carry on for long in my field of study. Therefore, I decided to join the home team uniformed groups. To my amazement, I was rejected. As of now, I still have an SCF interview tomorrow; however my hopes are not that high. I think the problem lies with the interviewer as well! They are highly opinionated and just don’t like me!
I regret not participating actively in school activities and I do not have any working experience. I was on a research programme in replacement of my Industrial Attachment which puts me at an disadvantage in the interviews. As a result, my CV is not as good as many other graduates. But my salary expectation is not a lot! My demand is just 2.5K.
Being human, I also go through the cycle of enthusiasm, anticipation, rejection, demoralisation, listlessness etc. I face a lot of stress now. I avoid going out with friends, stop msn-ing or facebook. It’s a mental torture. If you could see attached, that is the list of emails I have sent to requesting for a job interview which I found from newspapers.
Please advice. Thank you.
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