ARE YOU AN UNEMPLOYED SINGAPOREAN?

last SG · 2009-04-02T08:38:01+00:00

This country has a culture that spans almost two hundred years since 1819. Our forefathers came to this island forsaking all to set up home. Our Home. This...

parn SG

Dear Master,

Agree with you and am still trying.

Since the first month I got put out I sent out 2300 job applications. 800 were for advertised positions, the rest unsolicited. All sent to the CEO or MD.

I have only hired a professional CV writer from UK to edit my already 4 times previously edited CV and Executive Bio, by so called professionals here.

I have been invited to only 5 interviews in 5 months. My credentials, are better than most Ang Moh's (by the way I am in that pay bracket where I compete with them head on, GM level and above).

Appreciate your perspective but what I am really saying is that I think the headhunters in this town are really not worth their salt. They would not know talent if it landed on their heads. They all are looking for that perfect fit. Just imagine if the CEO of INSEAD SINGAPORE (who does not have an MBA or experience in education business) was headhunted and placed by Singapore style criteria.

2300 applications......are you a computer virus?

Boengliao SG

2300 Applications is huge. Always thought sending customized applications will be better. Used to blast in the past, got lousy companies, lousy offers. Got better if i offered a better more well thought through resume for each single company

knightlll SG

I am thinking, just 1% of 2300 that means one has to go for 23 interviews.

dalim1966sg SG

Any one wish to get a temp job, perhaps I can help.

email me @ [email protected] to discuss further.

Thanks

tranquilice SG

In a time like this, I wondered how many unemployed went to apply for jobs that require lower education qualifications and with lower salary, for example you are a polytechnic diploma holder, have you applied or will you apply for jobs that require only O level or even N level holders? Is it true by this way, the chance of getting a job will be higher?

MyLord_L SG

Seriously 2300 applications? This looks like spam to me. Are you sure your applications didn't finish in the junk mail box?

If you're such a high profile, why do you still use the same job hunting technique than new graduate looking for an intership or a first job? It’s just make you look like you just don’t care of the company, you just need money, and you’re desperate.

If you’re not happy with headhunters, then do it yourself. Go networking, make yourself visible on the internet with your own website/ pro blog. And if nothing works, then use the money you probably put aside thx to previous high paid job to create your own opportunity and your own business. Why don’t you create your own head hunting agency as it looks you have a good inside view of the business.

And last, please cut the Ang Mo crap. This kind of attitude won’t help you to secure a management job… Tell you what, next time you send a resume, why don’t you send another one with quite similar experience and diplomas but using a Western name? This way you’ll see if they really discriminate you.

maeren SG

Oh my lord...did you just come up with that...ahaha.

Hey look, you sound bright and I yes you have some points which make good sense and I will take in stride...I will make use of them, thanks and its appreciated.

...but on your last point I do have a FULLY ANG MOH name sorry to say. So actually I fair much better than alot of my other Chinese Named Contemporaries who didnt even get the interviews or any phone calls of enquiry.....

And yes they are always suprised when me an Asian shows up in the conference room. On the ones I include a CV I get no interview, but the ones that have my Exec Bio I sometimes get an enquiry and the rare interview. you know why....because my cv reveals I did NS.

Look there was one joker who actually wasted a full hour of my time telling me why and out of curiosity I Googled him and guess what, that Ang Moh has all of 5 years working experience in his entire life. and on checking his degree he had graduated in english literature and history. Talk about crap...what relevance could that bring to the table in dealing with long enough standing individuals.. Isolated you may probably say....but shocking when it comes form a supposedly leading consultancy would you say.

Setting up a search firm is precisely what every other recently unemployed is doing and its making rubbish out of the system and thats creating more problems.

Let me point out what is happening with search slum dogs these days. they see one company advertise then they all jump on the band wagon run their own ads and without saying which company its from and then get a 200 or so responses then go to the company with a short list of say 12. I know this for a fact, a PERSONAL CONTACT revealed this to me after he wanted me to work as a search professional with him also.