Work Abroad And Job Hiring Demand By: jhoanne031 | - Nowadays, it is essential to have a work that can support you in every single way. You should know that having the best job will be able to help you in further improving your skills and enhancing your expertise. They can also help you to grow in both personal and professional level; therefore, you should really know the best job that can help you in many ways. Although these days finding a job is really tough, you need to take chances in order for you to land one.
Benefit Of Temping By: Jays Nithiyanandan | - Deciding what to do with your life after graduation or leaving a job can be "frightening". But these days, however, it need not be. Today's economy provides the opportunity for almost everyone to try before they buy - buy into a career, that is.
Growth of Temping
There is a trend for companies to maintain their full-time employee staff at as low a level as possible and rely on temps to carry a major part of the required day-to-day tasks. Temporary agencies have exp ... Tags:career guides, career tips, contract jobs, temping
Should You Use A Career Objective On Your Resume By: Katharine Hansen | - It's one of those sticky questions that divides career counselors. If you got 100 of them in a room, 50 would likely say yes, you should list a career objective on your resume; the other half would probably say no. Those arguing against objectives say they are too limiting and usually poorly constructed.
Those in favor say that employers want to be able to determine in just a few seconds what you want to do for the organisation, and what you're good at. An objective can help mee ... Tags:career change, career objective, resume tips, cover letters
When a Senior Executive announces their resignation, an organisation is left with a costly task to replace the critical hire, both in terms of financial resources and the productivity lost while the position is filled. Ideally the firm would have invested in succession planning so the vacancy could be filled seamlessly, either on a short or long-term basis. In reality, although an increasing number of organisations recognise the value of succession planning, it is by no ... Tags:Jobsdb, career issue, senior roles, senior executive
A Great Home And A Caring Community By: Cassandra Villa | - Staying true to their vision for the community, A Great Home and A Caring Community, the Peoples Association actively seek their employees to share values, pursue passions, fulfil hopes and treasure memories via workplace health programmes that produces productive and happier staff. Find out more as JobsDB chats to Mr Tan Kim Kee, Group Director (People Cluster) & Chairman of the Worklife-Workplace Health Promotion (WL-WHP) Committee, about the PA health programmes.
Keep Your Career On Track Following A Merger By: Cassandra Villa | - Understanding the new company culture is just one strategy for continued career success following a merger, says recruitment agency Hays.
It was recently reported (in The Straits Times*) that 87 per cent of companies believe mergers and acquisitions are likely to increase over the coming years, says Chris Mead, General Manager of Hays in Singapore.
"This is due to consolidation of various industries in response to the global economic climate."
Guerilla Marketing For Jobseekers By: Mark Lim T.T. | - David Perry runs Perry-Martel International Inc. an executive search firm based out of Ottawa, Canada. His views on the use of resume lingerie and cover letters that start conversations is unique and has put him on the Most Wanted list of resume writers and career coaches across America.
As David says, "don't tell them you're creative, dynamic and forward thinking... show them. You're more likely to be judged favorably by your actions than your words."
Say Yes To Contracting By: Mark Lim T.T. | - Singapore's successful positioning as an attractive destination has led numerous international banks to base their operations and IT infrastructure here. More often than not, an organisation's strategy to set up its new team would include hiring permanent resources, as well as outsourcing specific operations to various IT services companies and independent contractors.
While HR professionals could come from various educational backgrounds, the most highly regarded route into the HR profession would be to possess a bachelor's degree in HR, personnel or any other related disciplines. Such related degrees offer you the best training for an HR career, and would successfully place you on more hiring shortlists. Other indirect routes include internal transfers within the same organisation. If you are already working in a differen ... Tags:singapore hr jobs, HR career, HR consultant, job opportunity
How To Set And Achieve Goals By: Cassandra Villa | -
Life is a journey.
Not just any journey, but the most fantastic journey in the universe.
Life is a journey from where you are to where you want to be.
You can choose your own destination.
Not only that, you can choose how you are going to get there.
Goal setting will help you end up where you want to be.
5 Golden Rules Of Good Office Etiquette By: Mark Lim T.T. | - JobsDB.com recently spoke to Agnes Koh, Director of Etiquette & Image International. Agnes shared with us some valuable advice on the importance of good office etiquette and what are some ways to practice it.
Agnes is an enthusiastic and charismatic trainer with expertise in individual and corporate impression management. Her work is centered on influencing professional ethical changes to organizations. Her key areas of guidance include essential business etiquette skills, perso ... Tags:Office Etiquette, career advice, work etiquette
Resume Best Practices, Samples And Templates - Lessons From The Jobsdb Career Fair By: Amit Puri | - The resume critique booth operated by Sandbox Advisors during the recent JobsDB Career Fair, was a huge success. Over the three days we reviewed more than 300 resumes and helped job seekers improve the quality of their resumes and cover letters. As is often the case, most of the resumes we came across had similar and very basic mistakes. For the benefit of those who were not able to attend the career fair, below is a summary of the most common mistakes we observed and some quick tips on how to o ... Tags:resume format, resume sample, resume template, resume writing
Use Linkedin Groups To Kick-start Your Networking And Job Search In Singapore By: Amit Puri | - As many of you will already know, LinkedIn can be very useful for making business contacts and also for getting leads during your job search. For those who have created an account recently, you might find it hard to build your contact list quickly. This is especially so if few of your colleagues, friends and family are using LinkedIn.
A quick way to get plugged-in and have access to contacts is by joining relevant groups. This has many advantages, the most important ones being:
Accounting Is The Way To Go By: Cassandra Villa | - Accounting is the perfect career choice for those who like to work with numbers and are detail-oriented. But it is a wide field and there are a variety of positions available for various job seekers, said Ms Elaine Chong, Assistant Director Special Projects of ICPAS.
According to Ms Chong, the accounting industry can be broadly classified into two main categories accounting firms providing professional services (audit, tax, etc) to corporate clients, and professional accountant ... Tags:Accounting Singapore, Internal Auditor, Accounting Jobs
Top Job Boards/portals In Singapore By: Amit Puri | - While job boards are not the best way to look for a job and have a low success rate, they can still be useful. You never know through what source you might land a job and so it makes sense to use all the job search methods available. When using job boards the main thing to keep in mind is that you should not spend too much time on them, because they are not the most productive way to search for a job. They are also useful sources of information for clues about which companies are hiring and what ... Tags:job board singapore, job portal singapore, job site singapore, job vacancy singapore
Take It From The Experts! By: Laarni Ruiz | - Want to know what it's like working in our countrys major industries?
In this article well share with you the inspiring career advice from
Philip Lim, Managing Director & Head at DBS Franchise & DBS Strategy (Consumer Banking)
Alvin Ow, Senior Director, Systems Engineering at Symantec
Poh Yin, Advanced Practice Nurse at IMH
Quak Sim Hui, Operations Executive at Singapore Zoo
Your Voice Can Make Or Break Your Job Interview - So Speak Well! By: Jessica Seet | - Our voice and speech is as unique as our fingerprints. People judge us by the sound of our voice and the clarity of our speech during job interviews, business situations, and even social occasions. Isnt it, then, strange that we often neglect this amazing and useful tool and devote so little time and effort into developing it?
Thats why, Jessica Seet, Founder and Voice Coach at Art of Voice, is passionate and motivated to help people discover their hidden voice and learn to use thei ... Tags:Job interview, interview tips, career advice, expert advice
First, it is to understand the market, the context for business there, and the drivers of success. Some of these are universal, others are more local. More than one corporate giant has foundered in China for example, by not understanding the diverse demand and buying patterns that operate across regions.
Second, understand how to connect with the customers and consumers, and ... Tags:expert advice, career guide, career advice, business consult
Stay Consistent With Your Personal Brand By: Brenda Bence | -
Youve had a great interview, and you feel strongly that youre a top contender for the job. Maybe the interviewer even told you that youre the #1 choice. Even so, this is not the time to rest on your laurels. How you present yourself after an interview is just as important as what you did before and during the interview. In fact, some candidates have made mistakes after their interviews that took them from the top of the list to the bottom of the list.
Secrets To Success From Harvard Business School By: Cassandra Villa | - Emily Chan , is the author of Harvard Business School Confidential: Secrets to Success, and she graduated top of her engineering class at Stanford University and has an MBa from Harvard Business School.
She was a consultant with The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) for over eight years, and also worked as a corporate strategist and an independent consultant in Greater China.
Administrative professionals have come a long way since the days of merely supporting the line managers and their bosses. Whether working as a personal or executive assistant or as an office manager, you are in a career that has grown in leaps and bounds.
Technology and corporate restructuring have created jobs that are more demanding than ever before. Its not about how hard you work. Its about ... Tags:career management, career advice, career guide
Work-life Balance In The New Organization By: Kamal Kant | - In the new organisations that are emerging in the 21st century, the focus on work-life balance is increasing. Attention is increasingly being focused on balancing the demands of work and family & personal commitment. There is a clear distinction even in the semantics, work is a demand whilst family and personal needs are a commitment. Though most of us view work and family as competing priorities, few realize that in reality work and family are complementary. One cannot exist without the other! ... Tags:JobsDB, Job, Jobs, career, resume, professional, Singapore
Industry Focus: Nursing Career Advice From Eileen Cheah Lilian By: Cassandra Villa | - Alexandra Hospital - the hospital known for its service and personal touch. At AH, we offer the very best in patient care, including specialist services for the treatment of various conditions.
Putting our patients' needs before our own, we are constantly working with partners, volunteers, and most importantly, our patients themselves, to deliver excellent service and care.
Landing A Legitimate Job While You Stay At Home By: Garen Arnold | - Finding legitimate telecommute jobs is easy if you know where to look at and you understand the needs of employers. There are several sites that you can visit, listing several providers and some are from legitimate companies. One job I was able to secure was from a job bulletin site similar to Jobstreet and JobsDB.
Using their search engine, I made a search using keyword of 'Home-based Job'. I was then shown two (2) vacancies for teaching English proficiency from home. They ... Tags:telecommute jobs
