Scouring job boards, sending out hundreds of resumes and waiting to be called for an interview will not work.
Fresh graduates will have to be more proactive and strategic to ready themselves for a future of ubiquitous change.
You might be updating your hiring process by jumping on the technology bandwagon, but have you neglected the importance of the high-touch approach? Do your company’s job ads provide candidates with a sense of the organisation’s culture, and highlight opportunities for professional development and growth?
The current crisis shouldn’t discourage you from taking steps to set and achieve your career goals, but depending on how severely your plans were derailed in 2020, you’ll need to approach 2021 differently.
The pandemic’s impact on the business world has dramatically changed employers’ expectations of the people they hire. Companies are increasingly looking for individuals who can thrive in a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) environment. In order to discern candidates’ […]
Listen: A paradigm shift and more in-depth knowledge of your prospective employer – job interview success in the Covid era requires all of this and more. In this episode of Supercharging Careers on MONEY FM 89.3, PeopleSearch Singapore’s Dave Ng tells […]
Listen: Flooding the market with your resume won’t necessarily increase your chances of landing a job interview. In this episode of Supercharging Careers on MONEY FM 89.3, PeopleSearch Singapore’s Tan Kok Pin discusses job search strategies that actually work.
You’ve been applying for jobs, but getting no responses. PeopleSearch Singapore’s Jaime Lim discusses what you could be doing wrong and what you should do instead. Listen to the full interview in this edition of Career Compass on CNA938’s Money […]
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to batter the global economy and businesses, we recognise that many competent professionals who have lost their jobs as a result of this unprecedented crisis are struggling to take their next steps. Trying to get […]
Amid dire economic conditions brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s common for job seekers to not hear back from employers. While it’s normal to feel disappointed and discouraged, you really shouldn’t stay in a negative space for too long. […]
Job interviews are daunting even in the best of times. The economic impact of Covid-19 has changed the complexion of the process, making it even harder for candidates to get noticed. Many companies have frozen hiring, while the ones that […]