Top Five Pointers - Attending Job Fair

Do you stand out from the crowd? Are you aware of the checklist before, during and after the event?


Attending job fair is the easiest way to sell your resume unlike applying via online job portals. You have to be prepared and put your best foot forward for this much-awaited event. This is not a social gathering wherein you have to pass your resume then get freebies after the fair. It is like marketing yourself to several employers that you meet at every booth.

A winning attitude is needed that includes preparation, research and confidence to make you noticeable among with other thousands of jobseekers. Here are the top five tips to become a successful jobseekers:

Do your Assignment. Research all companies who will be participating the fair and make a target list to which industry you belong so you can start searching their company profile, and familiarizing yourself with their products / services and the nature of their businesses. You have to prioritize top ten employers that you are interested in. Practice a mock interview, which is an effective tool to overcome difficulties during interview.

Prepare your Resume. This is your ultimate bullet. If you are targeting two different positions, you must ready yourself two different versions of your comprehensive resume. Simplify your resume with 2-3pages maximum. Employers will not read a 10-page resume, though you had a lot of experiences. Include only job experiences that have very significance to the job position you are applying for.

Make an Impression. During the fair, build your confidence. Remember to treat the event as if you would be having an interview. Aggressive and assertiveness are the best techniques to make a lasting impression with the employers. Dress professionally according to the character that you like to portray in order to gain an eye with recruiters. Make an eye to eye contact and introduce yourself by offering a firm handshake. Wear your best smile.

Showcase your talent. Prioritize the top ten employers that you are interested in, and then approach the least companies in the list. Prepare a 20-30 second brief introduction of yourself. Establish good rapport with each recruiter and ask relevant questions that will broaden your understanding of the organization. This will give you an idea to which group best fits for you. Build a positive energy and answer all questions indicating the knowledge you learn about the company through your research. Respond to each question clearly and briefly.

Build your network. Don’t ever forget to collect business cards. Be friendly and make connection to people, not only employers but also jobseekers. Take advantage to chat with them because you might learn something that is essential for your job hunting.. The more information you gather, the better.

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More and more Job Hunting Tips...

Finding jobs during this tough time because of economic crisis is truly exhausting. And as promised, I’m back for another helpful tips on how to achieve your dream job.

Dedication. Nowadays, competition is very tough. Take job hunting as your full time job and be committed to it.

Strategy. Try to learn of what market on opportunities available and your competition. Show them of what you have to offer in order to help meet the companies’ goals and objectives.

Effort. Job hunting is tiring and can cause emotional stress sometimes, take it as a challenge and eventually be a learning opportunity. Send resumes as many as you can if possible tell your friends, acquaintances and relatives about it.

Be open-minded. Maybe for now there are some employers may give you lots of challenges like couple of exams and interviews, others give also personality exams while some might give you an opportunity that you really don’t consider. Consider the possibilities and do not prejudge it.

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Stand out during these trying times

Increase your chances of getting a job amidst the economic turmoil


More and more people are finding themselves jobless since the advent of the global economic crisis. Here in Singapore alone, there are more than 11,000 cases of retrenchment in 2008. This current situation makes the competition in the employment market tougher than ever before. So how does one stand out among the thousands of jobseekers on the lookout for employment?

Here are some tips that can help you stand out from the crowd and increase your chances of landing a job in the current economic state:

Stay positive and focused. Don’t let the crisis break your spirit. In times like this, only those who remain positive and make every minute count survive. You need to plan, act on it and grab the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.

Upgrade your skills. Improve yourself by elevating your skills and expertise. Employers prefer people who can offer more talent and skills in the organisation and show continuous interest in learning new things. Enrol yourself in workshops and self-development programs. It may not even cost you too much as the government offers some of these programs as well. Visit www.wda.gov.sg and learn more about the Skills Programme for Upgrading and Resilience (SPUR).

Market yourself. Advertising yourself opens doors for more employment opportunities. Come up with a list of your strengths & skills. Revise your resumes and customise cover letters for the position you’re vying for. Make sure that your resume is impressive, because it’s your key to getting an interview with your potential employer. If you think you need to, consult with a professional resume writer, or just search for the resume template for your desired field/position and tailor it for your own use.

Practice for interviews. Be prepared for every interview so that you impress the interviewer with your confidence and communication skills. Since most interviewers ask the same questions, make a list of these common questions beforehand. Then, ask someone reliable to help you practice and get their sound advice on how you can improve your answers. It would also help if you research about the company you’re going to, so that you can customise your answers with reference to their values and business focus.

Be proactive. At times like this, you need to be more active, resourceful and productive. It’s not enough to just send out a handful of applications via snail mail. Send out as much as you can to get the results you want. Aside from checking the newspapers and agency listings, learn how to send out applications via email, which can help you send out more applications with just simple clicks at the comforts of your home. Check out websites that allow users to search for jobs, and get relevant job alerts, such as Jobs Global, which offers new innovations when it comes to online job hunting services.

To stand out in the job market, you need more than luck and a great resume. Always keep your eyes peeled for the latest in recruitment to be in the know of the hottest opportunities up for grabs in your industry.

More job hunting tips to come...

Still here!

It's been a while since we last updated this blog. Our team's been very busy lately, because we're making some changes on the site (thanks for the survey responses, keep your comments coming, ok?)

I'll give you an update as to when these changes will take effect very soon. For now, here are some recruitment and job hunting tips.

Hope you get some insights from them.

ta-tah!

Get what you want. Answer the survey!

I've been trying to look for a feature that would allow me to post a poll here, but blogger just hasn't been cooperative. So, I'm leading you to our other blog where you can answer this survey.

It will only take you a minute (even less). Just click on an item. We'd like to know how we can make Jobs Global Centre a better site for all its users.

Thanks!

If you build it, more will come

I've been emailing thousands of employers for the past few days (literally, thousands. around 1K++/day) and the output is great.

Now, we need to make sure jobseekers keep up (hee!)

Spread the word about Jobs Global Centre. Let's continue building the portal and make worldwide recruitment, global appointment and borderless employment accessible for all!

So, what's new?

We're stirring up a new concoction.

Stay tuned.

Feedback

So, how's our big idea so far?

Let us know what you think about it. Feel free to leave a comment below.

Thanks! :)

What?!! There's a registration fee for jobseekers?!?

Yes there is. So how come I did not tell you sooner? Well, simply because you wouldn't listen/read the concept first. Correct?

I know most of you were a bit turned off upon knowing there's a fee, but could you spare me a few paragraphs to explain?

Can?

Can!

Ok. Here's the thing. Why are we charging a membership fee when all the others are giving it to jobseekers free of charge? Because we're different. We're different in the sense that we let you literally advertise yourself and make yourself be seen.

As I mentioned time and again in the earlier posts of this blog, ours is the only website that does not sell your resumes to employers. We give employers FREE unlimited access to your profiles instead of charging them thousands of dollars to search for candidates. We attract them with this cost-effective feature, because getting more employers is the only way we can help make more possibilities for you. In our database, we do not use your profiles to make money, which is why we ask from you a small contribution that will make the big idea possible.

The membership fee is your contribution in making it possible for all of us to open doors to worldwide recruitment, global appointment and borderless employment. With your contribution, aside from making yourself seen by thousands of employers around the world, you also help others get their chance for better opportunities, because your contribution maintains this revolutionary portal.

Imagine the multitude of people that would benefit with your contribution. Thousands from around the globe, because really, all of us aim to broaden our horizons (especially in these trying times).

Think of it this way; instead of spending thousands, even hundreds of thousands of money to look or get a job (especially for those who plan to relocate), now, you don't have to risk spending your entire savings. You just have to shell out S$5 (SINGAPORE DOLLAR FIVE) to advertise yourself and increase your chances of getting your dream job. Don't consider the membership fee as money spent. It's an investment(and a very small investment at that) for a brighter future for your career.

So invest for your future now, and show employers that you're one of the few who are willing to do something to get bigger and better opportunities. That you take charge of your career. But before you start computing, here's better news. We have a launch promo running until 30 April 2009.

From our launch date (18 March 2009) until the end of April, you can sign-up and register for just S$1 (SINGAPORE DOLLAR ONE). Grab this opportunity and be one of the first members of Jobs Global Centre!

Now, is everything clearer? Sure hope it is.

Ok, don't drop me a line asking if I can guarantee you a job, now. I mean seriously, you think we can buy an employer's decision with your S$5?

And we're LIVE!!!

We launched at 12noon today! :)



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Hey Jobseekers!

The countdown begins

We're nearing the deadline of the launch, and the clock is ticking way fast!!!

In less than a week, we'll all be taking the first big step in opening doors to bigger opportunities for jobseekers and better deals for employers around the globe.

We can't wait to see this innovation go live!!!

Be there when it happens.

Join the revolution-- Jobs Global Centre!

It's hip to be fair

We created this project with two types of user's in mind; jobseekers and employers. We aim to be the first, fully liberalised, pro-employment job search site. And so, aside from helping jobseekers maximise their presence in the global employment market, we also help employers maximise their resources.

The objective is to be fair. To be fair for employers when it comes to recruitment and help them drastically reduce their recruitment costs.

Why should we be fair for employers, and how do we reduce their recruitment costs?

Since time immemorial, employers have been solely initiating the recruitment process. Whenever they need to look for new staff/personnel, they initiate job postings, contact agents, work with talent handlers, hunters, etc. This leads to them incurring huge recruitment costs. With this site, we give them a fair deal by making jobseekers equally involved in the entire process.

As mentioned in the earlier post, we openly showcase jobseeker profiles. Unlike other job search sites, our project does not hide essential information about jobseekers (i.e., contact information) so that employers can directly communicate with potential candidates they deem fit for the posts they have available.

We are the only website who does this. We do not sell jobseeker profiles per piece/batch to employers. Employers get FREE UNLIMITED ACCESS to our Jobseeker profile database once they register as members.

This database searching usually cost employers more than a couple of thousand dollars, but with our innovative site, since jobseekers are already advertising themselves, they do not have to pay any amount just to browse through some of your resumes. In this site, jobseekers can literally be seen by any employer who key in qualifications that match theirs.

Our project also offers employers the ability to D.I.Y. their recruitment needs. They can post their advertisements anytime, without having to contact any point person, as we provide a user-friendly interface they can manipulate to customise their ads. If they need to post an ad first thing Monday morning, they can do it even late Sunday night (in case they forgot to have it posted before the weekend or has just made the decision to post an ad at the last minute).

They also get the best deals as ad postings start at a token of S$1 (SINGAPORE DOLLAR ONE) only. This is the lowest advertising rate they can avail of in any classifieds page today (in all mediums available.

Plus, they don't have to worry about agent and commission fees in their recruitment with this site. And for sure, the candidates they'd see in the database are those eager, proactive and determined as our jobseeker members are the lot that actually does something to land a job.

By giving them these advantages, we attract more employer membership. This benefits jobseekers in turn, because more employer members only mean more job ads. It's a win-win deal for all.

It's cool to be fair.

BREAK FREE

I've been telling you guys about how innovative our project is going to be, but I really haven't talked about the meat of it yet, have I? There's just so much to talk about and I guess all I really have to do is lay down the cards one by one.

So here's one of the most important ones;

The Revolution.

When this concept was introduced to me, my boss didn't just talk about making recruitment global. See, changing the world requires a lot. So what really makes this concept unique? It gives jobseekers the power to take charge of their careers.

One of the first things my boss asked me during the interview was, "Are you looking for a job?"

"Yes. That's why I'm here."

"No you're not," he said.

Then he added, "How do you go about looking for a job? You scan the papers, browse job search sites and send your applications to the job posts, correct?"

"Yes."

"See! You're not looking for a job. You're just waiting for employers to advertise job vacancies. You are not making any initiative to let them know you exist! You're not looking for a job, you're just waiting for them to be advertised."

When you think about it, it's true. Since time immemorial, most of us jobseekers are left waiting for job ads and postings on the newspapers, magazines, the Internet, etc. Only a few (usually fresh graduates) really go out of their way to do walk-in applications; scour cities, tightly clutching portfolios in hand, to look for a job. This is why, most of the time it takes weeks, months (or if you're really unlucky, years) before you actually get a job, and it may not even be the one you're really vying for.

Now, we're trying to change this system with this revolutionary job search site. Because employment is a two-way system, we're getting you involved in the process. Instead of keeping you waiting, we let you do something about getting that dream job of yours. We let you advertise yourself; let the world know about who you are and what you can do.

"But I'm already doing that when I post my resume on job search sites," you say? No you're not. Read the Terms of Use of the job search site you have in mind, because ours is the only job search site which gives employers unlimited FREE access to your full profile. With this site, you advertise yourself in the truest sense.

Unlike other job search sites, our site does not sell your profile/resume to employers who wish to view them. Ours openly showcase your skills and qualifications online (of course you still control the privacy settings of your account). And because our database is global, employers, both in your country and from around the world, can view your skills and qualifications online.

By advertising yourself in the global employment market, you take charge of your career. You let employers see you while you efficiently search for opportunities yourself.

In these trying times, when competition is way too tight, we all need to be proactive, productive and efficient especially when it comes to job hunting. This is the time to stand-out and literally show your determination to get the job you want and open your doors to bigger and better opportunities (be it locally or internationally).

It's time to take charge of your future. It's time to break free!

We're in Multiply!

Go forth, and multiply your way to opening your doors to Worldwide Recruitment, Global Appointment and Borderless Employment!

Add Jobs Global Centre as your contact in Multiply, and be updated with the latest in our strategic staffing solutions and global job hunting tips.

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The BIG Idea

The first time I heard about the big idea was the day I first came for an interview with the director. He's so excited about the project, he tells everyone he meets about it. Even an applicant like me. He knew me for about 2 minutes and BAM!!! "Here's what I intend to do..." he said. "I want to change the world."

Of course I was taken aback. I mean, ok, this guy wants to change the world. Right. As if not everyone wants to do that. Normally, when you hear someone say something like this, you just walk away. But it was an interview, so I couldn't just do that, can I? So I stayed and listened.

After awhile I got it.

The big idea. We're changing the system of recruitment and employment with a portal that's one of a kind. The first and only pro-employment job search site that goes beyond boundaries. The job search site that lets both employers and jobseekers go global. YES— Global.

Instead of clustering job post and jobseeker databases to one country, region, or continent, we put it all in one humongous database. This allows employers to search potential candidates from around the world and not just their country. On the other hand, jobseekers too would have access to job postings not just from their country, but globally. So what happens when one launches a portal like this? Globalisation of Human Assets.

By globalising human assets, employers would no longer suffer the dilemma of looking for a specific talent in their locality. For example, you're an F&B Manager, and your hotel is based in China. The hotel owner wants to set up a French cafe and he wants an all French staff. You need a French baker, baristas, waiters, etc. to complete the French feel of your hotel's cafe. So how do you go about searching for these French staff in China?

Since you really can't just place job ads in foreign countries, you have to contact agents, immigration offices, etc. Before you even place an ad and fly to the location to screen applicants, you've already gone through so much trouble, and in the end you may not get the people you are looking for. This is just one of the issues our portal wants to address. With a job search site that goes global, employers can search for potential candidates wherever in the world they need to search for their potential candidates. They are not limited to looking for jobseeker profiles in just one country, region or continent. With this site, they can reach anyone, anywhere in the world.

Of course, the same goes for jobseekers. Since they can search for jobs both in their countries and around the world, they open doors to more opportunities for them. They can make more applications, with millions of job postings from around the world. You no longer need to open various accounts in different job search sites online just to see and apply for job posts in other countries. Plus you take away the risk of spending thousands since you don't even have to actually go abroad just to search for jobs overseas. You can make your applications online to any country you want to live and work in. You increase your chance of grabbing the perfect opportunity in your home country and anywhere in the world with the least risk involved.

And to make the entire recruitment process more efficient and cost-effective for both parties, we're also integrating hi-tech broadband applications that will enable employers and jobseekers to do online conferences and interviews. You can seal your international deal right at the comforts of your own home.

That's it! The big idea is bringing the world to your fingertips. It's giving people, like you and me, access to greater opportunities by opening doors to worldwide recruitment, global appointment, and borderless employment. Crazy, right? Yes, but think again, because most revolutionary concepts really start out as crazy ideas. That's why I'm still here.

If you think this is neat? Wait 'til I get to the details.

The start of something...

BIG!

About a month ago, I joined an organisation which specialises in strategic staffing solutions. The company was established 4 years ago, and they’ve been focusing on bringing foreign workers from Myanmar, Bangladesh, Manila and the PRC here in Singapore. The team has over 20 years of solid background in recruitment, especially in the F&B industry.

When I joined them, I became part of the business's expansion project (quite different since everyone else is cost-cutting nowadays, eh?), and this expansion project is really different as well as it presents the world a whole new concept of recruitment and job hunting.

We're still working on some finishing touches on the site, but soon we’ll be introducing you to a system that will make you go, “whoa!” and realise why you haven’t gotten the results you want with the “traditional” employment system.

I’ll be writing more about this revolutionary idea here, so come back anytime. I'll update as much as I can.