| excalibur324 |
06-03-2012 02:10 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by tony_graver
(Post 21450)
Ideally yes, you should only apply for jobs you really want.
But let’s be practical about this, I assume your CV isn’t stellar and just normal grad degree since you work temp for 1 year already. The average ratio of applicant to fresh grad job is about 80 : 1 in Singapore.
This means that assuming all things equal with an average cert, you will need to apply about 80 jobs before getting 1 offer. If you start being picky about what job to apply, you can imagine you could be really out of job for years. And also employers don’t like people with long unemployment period, the more you wait the harder it gets.
If you can continue to live off your parents indefinitely, by all means go ahead and wait, otherwise you just have to take the 1st offer that comes along. Companies usually give 3 – 5 days for you to revert, so very unlikely you will get a few offers simultaneously to compare and choose.
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can i ask if most ppl also have the 80:1 ratio as a fresh grad?
how did you come up with this figure? |
