Anyone jobless for a long time before?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi

I am a Marketing undergraduate student in a local U who is unable to find a job for many months already. (been looking since last year) I have some good internships on my resume.
I have gone for some interviews but it there's always tough competition and many other experienced candidates who end up clinching the job.

Any advice on how I should proceed?
Any one else in a similar situation as mine before?

What kind of job are you looking for? What kind of good internships do you have? What is your expected salary as well?

How to survive if cannot find job in Singapore? Better to commit suicide right!

Hello to every Bro and Sis in this forum, I am going to graduate from my logistic and supply chain degree in university soon. Just want to check how competitive is the logistic and supply chain industry in Singapore for people like me with minimum experience. What would i have to expect?

Any advises much appreciated

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hello to every Bro and Sis in this forum, I am going to graduate from my logistic and supply chain degree in university soon. Just want to check how competitive is the logistic and supply chain industry in Singapore for people like me with minimum experience. What would i have to expect?

Any advises much appreciated

if join mnc ~4k. for sme ~3.3k.

huh got so much meh lols...

Originally Posted by Unregistered

How to survive if cannot find job in Singapore? Better to commit suicide right!

If you want a high paying job but you only have little/no experience, then you are expecting unrealistic gains. If there are no jobs around, you will see more people sleeping on the streets but this ain't so. Instead of grumbling 'no jobs', why not be more specific and say 'there are no jobs that can satisfy my expectations of high pay, more bonueses, good boss, good colleagues, etc...

This has nothing to do with net worth. Both rich and poor needs to work, if they choose not to, then it is a choice but nothing to do with their net worth.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

How old are you? What's your net worth?

ok.. then private/local dip holders can get how much starting salary?? fresh local/private uni starting salary lehh? basically i got friends local uni, 1.4k gross before cpf deduction..then i got friends, LOCAL UNI, get cant even find a 2.4k gross salary..they have been looking for months. as for me, private degree, cant even find a 2k salary for 8 months now!! all offering me 1.7k max for my degree!! getting worried. any advise??!?!?!

Originally Posted by Vulcane

Went for many myself during the 10 months I was jobless. Most were expecting me to lower my pay (25-30%) and believe me I'm not a high earner. I paid up my car because I saved hard. 20% was already a lot I was going to cut off, but they wanted more, they don't care if I was experienced or ideal for the role.

I gave up after a while, just continued to look and at the same time, did temp job as I prior posted. Once all these 'cheap' roles are filled up, they will look for the others and expect differently.

That said, I finally landed a job. I had 3 jobs which was close in clinching, 1 had 5 interviews, which at the 4th, the ang moh was condescending and I didn't feel like completing the interview and ended there. The other had 3, which I completed successfully but I guess price was the deciding factor as during the first interview HR already asked if my asking can be lower. The boss also mentioned will short list me for the final, it's been, 4 weeks, I guess they already chose others.

The last one, 1 interview, chop chop, boss ok. At night offer already. Signed in 3 days and started in 7.

Perseverance, I guess. It's not that I am aiming a luxury life that I don't want to lower my asking. It's that the next job always looks at your last drawn, not experience. That's the sad thing in singapore - "paying 9-10K" but you meet their expectations at 100% or more, it happens, else, 4-5K only.

For fresh grad, go low, suffer 1 year - that's all I'm asking. Get that 1 year experience, jump and rise.

Market is bad or so I'm told, sometimes we all need to give in a bit. I took a pay cut back to my previous (not last) job. Overall however, package wins the last & previous job. So, I'm not complaining.

so how much is ur salary???

Originally Posted by Unregistered

After about 100 job applications only get a chance for 2 interviews.

Both interviews that I went was flooded with candidates, at least that was what I was told by the HR.

Did not get the job and both times the HR informed that I was 2nd in line to be hired. Was so close to nailing it. Feeling very depressed. Anyone same situation as me?

u sent 100 job applications, got 2 interviews... for me, i sent over 5000 resumes, no joke, but only got 2 interviews, and went both interviews , also no get job.