Advice to make job hunting easier

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pingpongxxx Member

Member since 27 March 2021

pingpongxxxMember04 October 2023 13:48:14

Hello, I'm currently a student at a private university undertaking my undergraduate bachelor's degree. I'm looking for a job in the biopharmaceutical industry, as I will be graduating soon, by late November. I've tried applying to multiple job roles in my line of work. 250 applications, to be precise. Yet, luck hasn't been on my side... Do you guys have any advice to make job hunting easier? I'm Indonesian, so an S Pass would be minimally required.

Thank you

beppi Germany - Singapore Expert

Member since 08 August 2010

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beppiGermany - Singapore Expert04 October 2023 17:08:36

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As you certainly know, getting a work pass requires knowledge or skills that Singapore needs, but not has. Otherwise a local applicant must be preferntially hired - by law!

Passing this hurdle as a fresh graduate without work experience (and thus proven skills) is difficult.

Ask yourself "What can I contribute that my fellow Singaporean students cannot?" and focus your job search on those niches. You have to convince a potential employer that you are better, not just equal, to them.

If you have no such skills, you may get them by working abroad (e.g. in your home country) for a number of years.

Good luck!

Note: Job search is not a matter of luck - and spreading 250 applications is a waste of time. Better send a few well worded, convincing ones, individualized for the specific role you apply for - to employers where you are sure they need exactly somebody like you (you need to do a lot of prior reserach about the company to find this out!).

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