Resources for Job Search and Career Planning

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Resources for Job Search and Career Planning

• Kho Su Yian
• Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library
• 2009

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What We Will Look At Today

• Career Planning
• Resumes
• Job Searching
• Job Interviews
• Self Assessment
• Company Research
• Working Abroad

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Searching the Library

• Use LINC or LINC, Keyword Search
• Career development
• Career changes
• Vocational guidance
• Job hunting
• Job search
• College graduates

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Books on Career Planning
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Singapore Career Planning Websites

• Singapore Government E-Citizenhttp//ele.ecitizen
  .gov.sg/Employment/CareerPlanning/
• Street Directory Career Guidehttp//www.streetdir
  ectory.com/careers/career_advice
• Worklife Asia http//www.worklifeasia.com
• Ministry of Manpowerhttp//www.mom.gov.sg/publish
  /momportal/en/communities/employees/Job_Assistance
  _and_Training.html

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Other Career Planning Websites

• Quintenssential Careers www.quintcareers.com
• Career Zone www.nycareerzone.org
• MSN Careers msn.careerbuilder.com
• Next Steps.org www.nextsteps.org
• Career management website www.jibberjobber.com
• Mapping your future www.mapping-your-future.org/pl
  anning/
• University of Waterloo Career Development
  E-Manual http//www.cdm.uwaterloo.ca
• ACT Career Planning http//www.actstudent.org/wwm
  /index.html

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Job Information Websites

• Career Voyages www.careervoyages.gov
• Occupational Outlook Handbook www.bls.gov/oco/
• Occupational Information Network (ONET)
  online.onetcenter.org
• Prospects Explore Types of Jobs
  http//www.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/
  Explore_types_of_jobs/p!elmjX
• Sloane Career Cornerstone Center
  http//www.careercornerstone.org/carplan.htm

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Resume Writing

• Search in LINC or LINC for books
• Use Keyword Search
• Resumes
• CV

Resumes for the rest of us secrets from the
pros for job seekers with unconventional career
paths / by Arnold Boldt. HF5383 Bod 2008 -- HSSML
Books
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Websites on Resumes

• Collegegrad.com http//www.collegegrad.com/resume
  s/
• Rockport Institute www.rockportinstitute.com/resu
  mes.html
• Monster.com http//content.monster.com.sg/resumec
  enter.html
• Prospects http//www.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage
  /Home_page/Applications_and_interviews/Application
  s/Putting_together_an_effective_CV/p!eXfdpk
• Science Careers (Science Magazine)
  http//sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_develo
  pment/tools_resources/how_to_guides/how_to_craft_a
  _winning_resume
• The Riley Guide http//www.rileyguide.com/letters
  .html

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Resume Templates

• Available in Books
• Microsoft Word and Microsoft.com
• Online
• About.com http//jobsearch.about.com/od/resumebui
  lders/Resume_Builders_and_Templates.htm
• Collegegrad.com http//www.collegegrad.com/resume
  s/quickstart/
• Technicaljobsearch.com http//technicaljobsearch.
  com/resumes/resume-templates.htm

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Job Interviews

• Search LINC
• Keyword Search
• Employment Interviewing

Acing the interview how to ask and answer the
questions that will get you the job / Tony
Beshara. HF5549.5 Int.Bs 2008 HSSML Books
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Job Interview Websites

• www.collegegrad.com/intv/
• interview.monster.com/
• www.acetheinterview.com/
• career.ucsd.edu/sa/CDPEffectiveInterviewing.shtml
• www.nextsteps.org/interview/
• www.advantageresumes.com/interviewing.htm
• http//en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Find_Employment/Inter
  viewing

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Singapore Job Advertisments

• JobSeek.com.sg http//www.jobseek.com.sg/
• JobStreet.com http//sg.jobstreet.com/
• JobsDB.com http//www.jobsdb.com
• Monster http//jobsearch.monster.com.sg/
• Recruit.net http//singapore.recruit.net/

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Government and Civil Service Listings

• Firefly http//www.firefly.gov.sg
• VOG http//www.vog.gov.sg/
• Contact Singapore www.contactsingapore.org.sg/
• eCitizen www.ecitizen.gov.sg/
• Ministry of Education www.moe.gov.sg/

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Asia/World Job Advertisements

• www.monster.com
• hotjobs.yahoo.com
• www.adecco-asia.com
• www.icpa.com
• www.jobweb.com
• www.jobstreet.com
• www.j-hunter.com
• www.jobaa.com
• www.recruitasia.com

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Self Assessment

• Compile information about yourself
• Values
• Skills
• Personality traits
• Interests
• Previous work experience
• Part time jobs
• Volunteer work

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Self-Assessment Books

• Search in LINC
• Self-evaluation
• Personality tests
• For more advanced reading
• Employment tests
• Occupational success
• Success in business

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Self Assessment Websites

• Motivational Appraisal of Personal Potential
  www.assessment.com
• Personality 100 www.personality100.com
• 41 Questions http//www.41q.com/
• Keirsey Temperament Sorter www.advisorteam.org
• Self Perception Profiler personal.ansir.com/test.
  htm

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Self Assessment Websites

• PsychTests www.psychtests.com
• Aptitude test www.3smartcubes.com
• Skills test www.iseek.org/sv/12403.jsp
• Career test www.livecareer.com

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Some Skills Valued By Employers

• Teamwork
• Problem solving
• Initiative
• Desire to learn new skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Independent worker
• Oral communication
• Flexibility in knowledge application
• Koh, W. (2000) Executive summary of the
  employers' survey

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Company Research

• Having knowledge of a potential employer gives
  you a competitive advantage over other
  job-seekers
• Tailor your cover letter to each company you
  apply
• You are better equipped during interviews to
  answer and ask questions

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Doing Company Research

• History
• Strategies, goals, mission statements
• Responses to difficulty
• Management staff
• Products / services
• Financial data
• Location
• Company size

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Library Resources for Company Research

• Library Portal Electronic Resources
  (www.lib.nus.edu.sg)
• Global Market Information Database (GMID)
• Business Source Premier (journal articles, trade
  magazines)
• Factiva (for news articles)
• Osiris/Orbis for company financials
• LINC for books on the company and industry

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Other Useful Databases

• ISI Emerging Markets (market info)
• Osiris / Orbis (Company financials)
• LexisNexis Academic (news articles)
• ABI/Inform (journal articles, trade magazines)

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Professional Organizations

• Professional membership is an excellent addition
  to your résumé
• Professional associations publish journals and
  newsletters which are helpful to keep you
  up-to-date on issues and developments in your
  field.
• Professional organizations often have some means
  for sharing job listings
• Excellent avenue for meeting new people and
  networking

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Library Association of Singapore
www.las.org.sg/
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Singapore Book Publishers Association
www.publishers-sbpa.org.sg/
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Institution of Engineers Singapore
www.ies.org.sg
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Working Abroad

• Most employers who want to hire from another
  country must certify to the government that they
  were unable to find suitable persons locally.
• To seek employment abroad
• Apply to a country with a shortage of people with
  your skill sets
• Obtain an intra-company transfer

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International Job Listings

• j-hunter.com http//www.j-hunter.com/  
• JobWeb http//www.jobweb.com/  
• OverseasJobs.com http//www.overseasjobs.com/
• RecruitAsia http//www.recruitasia.com/

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Useful Tips

• How to Create a 'Culturally Correct' CV by Mary
  Anne Thompson http//www.overseasdigest.com/globa
  lcv.htm
• AboutJobs.com Tips for International Employment
  http//www.overseasjobs.com/jobSeekers/resources/a
  rticles/International_Employment_Tips.html
• Work Abroad http//www.transitionsabroad.com/listi
  ngs/work/index.shtml

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Country Information

• EIU.com (Asian Countries)
• Business Source Premier (Country Profiles)
• ISI Emerging Markets (Developing Countries)
• EIU CityData (Prices in different cities)
• You can find these databases from the NUS
  Libraries Portal

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Questions?

• For more help, contact me
• Email suyian_at_nus.edu.sg
• Tel [phone]
• In person Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library,
  Reference Office
• Thank you!