3 Tips To Bounce Back From A Retracted Job Offer
Congratulations on the job offer! I know it isn’t easy to ace the interview. But honestly, nothing is cast in stone unless you start work officially. This is because companies can retract the job offers. After the emotional rollercoaster, learn how to bounce back and restart your job search. 1. Take time to deal with the shock Receiving news of a job offer retraction might leave you feeling emotionally drained regardless of how prepared you were for it. Thus, giving yourself the time to calm down is crucial. You can grieve. You can cry. You can even bemoan. Give yourself full …
Common Mistakes To Avoid In Your Resume
I just completed my fifth resume writing clinic under the SGUS initiative today. Aimed at providing job opportunities to job seekers to help them acquire the skillsets and capabilities to access employment possibilities, I found three common traits amongst many participants that’s worth highlighting. So here’s what you should NOT be doing in your resume as it’s akin to performing harikiri. Tip #1: The Job Description Is Not Your Work Experience After reviewing the resumes, I observed job seekers were pasting the entire job description into the work experience section. If you are guilty of this as well, stop. The …
How To Prepare For The Video Interview
Video interviews will soon be the new norm. Here’s why… Because we are living in unprecedented times. It has been four months since the first case of n-COVID19 and looking at the news reports, it is clear this highly infectious viral outbreak is on the rise. There is panic buying in supermarkets, where rice, food, vegetables and even toilet paper are cleared off the shelves! There are a number of countries who are on lockdown mode. Citizens are not allowed to leave and foreigners not permitted to visit. Schools and places of worship have been shut for sanitization. Companies have …
Why Personal Branding Helps In Career Success
I used to think my life was a tragedy, but now I realise it’s a Shakespearean comedy. Hi, my name is Lionel Lim… …let me share a short story about myself… My father had passed away from cancer. I became head of the family unwillingly. All the bills, payments, expenses, expectations came to me. I fell into depression as I hated my life and could not cope with this new role which I did not ask for. Plus I hated my job… …and I was told during one of my annual health checkups by the doctor I had high blood …