3 Tips To Bounce Back From A Retracted Job Offer
You’ve just received a job offer. Congratulations! It’s no small feat to get through rounds of interviews and come out on top. But here’s the tough truth: a job isn’t guaranteed until your first official day. Sometimes, companies rescind job offers, leaving you in shock and unsure of your next step. If this has happened to you, take a deep breath. Here’s how you can bounce back from a rescinded job offer and regain momentum in your job search. 1. Take Time To Deal With The Shock Learning that your job offer has been withdrawn can feel like a punch …
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 …