Job Search In Academe
Use Linkedin Groups To Kick-Start Your Networking And Job Search In Singapore
As many of you will already know, LinkedIn can be very useful for making business contacts and also for getting leads during your job search. For those who have created an account recently, you might find it hard to build your contact list quickly. This is especially so if few of your colleagues, friends and family are using LinkedIn.
A quick way to get plugged-in and have access to contacts is by joining relevant groups. This has many advantages, the most important ones being:
In their privacy settings, many peopleallow fellow members of the group tocontact them directly, without having to get introduced througha 1st level contact
You can follow the activity of the group, whichinvolves posting of discussions, questions, jobs and news
Below are some suggestions of groups to join, if youwork/live or are interested to work in Singapore. I have included a few lines about the groups, based onhow each groupdescribes itself.
Singapore Careers: Singapore Careers” allows a central platform for job seekers and recruiters to get “linkedin”
JobsDB Singapore: JobsDB is the leading online recruitment network in Asia Pacific. Get access to more than 20,000 available jobs every day in Singapore. From job openings in advertising, education, marketing, banking, finance, etc., Allowing employers and job seekers to interact directly, JobsDB Singapore creates plenty of job opportunities making recruitment more convenient and efficient. Aside from job opportunities, JobsDB also provides Career Guides, Trends as well as Job Tips on how to find the right job. JobsDB is the ultimate link for job seekers of today
Career Connect Singapore: What do we do? – We support each other in structured business networking which includes motivating talks, sharing job leads, career development information, resume writing workshops, and other creative ways to connect our members with hiring managers, recruiters, business coaches, investors, and business partners. When do we meet? – 11 am – 1 pm at TCC in The Central on 2nd floor at Clarke Quay MRT
HeadHunt Singapore: HeadHunt provides executives with exciting and relevant job opportunities that will broaden their career options. HeadHunt appeals to the driven executives of today who are continuously seeking to progress their careers and achieve their full potential. Headhunt’s target audience would be executives within the $50,000 to $250,000 Income bracket
Singapore Banking Professionals: A group for Banking professionals who are either working in or have worked in Singapore for networking and sharing of information
Singapore Entrepreneurs: SG Entrepreneurs serves as a site where fellow entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, business plan competition organisers are gathered to talk about about entrepreneurship, venture capital and social entrepreneurship
Singapore Open Networkers: This is an open networkers group for people in Singapore or who want to network with people in Singapore
Proactive Career/Job Management: For people who are seeking/providing guidance & networking opportunities for identifying ideal career options, changing careers, searching for a job & enhancing performance at work. You also get access to latest academic thinking & perspectives relevant for your career & job search (Also visit the new sub-group for Singapore – Careers and Job Search in Singapore)
About the Author
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