What Should I Do If My Previous Employer Gives a Negative Reference in Singapore Expert Q&A Guide by CV Writer Singapore A bad reference can derail an offer that was otherwise going well. Most candidates don’t think about this until it’s already happened, an offer gets pulled or quietly stalls after a reference check, and…
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How to Explain Being Let Go which is not retrenchment in a Singapore Interview Expert Q&A Guide by CV Writer Singapore There’s a real difference between retrenchment and being let go for performance or fit reasons. Most articles online only address the first one, probably because it’s the more comfortable topic to write about. But…
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Do You Need a LinkedIn Profile When Job Searching in Singapore Expert Q&A Guide by CV Writer Singapore Yes, and the days of treating this as optional are over. In Singapore’s market, skipping LinkedIn doesn’t just mean missing 1 channel. It means a recruiter can’t verify you exist the way they expect to, and that…
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Do You Need a Cover Letter in Singapore Expert Q&A Guide by CV Writer Singapore Some job seekers think cover letters are dead. Some write one for every single application out of fear they’ll be rejected without it. We get this question more than almost any other. Here’s the real answer. Q1. Do I need a…
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Should You Reveal Your Current Salary to Employers When Asked in Singapore Expert Q&A Guide by CV Writer Singapore There’s no law in Singapore stopping an employer or recruiter from asking your current salary. That surprises a lot of candidates who’ve read about salary history bans in other markets and assume the same protection exists…
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How Often Should You Update Your LinkedIn Profile in Singapore Expert Q&A Guide by CV Writer Singapore People worry that updating LinkedIn profile too often makes it obvious they’re job hunting. Actually, the actual risk is in leaving your profile stale for years and then suddenly rewriting the whole thing in a week. Q1. Will…
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How to Get a Recruiter to Actually Reply to You in Singapore Expert Q&A Guide by CV Writer Singapore Sending your resume to a recruiter and getting nothing back isn’t rude. Most candidates take the silence personally, when it usually just means the recruiter doesn’t have a role that fits you right now. We covered…
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How to Explain a Career Gap That Wasn’t Retrenchment Expert Q&A Guide by CV Writer Singapore Most career gap advice in Singapore assumes retrenchment. That’s understandable, it’s the most common reason people have a gap on their resume right now. But plenty of gaps come from somewhere else entirely: parental leave, caregiving for a parent,…
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Fresh Graduates: Your First Job Doesn’t Need to Match Your Degree. But It Should Lead Somewhere. Expert Q&A Guide by CV Writer Singapore You’ve spent three or four years earning a degree. Now you’re looking for your first job and there’s an obvious question: Shouldn’t I find something related to what I studied? It’s a…
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Where to Find Jobs in Singapore After Retrenchment Expert Q&A Guide by CV Writer Singapore You’ve been retrenched. One of the first things you’re probably going to do is open LinkedIn Jobs, MyCareersFuture, JobStreet and Indeed. There’s nothing wrong with that. But if you’ve spent 10, 15 or 20 years building a career, your job…
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