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Features by Scholarship GuideMar 1, 201911:11 am

5 Job Interview Tips All Fresh Graduates Should Know

You did it, you finally graduated from university! Now comes the next big challenge: finding a job. As a fresh graduate, the job interview is often a source of anxiety, especially when you have little or no experience in it. Entry-level jobs are a much bigger and more level playing field compared to an internship, too, because you’re competing with a huge number of recent graduates. How can you stand out in the interview? By preparing and practising. Follow these tips to get ready and make sure you ace that first job interview.

Features by Scholarship GuideMar 1, 201911:07 am

Cross-Cultural Communication: Why You Should Volunteer Abroad

Cross-cultural communication is challenging. Each culture has its own set of rules, and we all carry a collection of cultural biases when we interact with people.

Features by Scholarship GuideMar 1, 201910:59 am

7 Ways You Can Improve Your Career Prospects While Studying Abroad

The idea of studying abroad is like a dream. You get to stay a few months or even years in another country and fully immerse yourself in the culture by attending classes like a local. It’s no wonder more and more Singaporeans every year are flying to Australia and the UK for their university studies.

Features by Scholarship GuideMar 1, 201910:55 am

Four Signs You Have High Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence can mean the difference between behaving in a socially acceptable way and being considered to be way out of line. While most people will have heard of emotional intelligence, not many people really know how to spot it – in themselves or in others.

Features by Smart NationMar 1, 201910:24 am

Insights From the Minister-In-Charge of GovTech

The Singapore government is updating its digital infrastructure to drive its Smart Nation transformation. From balancing agile and legacy systems to rethinking regulation and attracting talent, a whole host of issues is being addressed. Dr. Janil Puthucheary, minister-in-charge of the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech), shares his insights at the first STACK 2018 Developers Conference.

Features by Scholarship GuideAug 1, 20179:28 am

Making That Critical Decision

Other than the choice of a lifetime partner, nothing determines happiness so much as choosing the right kind of work.

Features by Scholarship GuideAug 1, 201610:28 am

Transitions in the Singapore Dream

For the last five decades or so, our operating model or mobility game has been that if we work hard and work smart, we should be on track to be rewarded with upward social mobility and be able to live the Singapore Dream. This maxim includes the idea that one must perform well in the meritocratic education system.

Features by Scholarship GuideMar 1, 201610:16 am

10 Top Skills in Demand

In recent years, tremendous changes are happening in the job market. By the time you graduate from university, employers will be looking for skill sets that are different from those who are currently established in their careers.

Features by Scholarship GuideMar 1, 201610:10 am

Economic Disruption and Your Future

No one is born ready for the future economy. What matters is the desire to learn and readiness to change. My eldest son enters Primary 1 next year. When my wife asked me which primary school we should pick for him, I replied, to her annoyance: ‘It doesn’t matter.’

Features by Scholarship GuideMar 1, 201610:01 am

Getting a Degree: Changing Significance

The university degree is now less of a passport to the good life, warns Dr Tan Ern Ser.

Features by Scholarship GuideMar 1, 20169:54 am

While Waiting for University

Besides working as a part-time barista at Starbucks for eight months, there are many things one can do to make even more productive use of time! Scholarship Guide suggests the following list of activities for recently graduated pre-university students who often undervalue or overlook such options in exchange for income-generating jobs. These activities are targeted at value-adding (oh, not this word again!) to and stimulating one’s intellectual and social capacities, in the hope that one would notch up at being a more well-rounded individual during the long break.

Features by Scholarship GuideJul 23, 2010 (Updated: December 9, 2022)

The Post-Education Journey

I have taught many cohorts of students through the years, and it is always a delight to catch-up with them whether at chance meetings, in professional gatherings, university events, or when they drop by at my office. Some are now in fairly senior positions, while others have somewhat modest achievements career-wise. I am certain that all my students possess the potential and credentials to do well. After all, aren’t they at or near the apex of the educational ladder? Why then the unequal outcomes?