Graduate Careers Advice

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Accepting and Rejecting Offers

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Negotiating Remuneration

There are a number of ways in which graduates can estimate their worth, from the degree they hold to the skills they may have picked up b

 

Negotiating a Better Package for Your New Job

It takes a lot of courage to negotiate money matters with your recruiters, but with enough research and practise, you should be able to engage in an informed discussion to settle on your financial worth.

 

Juggling Multiple Job Offers Expertly

Your performance in the recruitment process impressed more than one graduate employer, and now everyone wants you! Now, how do you manage such a situation?

 

Jargon Buster: Salary, Benefits, and Incentives

Don’t let yourself be confused when employers start throwing out terms like sabbaticals, golden hello, and pension plan!

Applications and CVs

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8 Tips to Write an Effective Email Job Application

While you can jazz up your resume with an eye-catchy design and personalised font, an email job application relies solely on the content to catch the recruiter’s eye.

 

What is an Applicant Tracking System (and How to Beat It)

As the hiring process gets increasingly automated, you’ll want to ensure your application doesn’t get filtered out by a programme before it actually reaches human hands!

 

A Guide to FDM’s Recruitment Process

What does FDM’s recruitment process involve? Here’s a handy guide with tips to help you get one step closer to your dream job! 

 

How to Deal with Gaps in Graduate Résumés and Applications

The glaring gaps on your résumé and job application can be difficult to explain. Fret not, we’ve got some tips for you.

Assessment Centres

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Tips for Written Exercises at Assessment Centres

Be prepared for the more boring, but still essential part of the assessment process.

 

How to Succeed at Assessment Centres

You won’t be "seen" in the board room, and you won’t be the victim of an on-screen sacking. So don’t feel obliged to behave like you’re taking part in reality TV.

 

Handling Social Etiquette at Graduate Assessment Centres

Assessment centres aren’t all about tests and exercises – you’ll be expected to attend lunch or coffee breaks as well. Find out how to approach recruiters during these sessions!

 

Trial by Simulation

Recruiters want to know how their future employees will juggle tasks and deal with tricky situations, so some of them test potential staff by using in-tray exercises and case studies that simulate working life.

First Job

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Figuring Out the Right Career for You

Before taking the leap into the workforce, think about where you envision yourself to be in both the long- and short-term.

 

Adulting: Beginning a New Chapter

Transitioning from school life to the working world may not be easy, but you don’t have to be a nervous wreck about it. Embrace the thrill of adulting, and it can be a very rewarding and hopeful experience!

 

Do’s and Don’ts for Your First Week at Your New Job

Unfortunately, our first jobs don’t come with guidebooks – how much easier it would be to handle work-related matters if it did! We don’t have a full guidebook for it, but we do have some tips for you for your first week on the job.

 

How You Can Be More Efficient at Work?

As a quote we often hear goes, efficiency is at the core of work productivity. But what does it really mean in the workplace?  Here are some ways you can explore its meaning.

 

Internships and Work Experience

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Entering the Marketing Field with No Experience

It’s not unusual to pursue a career unrelated to your area of academic study or previous work experience in this day and age. So read on if you need tips in this area! 

 

Why you should Intern in the Environmental Field

Environmental issues, such as air pollution and climate change which pose as threats to our well-being, are changing the ways companies go about with business. Here is why you should jump on the bandwagon to take on an internship in this field.

 

Preparing for a public sector internship

Want to intern with a government agency? Here are some tips for making your applications.

 

Reasons to Intern with a NGO

Want to apply your skills to a worthy cause and make a valuable contribution to society? Here are some incentives to take on a NGO internship which taps on your professional strengths.

Interview Tips and Techniques

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Our Top Tips to Ace an FDM Telephone Interview

As the job market becomes increasingly competitive and work styles give way to more agile working practices, many companies now conduct phone interviews as part of their recruitment process. We’re here to shed some light on what candidates can expect during an FDM graduate programme telephone interview with one of our recruiters.

 

Dealing with Live Video Interviews

It goes without saying that the Novel Coronavirus outbreak has changed many of the ways we interact with other people this year.

 

How to Prepare for Strengths-Based Interviews

Organisations use strengths-based interviews to find out what candidates love to do and do well. Find out how you can ace one with FDM Group.

 

Siemens: How To Get Hired

Ronnie shares on what he looks for when hiring account managers at Siemens.

Planning Your Job Search

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4 Job-Search Tips for When You’re Still in School

Many go to school with the singular focus of getting a good GPA, but the time to prepare for your job-search should start from your first day of university.

 

Surviving the Job Search Process

Before starting your job search, it’s important to prepare for the possibility that it may drag on longer than you expect. Keep in mind that there is no hard-and-fast rule when it comes to hiring processes, so you need to exercise some patience and not feel beaten down when you don’t hear a response after a few days.

 

Coping with Job Search Anxiety

If you’ve been feeling butterflies in your stomach as you go through the graduate job search process, then rest assured you’re not alone!

 

Surviving the Covid-19 Pandemic and its Aftershocks

The Covid-19 pandemic has all but flipped the world upside-down. But here’s how you can buckle down and ride the storm out.

Polytechnic Students and Graduates

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Taking a Gap Year after your Diploma

Need some time off to think about what’s next after polytechnic? Taking a gap year might just be a remedy for some of you­. Having some time and freedom to hone some skills and boost your confidence helps in shaping your future plans.

 

Stepping into the Workforce after Your Diploma

Heading into the workforce right after graduation from polytechnic? Here is a guide on how you can start your professional journey on the right note to launch your career.

 

 

Develop Yourself Before You Head to University

What can you do in the six months of free time between your final examination in polytechnic till the time university classes commence? Here are some tips to stay on top of the game during this short break.

 

 

Building your Network in Polytechnic

It is important to build your support circle of friends and mentors in polytechnic in order to help with your career development. Here are three tips to expand your network during and after your diploma.