Finding a job in Singapore is not easy. Market dynamics are different and things are not easy if you have come to Singapore for employment. Personally, I have witnessed few people coming here, spending time finding a job and then finally returning to their home country. Have seen many NUS MBA students passing through the same rigorous process. I have gone through this process myself at Singapore as well and do believe that perseverance will pay, however you need to gain the art of conversing with others and building your network in order to reach where you want to be. There had been many weaknesses I learned about over a period of time though I now feel a little
content that I have become better at tackling few things that I was completely
fearful about during and after my MBA time.
People say that the most
important aspect one learns in a MBA program is Art of Networking. “How do you come across as a personality to other
people, how do you sell yourself in a job event, how do you make an interesting
conversation that could lead you to where you want to be”. These things are
exceedingly important in one’s career as he/she will be evaluated more and more
on personality aspects rather than technical aspects as one gains experience. And I was not good at this at all the time I joined my MBA school. I, definitely, was not one of those who can get along with anybody in
minutes, actually far from that. I was not confident of speaking in public, I had problems
continuing (or even starting) a conversation on anything, etc to name a few. Furthermore, my career experience post undergraduation after IIT Bombay was in a technical domain, as a software developer, which is more like
an inward job where one gets evaluated more on technical skills than anything else, and does not expose much to interacting with customers often. Moreover, getting a job in IIT does not inculcate that very skill which is so
much needed in a career growth. IIT students are given a silver spoon and
companies line up to get the best available student, unlike any other university in
world where students understand from very start that they need to sell themselves
to a prospective employer.
