SIM Career Guide 2021

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CAREER CONNECT PREPARES YOU

Career Champs

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areer Champs is a student-centric platform which aims to serve the career needs of our learners (students and working adults), to boost employability, facilitate career transition and progression. Career Champs aims to:

• Accelerate your career journey through upskilling in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world; • Connect and Interact with alumni and professionals of your industry of choice; and • Empower you to discover your career interests and increase your chances of getting your dream internship or job. This is achieved through career related events such as Career Fairs, Networking Events, Leadership Talks, Fireside Chats, Webinars and Company Visits, among others. Contact us at careerchamp@sim.edu.sg for further queries! Let us now hear from two of our Career Champs on their experiences.

Vennesyia Niquita BSc in Banking and Finance, SIM-UOL Partnerships and Engagement Department SIM EDGE Award Recipient My role As the main coordinator for the Partnerships and Engagement Department, I served to bridge the gap between students and potential employers with the objective of helping students to further explore job and internship opportunities in the various sectors of the economy. We hoped to be able to expose students to the myriad of possibilities in the different industries in the APAC region by collaborating with companies and conducting career fairs.

What motivated you to join Career Champs? The coexistence of comfort and growth is elusive for anyone with big dreams. Having been through two years of university, my biggest takeaway is the importance of growth. The person I was two years ago would certainly have not dared to venture out of my comfort zone and would still be living in the comforts of my shell if it were not for the opportunities SIM has afforded me. After attending multiple career talks by local and international alumni, I knew that I wanted to give back to SIM and create a difference in the lives of other students, the same way these alumni inspired me. Career Champs was the perfect platform for me to achieve so much more than just that as it not only honed my soft skills, but also shaped me to become a more confident individual no longer afraid to take on challenges.

Some words of advice Today, we no longer live in a world where academic excellence is the sole determining factor of your future. Luck is when preparation meets opportunity. It is imperative that we continue to work on ourselves and constantly upgrade our skill sets in order to remain relevant, so that when the opportunity comes, we will be ready. SIM offers a plethora of opportunities for you to prepare yourselves for the workforce, all you have to do is take it and make the best out of them.

SIM CAREER GUIDE 2021

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Preparing for Your First Day of Work

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pages 94-95

How to Write a Professional Email

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pages 82-83

Dress to Win

5min
pages 84-85

How to Upgrade Yourself

25min
pages 96-112

4 Types of Interviews

5min
pages 88-89

Acing Assessment Centres

4min
pages 90-91

Accepting Job Offers: Accepting and Declining

6min
pages 92-93

Networking for Success

6min
pages 86-87

How to Write Effective Cover Letters

9min
pages 77-79

Crafting Effective Resumes

7min
pages 74-76

LinkedIn 101: How to Optimise Your Profile

4min
pages 80-81

4 Qualities Employers Look For

3min
pages 72-73

Rules of Getting Hired

3min
pages 66-67

5 Essential Soft Skills

4min
pages 68-69

Not in IT? Here are 5 Technical Skills You Still Need to Know About

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pages 70-71

Top 3 Things to Look Out for in a First Job

3min
pages 64-65

Job Searching: The Ultimate Guide

3min
pages 62-63

Managing Your Wellness for Success

1min
pages 60-61

Explore the World with AIESEC

3min
pages 57-59

Project Protégé

2min
pages 52-53

Exploring Internships

27min
pages 35-47

Choosing What is Best for You: MNCs, SMEs or Startups

8min
pages 32-34

Global Learning

4min
pages 54-56

Management Trainee Programme vs SGUnited Traineeship vs Apprenticeship

12min
pages 48-51

Industry Insights

15min
pages 24-29

Career Champs

3min
pages 30-31

How Career Connect Can Help You

3min
pages 7-9

360 Degree Development Programme

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pages 16-17

Your 1095 Journey

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page 6

SIM Alumni

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SIM EDGE Awards

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pages 18-21

A Message for Our Students

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Talent Development Programme (TDP

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pages 12-15

What is Project 1095?

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