KICKSTART YOUR JOB SEARCH ON CAMPUS
Message for Undergraduates
Sim Cher Young Director Dato’ Kho Hui Meng Career Centre
M
y colleagues and I at the SMU Career Centre wish you a Happy New Year and a meaningful 2022 ahead.
The start of the year brings a renewed vigour to converge on our mission of journeying with you in achieving career success through enhancing your employability and hiring prospects. The SMU Internship Programme is one such avenue which your seniors have leveraged in understanding their desired roles and industries, and subsequently, securing full-time employment quickly. Opportunities abound for those who value variety and abundance, as many vacancies are being curated for you to prime yourself for the working world. Start today to source for your ideal internship by referencing our Internship Guide on OnTRAC for the “what”, “when” and “how”. Remember, success occurs when preparation meets opportunity. Keep a lookout for our announcements alerting you to a myriad of employer engagements, especially the more than 100 career talks organised each term and our numerous thematic career fairs, where over 120 employers participate in the hope of hiring interns for the imminent internship season and graduands for full-time positions from May 2022.
Besides keeping a watchful eye on our posted openings available to you, do make full use of the career centre’s ample resources to better your chances of landing a job offer. Strategise your job search groundwork by initiating a tête-à-tête with your career coach to explore ways on casting a positive impression on any prospective employer. They may include customising your resume and interview responses, or better attuning your knowledge, skills and aptitude to the innumerable career pathways. For our senior students on their final lap this year, we would like to once again rev up your career preparation towards fulltime employment by referring you to our dedicated microsite for the graduating cohort: smu.sharepoint.com/sites/ gradcareer. This central repository of quality career resources aims to support our graduates who would appreciate a one-stop kiosk amidst their understandably hectic job acquisition expedition in a recovering, albeit contracted, job market in 2022. With the evolving COVID-19 situation worldwide, we recommend a prudent approach to start your job search early. All the best as you embark on a fulfilling career ahead. “Customers buy for their reasons, not yours.” - Orvel Ray Wilson
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