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“TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF”

This is your opportunity to make a positive impression. Pg 12

THE HUNT FOR A GREAT INTERN

What traits do employers look for when searching for a great intern? Pg 18

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Tell Us About Yourself

This is your opportunity to make a positive impression.

The Hunt For A Great Intern What traits do employers look for when searching for a great intern?

Types of Interviews The 3 interview types that are part of the job application process.

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“TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF”

Questions to expect from a head of department:

o matter what kind of job you’re after, you will be asked to talk about yourself in the interview. This allows the company to evaluate whether your professional and personal qualifications are suited to the job.

• What do you know about our company? • Why do you want to work for us? • What can you bring to the table that others can’t? • What do you think is the most and least attractive aspect of the job? • Why should we take you on? • What aspects of a job are most important to you? • What do you think the job will consist of? • Where do you see yourself in five years? • What are your pay expectations? • How flexible are you?

This is your opportunity to make a positive impression. It’s important that you spend the time talking about your qualifications and present yourself in a positive light.

Avoid repetition and practise

This should only take a few minutes, so you must be prepared to talk about yourself and your background without trying to say too much. It’s a very good idea to write down a few keywords and follow the points you’ve thought about in advance. This will help you to avoid repetition and include all of the important details. Always remember to practise what you want to say. You may want to ask someone you know – your spouse, partner or a friend – if they’ll listen to what you intend to say. This will let you practise your presentation and assess how it sounds. If you have not prepared in advance, the chances are that, after the interview, you will be left thinking, e.g. “I didn’t get to mention my strengths.”

If an HR officer is present, be prepared for some “softer” and broader questions as they judge whether you’re the right person in relation to the job, the staff and the company. terms of work experience, professional skills and human qualities. Leave out stories about your former boss treating you badly, etc. Or that because of the heavy workload and poor working environment you were off sick for a prolonged period.

A little bit about your personal life:

All of this may well be true and be a part of your background, but keep your eyes on the goal. Talk about your qualifications for this job. You don’t want your prospective future boss to sit there thinking, “I don’t want him/her talking like that about me some day!”

Work experience

After your presentation, the company will usually ask you some questions.

Use the template below for your preparations • Age, marital status, where you live

• Your education and training • Which companies have you worked for?

Your qualifications for this job

• Professional qualifications for the job • Personal qualities in relation to job When you talk about yourself and your background, talk about the positives in

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If you are only being interviewed by a department head, the questions will largely be work-related (e.g. “How many years’ experience do you have in a particular area?”, “How long did your previous job last?”) and about whether you have experience with particular types of work.

Questions to expect from an HR officer:

• Who are you? • What are your strengths/ weaknesses? • Would you mind taking a test? • Were you sacked from your last job? Why? • What do you understand by a good working relationship? • What do you think of your current boss? • What would your former colleagues say about you? • How is your financial situation? • How many sick days have you had in the last year? • Are you willing to take further training? • What do you do in your spare time? We recommend that you prepare your answers to these questions in advance. If you are asked an uncomfortable question, it’s best to avoid having to think of an answer during the actual interview. You risk being unable to explain yourself properly. You don’t want to walk away thinking that you didn’t make the right impression.

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THE HUNT

FOR A GREAT INTERN What traits do employers look for when searching for a great intern? INDEPENDENCE

ENTHUSIASM

The ability to prioritize tasks, manage time & being resourceful without your supervisors being your baby-sitters.

Usually tested with the classic question “Why would you like to work with us?”

SOFT SKILLS

POSITIVITY

Effective communication & people management skills which go beyond the books.

A “can do” attitude & the right mind-set make you a better team player

DEPENDABLE

WILLINGNESS TO LEARN

Sharing any projects which you had been dedicated to can increase employer’s confidence in you seeing through the internship assignment .

A “know-it-all” attitude or false confidence may just backfire on you.

LEADERSHIP

CRITICAL THINKING

Usually sniffed out through your co-curricular activities, having a leadership quality in some arena will definitely be an advantage.

In a knowledge-explosive world like today, employers are increasingly looking for employees who can analyse, problem solve and get creative to meet the challenges at hand. E LITE 2013

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In this article, we will touch on 3 interview types that are becoming an integral part of the job application process. PHONE INTERVIEWS Phone interviews are usually the first step of the grueling interview process, and while it may often seem like a casual ‘get to know you’ conversation, the phone interview is hardly something to be taken lightly. Most employers use phone interviews as a way of deciding if arranging a face-to-face interview with a candidate is worth their time. It is therefore crucial that any serious job applicant make use of the phone conversation to “sell” themselves well.

Preparation

With the interview being conducted over the phone, applicants have the advantage of being able to be interviewed from the comfort of their homes. Applicants should capitalise on this advantage by having research materials readily available for reference during the interview. Applicants should also make an effort to ensure that no disturbances or possible disruptions occur during the interview. Having the interview disrupted by a ‘dead’ phone battery or a noisy background is not something that would leave a good impression. While body language is not something that is visible over the phone, it can have a big influence over the way you sound. Thus something as simple as sitting up straight, talking with a smile or dressing up for the interview can make a difference.

During

As interviewers are not able to see you, it is important that you sound interested and enthusiastic over the phone. Sounding bored or unfocused is a surefire way of getting disqualified from a follow-up interview. It is also often forgotten that it is still a formal interview and as a result, many candidates end up coming across as too casual. Therefore, candidates should remember to be cordial and address the interviewer by his or her title unless told to do otherwise. Taking toilet breaks during the interview is another thing that interviewees should avoid.

Closing

Before hanging up, thank the interviewer and find out when you will hear from the company again, or when a face-to-face interview can or will be scheduled. This will save you the agony of nervously waiting by the phone all day for news on your application.

PANEL INTERVIEWS Though still relatively less popular among companies, panel interviews are slowly gaining favour among employers who are looking to get a more unbiased decision in the candidate selection process. The interviewee is usually interviewed by a panel consisting of 2-8 employees of various roles and departments that the candidate is likely to work with if they were to be offered the job.

personalities, so it is important that the candidate builds rapport and makes eye contact with every member on the panel. Many interviewees make the common mistake of assuming one member of the panel as playing the biggest role in the selection process, which often results in them not connecting with the whole panel. Unless you are entirely sure of each panel member’s role in the process, you should pay equal attention to each interviewer.

Preparation

Closing

Before the interview, interviewees should take time to find out about the members on the interview panel. Doing some research would not only allow you to direct questions to the appropriate people, but will show the panel that you have taken the time to do your research. Professional networking sites like LinkedIn may also help you to know more about their backgrounds and how they look like. Like a traditional interview, interviewees should prepare answers to questions that are likely to be asked during the interview, which will leave less room for suprises and awkward pauses.

During

Apart from the candidate’s competencies, the panel is also looking to see how well a candidate interacts with people of various communication styles and

CASE STUDY INTERVIEWS Considered one of the toughest and most mentally draining interviews used by organizations, ample preparation and practice is often required to handle case study interviews. During the interview, interviewees are usually required to take on a variety of case study questions consisting of business problems, brainteasers and logical puzzles, forcing interviewees to put their analytical and problem solving skills on full display.

Preparation

Most of the questions asked during the interview require the interviewee to possess knowledge on the industry and the company, so interviewees should spend time studying and doing thorough researching on the topics relevant. As interviewers are not only looking to get a good gauge of your problem solving skills, but also your ability to structure and present your answers and information, practising with someone who is able to give a fair critique of your answers could be greatly beneficial for the interviewee. There are also case study practice questions and resources easily available that interviewees could take reference from.

Making your last impression count stands true here. Before the end of the interview, the interviewees are usually asked if they have anything to add, this is where interviewees should ask questions. Many interviewers judge interviewees based on the questions asked, so do try to ask intelligent questions that show you have indepth understanding or interest in the company. Before leaving, make sure you shake the hand of every panel member and thank them individually.

Follow-Up

After the interview, interviewees should send out personalized thank you notes or emails to each panel member as soon as possible. Interviewees should take this as an opportunity to improve on any replies or points that may have been discussed during the interview.

During

Interviewers are interested in understanding how you arrived to your answer. Sometimes the process itself is more important than the answer. Therefore, “thinking out loud” will help the interviewer get a good understanding of your analytical skills and thought process. Most of the questions asked do not have just one “right” answer. As long as the deriving of your answer is practical and logical, do not be afraid to be creative.

Closing

The closing and follow up is no different from a standard face-to-face interview. Interviewees should shake the interviewer’s hand and thank them. Interviewees should send out a thank you note or email to the interviewer thereafter, stating briefly your unwavering interest to the job opening.

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he Graduate Employment Survey (GES) is conducted annually to survey the employment outcomes of the graduates, about six months after completing their final examinations. The 2012 survey is the first to be conducted jointly by NUS, NTU and SMU. In the 2012 GES, 14,067 graduates were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained was 73%. Some key indicators, as published by the Ministry of Education (MOE), are listed in the following tables for your reference#.

NUS: 2012 GES Employment Rate1 and Salary of Graduates By Bachelors Degree

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FACULTY OF ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons)

85.7% 90.7% 89.1%

74.8% 80.4% 84.3%

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FACULTY OF DENTISTRY Bachelor of Dental Surgery

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4250

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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING Bachelor of Engineering (Bioengineering) Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering) Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Science) Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental Engineering) Bachelor of Engineering (Industrial & Systems Engineering) Bachelor of Engineering (Materials Science & Engineering) Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)

86.4% 92.4% 98.5% 92.0% 90.7% 88.5% 90.7% 92.0% 95.2% 92.3%

79.5% 90.3% 96.9% 90.0% 87.3% 76.9% 83.7% 90.0% 92.9% 91.4%

2971 3335 3101 3403 3301 3232 3206 3442 3139 3357

3000 3250 3000 3100 3100 3200 3125 3375 3000 3250

FACULTY OF LAW Bachelor Laws (LLB) (Hons)5

98.1%

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Bachelor of Applied Science** Bachelor of Applied Science (Hons) Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science (Computational Biology)** Bachelor of Science (Hons) Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) (Hons)6

N.A. 100.0% 82.6% N.A. 86.8% 100.0%

N.A. 93.1% 71.9 % N.A. 76.1% 98.5%

N.A. 3079 2920 N.A. 3190 3560

N.A. 3100 2800 N.A. 3135 3525

NUS BUSINESS SCHOOL Bachelor of Business Administration Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) (Hons)

88.5% 92.6% 96.6% 96.2%

84.2% 88.3% 96.6% 96.2%

3238 3976 2882 3423

2830 3200 2750 3000

SCHOOL OF COMPUTING Bachelor of Computing** Bachelor of Computing (Communications and Media) Bachelor of Computing (Computational Biology)** Bachelor of Computing (Computer Engineering)

N.A. 92.0% N.A. 94.0%

N.A. 88.0% N.A. 90.0%

N.A. 3060 N.A. 3630

N.A. 3000 N.A. 3200

Bachelor of Computing (Computer Science) Bachelor of Computing (Electronic Commerce) Bachelor of Computing (Information Systems)

96.2% 97.1% 96.5 %

92.5% 91.4% 94.1%

3683 3289 3169

3300 3010 3100

SCHOOL OF DESIGN & ENVIRONMENT Bachelor of Arts (Architecture)6 Bachelor of Arts (Industrial Design) Bachelor of Science (Project & Facilities Management) Bachelor of Science (Real Estate)

96.7% 84.4% 92.9% 92.6%

95.1% 59.4% 91.8% 89.8%

3717 2886 3046 3042

3800 2950 3000 3000

YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Bachelor of Science (Nursing) Bachelor of Science (Nursing) (Hons)** Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)6

100.0% N.A. 100.0%

98.0% N.A. 100.0%

2866 N.A. 4799

2950 N.A. 4900

65.0%

2397

2500

2012 Graduate Employment Survey ( NUS )

DEGREE

GROSS MONTHLY SALARY4 ($)

FACULTY OF SCIENCE

YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Bachelor of Music

90.0%

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2012 Graduate Employment Survey ( NTU )

NTU: 2012 GES Employment Rate1 and Salary of Graduates By Bachelors Degree

OVERALL EMPLOYMENT2 RATE

FULL-TIME PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT3 RATE

MEAN

MEDIAN

Accountancy (3-yr direct Honours programme)

97.6%

96.5%

2969

2720

Business (3-yr direct Honours programme)

96.3%

90.5%

3268

3100

Business and Computing

95.2%

3651

3450

Accountancy and Business

96.9%

95.9%

3464

3380

Aerospace Engineering

87.1%

3578

3500

Bioengineering

77.3%

72.7%

3044

3000

Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

92.5%

90.7%

3314

3275

Civil Engineering

100%

3270

3180

Computer Engineering

97.0%

95.0%

3336

3200

Computer Science

95.9%

91.1%

3371

3192

N.A

Environmental Engineering

80.3%

69.7%

3176

3099

Information Engineering and Media

90.9%

87.9%

2974

3000

Materials Engineering

86.4%

81.3%

3206

3032

Mechanical Engineering

90.6%

88.1%

3272

3100

Maritime Studies

95.7%

93.6%

3336

3000

Art, Design & Media

81.4%

61.9%

2783

2700

Chinese

95.5%

90.9%

3157

3180

Communication Studies

93.1%

83.6%

2941

2900

Economics

84.9%

81.1%

3190

3000

English Literature

90.2%

70.5%

3179

3250

Linguistics and Multilingual Studies

88.9%

66.7%

3066

3100

Psychology

90.0%

72.0%

2953

2800

Sociology

87.5%

77.1%

3162

3200

96.7%

2830

3000

N.A

Chemistry & Biological Chemistry

84.2%

79.2%

3127

3100

Mathematical Sciences

94.4%

83.3%

3364

3200

Physics/ Applied Physics

85.3%

76.5%

3284

3200

Mathematics & Economics

87.5%

82.1%

3180

3125

100.0%

3430

3467

100.0%

3428

3467

DEGREE

GROSS MONTHLY SALARY4 ($)

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS (NANYANG BUSINESS SCHOOL)

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Electrical & Electronic Engineering & Economics**

COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES, ARTS, & SOCIAL SCIENCES

COLLEGE OF SCIENCES Biomedical Sciences â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Traditional Chinese Medicine7 Biomedical Sciences**

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION (NIE) Arts (with Education)5 Science (with Education)

Source: Graduate Employment Survey conducted by NTU

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SMU: 2012 GES Employment Rate1 and Salary of Graduates By Bachelors Degree

OVERALL EMPLOYMENT2 RATE

FULL-TIME PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT3 RATE

MEAN

MEDIAN

Accountancy (4-year programme)

95.3%

93.0%

3268

2800

- Cum Laude and above8

98.5%

97.0%

3765

3261

Business Management (4-year programme)

91.1%

85.6%

3348

3000

- Cum Laude and above8

95.3%

93.8%

3854

3500

Economics (4-year programme)

90.2%

82.7%

3768

3500

- Cum Laude and above

89.5%

84.2%

4053

3500

Information Systems Management (4-year programme)

90.2%

86.5%

3383

3150

- Cum Laude and above

94.7%

84.2%

3946

3831

Social Sciences (4-year programme)

91.8%

79.5%

3289

3000

- Cum Laude and above

90.0%

86.7%

3496

3260

Law (4-years programme)6

98.6%

97.2%

4975

5000

Cum Laude and above

100.0%

5082

5000

DEGREE

GROSS MONTHLY SALARY4 ($)

SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF LAW

Source: Graduate Employment Survey conducted by SMU

Source of all data: The Ministry of Education, Singapore

Additional Notes: # MOE has taken all reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy of the data but will not be liable for any inaccuracies. Students should make use of the data at their own discretion. 1. 1. Employment rate refers to the proportion of economically active graduates (i.e. graduates who have entered the labour market) who were employed as at 1 Nov 2012, approximately 6 months after completing their final examinations. 2. Overall employment includes full-time and part-time/temporary employment. 3. Full-time permanent employment refers to employment of at least 35 hours a week and where the employment is not temporary. It includes those on contracts of one year or more. 4. Gross monthly salary pertains only to full-time permanently employed graduates. It refers to the sum of basic salary, overtime payments, commissions, allowances and other regular cash payments before deduction of employee CPF contributions and personal income tax. However, it excludes employer CPF contributions, bonuses, stock options, lump sum payments, and payments-in-kind. 5. National Institute of Education (NIE) is an autonomous institute of NTU. 6. Data on law, medical, pharmacy and architecture graduates are obtained from a follow-up survey on 2011 graduates after they have completed their 1-year practical law course/ pupilage or serve housemanship. 7. Data on Biomedical Sciences—Traditional Chinese Medicine are obtained from a follow-up survey on 2011 graduates after they have completed their practical training. 8. SMU’s courses are direct 4-yr programmes and graduates could be awarded Cum Laude and above, Merit, High Merit or no awards. The data for SMU’s courses above is displayed in 2 categories: (i) overall results for all graduates within the course regardless of the award they attained, and (ii) results for the graduates awarded Cum Laude and above. Should the graduates undertake more than 1 Degree (e.g. Dual Degree programme), they have been classified based on the first Degree. **: No data is shown due to the small number/proportion of respondents. Frequently Asked Question: What is the difference between mean and median salaries? The Mean monthly salary is an average of the salaries of the full-time permanently employed graduates. The Median monthly salary is the salary of the ‘central’ (i.e. 50th Percentile) graduate in the set of full-time permanently employed graduates when they are arranged in a sequential order by salary. It is useful to refer to these 2 indicators together. The median is a useful reference when the salary data is not evenly distributed (e.g. when the group contains graduates with exceptionally low or high salaries, especially when the number of respondents is relatively small). For example, although the median gross monthly salary for the Business Management course offered by SMU shows that 50% of the graduates are earning $3,020 or less, the mean gross monthly salary is about $3,369. This indicates that there are some high earners who have raised the mean salary. In contrast, the mean gross monthly salary of Social Sciences graduates is relatively 2013 29 similar to the median gross monthly salary. This indicates that salaries are more evenly distributed on both sides of the median for this group of graduates.

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