Career Services
The SMU Postgraduate-Office of Career Services (PG-OCS), provides a variety of services to assist postgraduates in exploring career options and making effective career decisions.
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Internal Career Counselors
We are located at the Dato Kho Hui Meng Career Centre on Level 7, SMU Administration building. Each Masters program (by coursework) is assigned a Career Counselor. Your designated Career Counselor will be able to provide you assistance in various aspects of your career development process, including tips on resume and cover letter critique, interviewing skills, job search strategies, negotiation of remuneration package, career visioning and management; optimizing SMU’s array of career preparation and management online resources and those housed at the Dato Kho Hui Meng Career Centre. Prior appointment with your Career Counselor is required.
External Career Coaches
We also offer a panel of external career coaches who provide one-on-one career counseling sessions either face-to-face or via SKYPE. Advising could include, although the list is not exhaustive, resume and cover letter critique, interviewing skills, job search strategies, negotiation of remuneration package, career visioning and management etc.
Personality Profiling
The personality profiling inventory offered to postgraduate students are CareerLeader and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Each tool is unique, and like a mirror, offers insights into different facets of a job seeker’s innate abilities, skill sets, interests, motivating factors, organizational fit, worker traits, values and aspirations. In addition, students also have the opportunity to learn more about their personality type vis-à-vis a host of other types of tools, for effective management of self and others in group and organizational settings. Assess yourself and discover your strengths, weaknesses, interests and preferences through the various inventory administered by certified coaches.
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Career Development Workshops
PG-OCS offers a slew of career development workshops to help postgraduate students acquire life skills. Workshop topics could range from career planning, resume writing, interviewing to employment negotiations, wardrobe management and networking, to name a few. These workshops are held throughout the year and are specifically targeted to meet the needs of students undergoing career transition and career progression.
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Job Listing
PG-OCS serves as the principal point of contact for employers who wish to recruit SMU postgraduates as permanent or contractual hires. We provide onsite and online recruitment services for prospective recruiters seeking talents. Available job positions are listed on our job portal. Partnering with potential employers, we are committed to making SMU students the preferred recruit, poised for possibilities.
Printing on-line Publications
OCS offers a range of publications about the career development process, job-search skills and tools, career fields and more. Career-related information pertaining to numerous organizations is also available for browsing at the Career Resource Centre. To access WetFeet & Vault online, log-on to the Library intranet and search for “WetFeet Career Resource Site” and “Vault online Career Library” using the Database search engine.
Dato Kho Hui Meng Career Centre
The Dato Kho Hui Meng Career Centre has a career reference library where you can access industry and company specific resources. There are also various reading materials, including trade and professional journals, employer directories and much more. The Centre is open Monday – Friday (8:30am – 6:00pm) and is located on Level 7, SMU Administration building.
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Major organisations typically conduct university recruiting activities during August-October each year, targeting students that are completing their studies and able to start work by by July/August the following year. Additionally, other recruiting opportunities in Singapore typically seek candidates available in Singapore for face-to-face meetings and immediate start dates (within one month).
Networking Sessions
OCS organizes 2 networking sessions in a year – allowing you to meet with potential recruiters in an informal setting. You will be notified of these events via email.
Recruitment Talks/Industry Talks/Company Visits
PG-OCS organises recruitment talks and company visits on a regular basis. These talks serve as a platform for organisations to share information about their firm and opportunities that are open to postgraduate students. Company visits also allow students to be exposed to the working environment, and for hiring managers to meet students on a one-to-one basis.
Partnering with potential employers, we are committed to making SMU students the preferred recruit, poised for possibilities. You may contact Postgraduate-Office of Career Services (PG-OCS) for more information.
