Weekly Meeting Updates - Tues, July 28 - Qualifying Recruiters

Weekly Meeting, Tuesday July 28, 2009 at 11 am to 1 pm at TCC, The Metro at Clarke Quay MRT station

[1] why recruitment agencies resort to telephone interviews only -- and how candidates can play by ear

[2] what sort of agencies to avoid -- based on the high turnover of recruitment "consultants"

[3] when and why candidates need to go to boutique search firms or specialist recruitment -- due to stringent selection of consultants from relevant backgrounds

[4] rapport establishment is a two-way street -- but again, dependent on the recruiters / head hunters

[5] most importantly, why candidates must do a research on search firms and agencies -- and how, for eg: word-of-mouth, references

Our host will be Claudia Araujo.

Our presenter will be Ange Teo.

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Weekly Meeting Updates - Valerie Lim of Gateway 21 Presents on Business Start-up in Singapore

Valerie will be presenting on the start-up process in Singapore for new businesses, as well as the employment visas needed for expats, and other details to be successful in the recovery economy.

Please join us: TCC at the Central at Clarke Quay MRT 11 am - 1 pm Tuesday, July on the 2nd floor.

Drop me an email if you any questions about the topic or our group at rick@eprojectsource.com

Weekly Meeting Updates

Greetings from Career Connect Singapore!

We are still meeting each Tuesday. We recently made a change of venue and time:

TCC at The Central at Clarke Quay MRT station

11 am - 1 pm each Tuesday.

Next week we will have a guest speaker to talk about setting up a business in Singapore and also the types of work visas available to expats.


Tomorrow we will as always:

Intros/Business Card exchange

Elevator speeches

Q&A for:

Followup to Resume Rescue Session

Followup to Recruitment Session

Followup to 100 Day Plan Session/Networking Your Network Session

Open Networking

Networking Chat

So now you are out there in a few business networks. Who will you talk to? What will you talk about? Your drink? Your spouse? Your favorite team?

Does that help you bond quickly, deeply or long term in your business network? What next then?

Well, an active listener knows that we have 2 ears and 1 tongue, so we should listen twice as much as we talk. I am guilty of violating this maxim more often than not. I should know better.

Are you networking among a limited group or are you actually expanding your network up and down the org chart and across cultures? That sounds a lot more promising to me.

Listening is one of the best kept secrets in life and business. If you know this secret you will find your networking expanding quickly, deeply and with long term ROI!

Good luck in your search for new jobs and new client!