SINGAPORE: After sending out not less than 50 job functions and attending 10 first interviews, a finance skilled who nonetheless has no job provide was prompted to ask, “Is the job market actually so dangerous these days?”
She mentioned she had been searching for a brand new function since April, after being handed over for promotion and increment this 12 months, which she claims was as a consequence of her supervisor’s favouritism.
Sharing her dismay on r/singaporejobs, she wrote: “I used to be at all times very hopeful that once I landed an interview it could progress and materialise into a proposal.”
She added that one time, she had an interview that was cancelled on the final minute and was solely informed one month later that the emptiness had been stuffed.
“And that is after I reached out to the hiring crew. If not, I might be considering I’m nonetheless on the shortlist. Had I been quicker in assembly the hiring supervisor, the one who received the provide would have been me as an alternative,” she mentioned.
She famous that the hiring supervisor had requested to satisfy three days later, however she ended up delaying the assembly by one other week as a consequence of her go away schedule.
She additionally shared that some recruiters would cease following up after sending her profile to hiring groups, leaving her on learn as an alternative, even after she politely requested for updates.
Involved in regards to the timing between a possible job provide and her subsequent variable bonus, she wrote: “By the point I get a practical provide, it could be time for my variable bonus once more, then I must restart every little thing from scratch. This for me is likely one of the worst durations for job hunts in comparison with earlier than COVID.”
As an alternative of getting responses that echoed her issues, some commenters had been optimistic in regards to the numbers she shared. One commenter mentioned, “20% application-to-interview charge is superb already”.
One other known as her “blessed”, saying she ought to use her “connections” to land a job.
A 3rd described her job utility response charge as “respectable” on this market. “The more durable half appears to be changing them. I might have a look at the place the interviews often cease and work on that stage, whereas persevering with to use. Additionally strive to not delay interviews if the corporate is transferring quick,” the commenter suggested.
Earlier this 12 months, Singapore recorded the sharpest drop in job postings since March 2021. Nevertheless, the labour market remained robust as job postings remained 32% increased than pre-pandemic ranges. /TISG
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