I want to come to Singapore on visit visa for JOB HUNTING

[No experience]

Hey yall!

This is my first post on the forum, and I wanted to say how helpful everyone has been.  I had the same question as the OP...guess I should hide my resumes in between my underwear and socks! Lol

As a follow up question: is it advisable to visit recruiting firms while I'm in Sg or do you think the traditional walk-in/online resume drop method achieves better results? I've never worked with a recruiting firm before and I've heard equal parts of pros/cons to just be confused about them (FYI - In my case it's a USA-to-SG relocation)

Thanks!
Emily

with recruiting firms. Well the are bad enough in the west - bottom feeders below estate agents and cockroachs but one ones out here mange to exceed that. They are useless and I say this from dealing with them from both sides - potential applicant and as a recruiter.

How long are you planning to stay to look for a job and in what field?

[kishtar]

Good question...after reading the previous posts, I probably shouldn't mix too many job hunting "activities" lol with my tourist activities. I'm actually spending 2 weeks in HK and 3 weeks in SG to figure out which country I'm moving to, hopefully by year end. From what I gather, SG might be a better lifestyle fit for me, but it seems to be harder to find a job there??

To answer you, I "sort of" have 3 weeks while I'm there + whatever I can accomplish overseas. I would ideally stick with marketing/branding or business analyst and, while I have a few preferred industries, at this point I'm open to almost any field since I'm not sure what's stagnant or trending there now.

[Marketing or BA?]

Well which one are you?

Two different CV's?

Not wanting to wee on your crisps but I thin the chances of you turning up and finding things are low but all the best.

The Govt have said Singaporeans first and rightly so - currently there are equal numbers of vacancies and people seeking them. Obviously if there is not a local candidate they will look outside but what are the odds you will be "Just here" at the time?

[kishtar]

either or... I've done almost equal parts marketing and BA in my past, especially since some of the companies were small-med sized and required multiple hats. Hmm, thanks for your input. I guess I'll just keep my fingers crossed and start looking more heavily into HK then?