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Kaplan’s First Career Fair 21 Mar 2015
K aplan’s first career fair was held
on Saturday, 21 March 2015, in
conjunction with the Kaplan Open
House. This inaugural event was
made up of two segments, namely
the Career Central booths featuring
industry collaborations and job
opportunities; and Career Readiness
Clinics where a line of guest
speakers spoke on various
professional development topics
throughout the day.
The Career Central featured
companies from different industries
such as the hospitality, banking,
financial, audit and accounting. Top
names looking to hire included
United Overseas Bank, Marriot
Singapore, Foo Kon Tan LLP, Stone
Forest Accountserve and Infiniti
Financial Planners. There were jobs
for both fresh graduates and
individuals with work experience.
GTI Media, which publishes
Gradsingapore, was also on hand to
give out the latest issue of
GradSingapore ‘How to Get Hired’
which was an annual guide for fresh
graduates transiting into the
workplace.
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The Student Affairs and
Graduate Service Office also
managed a booth dedicated to
resume critique where students
pre-registered for their critique
session with a professional
career consultant. The students
and graduates brought along
copies of their resumes and
were given tips on how they
could improve on their resume
to catch hirer’s attention.
This event also served as a soft
launching pad for Kaplan
Career Journey, the online tool
developed by Kaplan in
collaboration with LinkedIn.
Career Journey is a self-paced
career management course
which provides practical
strategies at different stages of
career advancement and
transitions. Mr Peter Murray
from LinkedIn was also on hand
to share more about the tool to
our ardent participants listening
in on how to best utilize their
LinkedIn account with the tool.
Participants who attended the
Career Readiness Clinics were
treated to an array of topics
related to job professionalism
and industry insights. These
talks were presented by experts
and speakers from Standard
Chartered Bank, DP Credit
Bureau, Speech Academy Asia,
Foo Kon Tan LLP, Marriott
Hotel and GTI Media covering
self-improvement subjects
including grooming and image
management, effective
communication and
transitioning from school to the
workplace.
The high graduate turnouts and
encouraging feedback received
indicated that our graduates
and students welcomed the
event and were grateful for the
opportunity to pick up insights
and prepare themselves better
for work transitions. A big thank
you to all our event partners,
speakers and guests who had
made our maiden career fair
such a huge success. See you
next year!
Cover Story: Kaplan’s
First Career Fair
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Event Highlights:
BizBuzz Night,
Welcome BBQ at
Kaplan Resident
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CDS Editorial : When
The Body Talks!
Hot Jobs
5
Event Highlights:
Writing Your Way To A
Job Interview,
Birmingham City
University Graduation
Ceremony, Murdoch
University Graduation
Ceremony
6-8
Upcoming Events:
Managing Job Interviews,
Ubin Eco Adventure,
Good Writing Skills,
Writing Lab: Writing &
Referencing Skills
9-11
Interest Group
News: S-Club’s First
Session On Public
Speaking, Basketball
Trials, Let’s Dance
Interest Group
Upcoming Event: S-
Club, Photography Club,
Badminton Club, Kaplan
Elites Kick about
session, Open Mic
Thursday
11-13
Information 14
Sandbox: Shout Out
For Volunteers,
Graduate Survey Lucky
Draw Winner, Audit &
Accounting Challenge
2015
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Do you know that according to a report
from ABC News, 80% of today’s jobs
are landed through networking? We are
talking about smart jobseekers building
a rich network consisting of people
from different industries and trades
they meet through networking!
With this fact in mind, the Student
Affairs & Graduate Services Office and
Kaplan Student Committee (KSC) put
together Biz Buzz Night, an event
conceptualized as a simulation of a
typical corporate networking function
and forum plus a business idea pitching
competition. It was a true experience of
cross cultural communications platform
with an international audience including
diversified participants from countries
such as Singapore, China, India,
Indonesia, South Korea, Sri Lanka,
Vietnam, Holland, United Kingdom and
Russia. The agenda comprised of
forums led by four industry experts,
networking sessions and the business
idea competition where competing
members of the audience took turns to
present about their business ideas.
The forum speakers, who also served
as the panel of judges for the business
idea competition, were all successful
professionals who shared about their
various industry, corporate and
entrepreneurial experiences. Public
speaking expert, Mr Kelvin Tan, the co-
founder of Speech Academy Asia,
opened the event and got the audience
hyped and geared up for the event, and
Mr Irwan Bakar who is the
owner and Creative Director of
PlayPause, Singapore talked
about how his creative career
came about and gave aspiring
entrepreneurs some great tips
to think about. Mr Kelvin Tan,
Vice President Global Retail of
Standard Chartered Bank shared his
‘jobhopping’ experiences and gave tips
on transitions from school to corporate
life while Mr Gihan Cooray, Vice
President of NDB Securities Sri Lanka
gave industry insights and what it took
to succeed in the financial industry.
Held at the Wilkie campus on the
Thursday evening on 12 March 2015,
Biz Buzz Night 2015 was also a
platform for competing participants to
demonstrate their innovative business
ideas, rally support, and garner votes of
the audience through their
presentations and interactions.
Team Seafood Restaurant, comprising
of Amadea Yulina, Shin Yulbeg and
Muhammad Hafiz Tahir, emerged as
the overall winner, with Jeremy Wan
Hao and Tan Cheng Hwee coming in
second and third place respectively.
The runners up also walked away with
Most Outstanding Personality for
Jeremy Wan Hao and Best Speaker
Tan Cheng Hwee. There was a high
level of energy in the room, and the
enthusiasm of the young and aspiring
business professionals showed vast
potentials of these future business
leaders from Kaplan!
The winners of Bizbuzz Nights together with
our forum speakers.
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Welcome BBQ at Kaplan Residences
A welcome BBQ party
was recently organised by
the international
recruitment team for 140
new international students
on 7 March.
Held at the newly
refurbished Kaplan
Residences at McNair
Road, the students
participated in the many
teambuilding games
conducted by student
leaders of the Kaplan
Student Committee and
later enjoyed a barbeque
dinner after the fun and
games.
International students
from China, Korea,
Myanmar, Malaysia and
Thailand were divided into
different teams to play in
activities such as
dodgeball and balloon
war.
Everyone dug into
delicious barbeque food
that evening while the
more outgoing students
entertained the rest by
singing karaoke to win
some nice mementoes. It
was a great way to make
new friends and to
introduce the campus life
in Kaplan!
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Hot Jobs Click on the positions
below for more details.
Full -Time
Positions
Trade Mark
Executive at
Drew &
Napier
Logistics
Support
Assistant/
officer at Grid
Internships
Internship at
Kaplan
Singapore
For more job
opportunities,
please
visit Kaplan
Campus Life CDS
Job
Portal and Kaplan
-Jobstreet Career
Corner.
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Did you know that your body language can say a lot more about you than your words during a
job interview?
You might think that non-verbal behaviour is incapable of sinking the ship. According to College
Journal, an interview comprises of 55% body language, 7% verbal communication, and 38%
paralanguage or intonation. Hence, non-verbal communication is not just essential, but
exceptionally vital to ace the process.
So how do you impress the interviewers with your non-verbal communications? Here are some
recommended Do’s and Don’ts to remember before you walk into that interview room.
Don’t:
Cross your arms, it can be
seen as a sign of
excessive defensiveness.
Stare blankly at the interviewer. It might
show that you turned up for the
interview unprepared.
Avoid eye contact. It is important to
maintain eye contact to convey
confidence and certainty.
Do all the “Do’s” in excess. It will make
you seem fake and insincere.
Look at your watch or the clock in the
room. This will suggest to hirers you
are in a hurry.
Eat pungent foods
Arrive with sweaty clothes and unclean,
messy hair.
Source:
http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-746-Interview-
Tips-The-Interview-Body-Language-Dos-and-Donts/
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/lml45lide/10-body-
language-interview-mistakes-2/
Do’s:
Sit-up straight and lean
slightly forward in your
chair during the
interview. Leaning forward show that
you are interested in what the other
person is saying.
Get grounded. Do not be seen fidgeting
by shaking your legs or swaying your
body. Put both feet firmly on the
ground. For ladies, cross at the
ankles and position your knees to
either right or left. Crossing your legs
will invariably make you lean
backwards, which is not a good
posture to adopt during interviews.
Use appropriate hand gestures when you
are highlighting on the points that you
are sharing.
Show your keenness by keeping an
attentive expression. Nod and make
positive gestures to indicate
understanding to the subjects that is
being discussed.
If there are more than one interviewer in
the room, make sure you
address all interviewers with
brief eye contact and return
your attention to the person
who has asked you a question.
Switch off your mobile phones and
devices so you are not
distracted.
When the Body Talks!
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Initiated by Murdoch University’s communication students from Kaplan Singapore, Make A Difference campaign or known as “MADcamp” brings together a community of MADcampers who strive to make a difference. MADcamp works alongside not-for-profit organisations to challenge youths to be the voice that counts for social good. The campaign culminates at a conference where students are empowered with a platform for the exchange of MAD ideas and perspectives.
For best pitch award: Six Degree
"Six Degree
comprises of six
individuals with
unique talents
looking to
dominate the
public relations
practices in the
industry.
Six Degree believes that by creating great little stories, the
uniqueness of each stories when put together, will form the
perfect idea. Alongside with the clients, Six
Degree strategically plans each and every step through the
journey of strengthening relationships and changing
the behaviors and attitudes of people. Humbled by many
successful stories, Six Degree a company of talented
individuals, bringing excellence to every degree of your
requirements, by focusing on your passions in order to
propel your brand ahead."
Client: Action For Aids
"AFA is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to fighting AIDS/HIV infection in Singapore. It draws upon a network of healthcare professionals, advocates, educators and volunteers, to implement educational, testing, treatment and welfare programmes. AFA was formed in 1988 in response to the global and local spread of HIV infection. It is a registered Charity and is recognised by IPC (Institution of Public Character) since 2004. It has introduced numerous innovative projects and runs a broad range of support, welfare and educational programmes. The society has a staff of 10 and a volunteer pool of over 200. It is governed by a volunteer Executive Committee and funded through programmatic grants from government agencies as well as donations from both private individuals and businesses. The AFA Endowment Fund is managed by a Board of Trustees."
Project brief: An awareness campaign for the Pink Carpet Network by Action For Aids
For Most Inspiring Award: Steadfast Communications
"Driven by novel ideas and creative energy, Steadfast Communications are thought leaders who strive to make communication an interactive and inspiring process. Steadfast Communications believe that positive branding is the key to develop long-lasting and meaningful relationships between clients and the target publics. The building of positive brand image can only be done through the use of intended messages to gain awareness and connecting with the right people. Here at Steadfast Communications, the organization is committed to the creation of a scalable long-term communication strategy for the benefit of the clients.
Being able to adapt to changes is what differentiate Steadfast Communications from the other agencies; this allows communication strategies to be relevant and kept up-to-date with the current trends."
Client: Cats Welfare Society
"Cat Welfare Society began with a group of friends wanting to help the cats in the community, after being outraged by reports of kittens being burnt alive in a box and other acts of animal cruelty in Singapore. They felt that cats should be given a voice, the right to be represented accurately and humanely, and the right to be free of pain fear and suffering.
The Cat Welfare Society has organised many events over the years, including adoption drives as well as activities to educate the public on how to take good care of cats while bonding with the felines. The Cat Welfare Society’s mission statements are: “Save lives through sterilisation” and “Saving lives through enriching minds”. The Society hopes to increase acceptance and tolerance of community cats, and works closely with Town Councils, the Housing Development Board and other agencies to effectively and humanely resolve cat issues. Project brief: A communication campaign to educate public on responsible feeding practices of stray cats.
The Best Pitch Award winner Six Degree members
with Mr. Wesley Gunter
The Most Inspiring Award winner Steadfast members
with Mr. Wesley Gunter
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Article contributed by MADCamp Organizers.
Writing Your Way To A Job Interview 8 Apr 15
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Birmingham City University Graduation Ceremony
Birmingham City Business School is a leading practice-based international business school offering undergraduate
and postgraduate courses tailored to student and industry needs and wants.
On 28 March, we saw cheerful graduands went on stage to receive their conferment while their proud families and
friends looked on during the Birmingham City Graduation Ceremony held at the ballroom of the Fullerton Hotel.
After the ceremony concluded, the graduates and families were then treated to a tea reception with plenty of happy
posing in their gowns.
May we take this opportunity to congratulate our 116 Kaplan graduates of Birmingham City University for achieving
their educational dreams and we wish them all the best in their careers and future endeavours.
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Student Affairs and Graduate Service Office organised a resume writing workshop to share tips and the finer
points on resume writing. The three hours workshop also touched on cover letter writing and what constituted a
good and bad resume.
Registration for the next upcoming second part this workshop Managing Job Interviews workshop on 27 May
2015 is now open. Visit our campuslife website for more details.
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Murdoch University Graduation Ceremony 18 - 19 Mar 15
Murdoch University was ranked 60 in the
Times Higher Education Top 100
Universities under 50 in 2014, recognising
institutions less than 50 years old.
On 18 and 19 March 2015, the graduation
ceremony held at Fairmont Ballroom, Raffles
City Kaplan was celebrated by a total of 517
Kaplan students.
Graduating cohort of Murdoch University,
Kaplan hereby congratulates you on your
accomplishments!
Top students, Cherie Chia Bi Xia (Bachelor
of Commerce in Management and
Marketing), Ong Tse Hian Patrick (Bachelor
of Arts in Psychology), Ng Teng Kiat
(Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and
Finance) and Wong Ling Yi (Bachelor of
Commerce in Accounting and Finance)
received the prestigious University medals
for having achieved outstanding results for
their cohort.
A special posthumous award was also
presented to a late student, Mr Sanjeev S/O
R Arulpragasam, for his unwavering belief in
lifelong learning exemplified by his
passionate pursuit of a Bachelor of Arts in
Psychology degree while working full time.
Mr Sanjeev’s strive to upgrade himself was
unfortunately curtailed by his sudden death.
He left behind his wife, Mrs Arulpragasam,
who received the award in Mr Sanjeev’s
honour.
The valedictorian address was given by
Gwee Rongxiang Grace who achieved a
Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resource
Management and Marketing who urged on
her fellow graduates to believe in doing more
after they graduate.
We are delighted to congratulate our
graduates on the successful culmination of
their course of study and we wish them
continued success!
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You can now sign up for interest
groups and events via Kaplan
Campus Life on both the website
and through Facebook links.
Click here to find out more.
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Basketball Trials 28 Mar 2015
S Club’s First Session on Public Speaking 25 Mar 2015 A key part of your professional and business success comes from cultivating your ability to speak well in front of
others. However, many skilled and educated individuals still struggle with public speaking and may try to avoid a
speaking situation well into their professional careers. Having the confidence to speak and speak well in front of
others needs to be built over time.
Kaplan Student Affairs & Graduate Services Office worked in conjunction with academics to identify this performance
gap among our students and subsequently created the public speaking club to help our students overcome their
shyness and stage fright. S Club’s first welcome session was held on 25 March. 15 students came together to work
and overcome their fears of speaking to strangers and learn social engagement skills.
If you are interested in empowering yourself with public speaking and communication skills, join us at our S Club sessions held every alternate Thursday at Pomo outdoor study area. Register at https://campuslife.kaplan.com.sg/ or visit Student Affairs & Graduates Student Office (SAGSO) at PoMo level 6. Please like and join our S Club Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/kaplansclub/ for updates on information and schedules.
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The Basketball Trails was held at the OCBC Sports Arena on 28
th March 2015. More than thirty hopefuls
turned up for the trials, and will be selected to join the current batch of Kaplan Knights. The players were enthusiastic and skilful which made the shortlist of players a tough decision by the team coach. In the end, twelve basket ballers were selected after the gruelling drills of ball proficiency and exhausting physical tests.
The Kaplan Knights will be participating in the BBAXN Season 19 Mid-Week League which will start in the 3
rd
week of April.
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Career Services for all Kaplan graduates-to-
be!
Career Development Series – Building Your
Hardware, Developing Your Software and
Managing Your Heart-ware
Do you know Kaplan offers career services to those who would like some career
guidance and advice?
The Career Development Series (CDS) is a 3-dimensional career advisory series
of developmental workshops, previews, and talks, coupled with individual or small
group career counseling/coaching services to help prepare you to enter industry.
We have also developed a dedicated job portal for Kaplan students to help them
in their job search. CDS helps you to enhance your employability skills and stay
relevant in the workforce. Click here to find out more about the CDS framework.
To book an appointment with our career counselor. email us
3-Step Dispute & Grievance Resolution
Process
Kaplan Singapore is committed to providing
prompt and efficient channels for students to
seek resolution for their dispute and grievance.
A student dispute or grievance may arise from
any aspect of their educational experience at
Kaplan Singapore which they believe to be
unfair, unjust or unreasonable. This would
include unsatisfactory services (e.g. poor
teaching quality, changes to the curriculum, and
delays in awarding certificates).
Read here for more details on the process to
assist in the resolution of student disputes and
grievances.
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Congratulations to Murdoch graduate
Clement Lim Bao Xian, the grand prize
winner of the Graduate Survey 2014/2015
Lucky Draw.
Clement won $1,000 worth of shopping vouchers
presented to him by
Kaplan President Mr Leon Choong.
Shout Out For
Volunteers
SAFRA
Family
Dayout 21 June 2015
OCBC
Cycle 2015 26 - 30 Aug 2015
For more information email
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