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Nov 14
What’s in this issue: Page
Front Page: Halloween Bowling
Fiesta 1
CDS
Editorial: Singapore Q4 Employment Outlook
Alumni Focus: Ms Tay Choon Eng : Going Back To School To Teach Better
Hot Jobs
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Events Highlights: Halloween
Bowling Fiesta, Monash 50th
Anniversary Alumni Reception,
Make People Listen Up,
Managing Job Interviews,
Entrepreneurship & Personal
Wealth
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Upcoming Events: Writing Lab:
Writing And Referencing Skills,
Writing Your Way To A Job
Interviews, I Want What I Want,
The Christmas Photo Tales,
ACCA Young Visionary
Challenge
8-11
Interest Groups News: Kaplan
Elites Football Trials, S Club,
M.A.S.K, Badminton, Project
Hand-In-Hand, Pelikan
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Information 15
Sandbox: Student Deals, What’s
in the next issue, Kaplan
Campuslife T-Shirt Design
Winner
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The Halloween Bowling Fiesta was organized by the Kaplan Students Committee on the 18th of October 2014 at the National Service Resort and Country Club. It was a sold out event, having attracted more than fifty students. Unlike traditional bowling rules, the points were calculated based on odd/even pin falls. This mean for every odd number of pin falls, the team will be awarded ten points and for even number of pin falls, the team will be given twenty points. Prizes were also given to the best male and female bowlers. More pics inside.
W hat happens when ghosts, witches and zombies have a gathering in a bowling alley? They spook the pins with bowling balls of course!
18 Oct 2014
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Editorial
A s we approach the final quarter of 2014, we take a look at the hiring trends of the upcoming 3 months. Based on trends,
employment and recruitment tends to ease during the periods of November – February. However, an employment survey conducted
by Manpower - a global recruitment and headhunting company reported that employment is favourable in Q4
The current unemployment rate stands at 1.9, falling slightly from the previous value of 2 from Q3. The survey reported that, from a
sample size of 663 surveyed employers, 19% said that they expect an increase in staffing levels. This is despite economic uncertainty
due to geopolitical factors happening worldwide. This increment is expected to be observed across all industries, with the most
optimistic hiring plans are reported in the Finance, Insurance & Real Estate sectors. Also, due to the upcoming festive seasons, there
might be a spike in manpower needs in the Hospitality, Retail and F&B sectors.
According to Hudson Singapore, another industry
which has increased manpower needs is the
Information Technology & Telecommunication
sector. There is a growing demand for personnel,
who are both IT trained and has business
partnering skills. This allows companies to optimise
business processes, sales supports while
leveraging on the individual’s IT knowledge.
Trends in Recruitment & Human Resource
In August 2014, as the Singapore Government tightened the
application of employment pass for expatriate employees with the
Fair Consideration Framework, we will see a continued demand for
Singaporean and Permanent Resident workers. Also, as the
Government continues to offer incentives and grants for companies
and increase the instituted retirement age, we can expect to see
companies hiring more matured personnel. To meet the manpower
crunch, companies might place more emphasis on developing and
training its currently employees and also rolling out talent retention
strategies.
Advise for job seekers
Though the market is employee-driven, it is imperative to manage
expectations and not over price oneself and be over demanding
with the job offer. It is also important to stay employable by
constantly looking for relevant avenues to upgrade your skills so as
to add value to the company you are currently employed by.
Use the current situation to your advantage! If you’re completing your studies shortly, this would be a good time to send out resumes
to a prospective company. We at SAGSO have organised a resume and cover letter writing workshop on 26th November from 6.30pm
to 9.30pm at Wilkie Edge Classroom 209. This workshop will equip you with the necessary skills to craft a resume and cover letter that
stands out. Find out more about this event on our Campus Life
website!
Brought to you by: Student Affairs & Graduate Services Office
Sources:
http://www.primestaff.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Q4-2014-Employment-Outlook-Report.pdf
http://hudson.sg/KnowledgeCentre/HudsonReportH22014
Singapore Q4 Employment Outlook
Steve Jobs
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Hot Jobs Click on the hyperlinked positions below for details.
Full -Time Positions
NET Developer (Experienced) at Smoov Pte Ltd
Senior Marketing Executive at Smoov Pte Ltd
Operation Executive at Smoov Pte Ltd
Admin and Accounting Assistant at Smoov Pte Ltd
Retail Management Trainee at Goldlink Asia Distribution Pte
Ltd
Associate/Senior, Assurance at Grant Thornton
Internships
Internship at Kaplan Singapore
Business Development at Shang Market Pte Ltd
Customer Relations at Shang Market Pte Ltd
Ecommerce Assistant at Shang Market Pte Ltd
Marcoms Assistant at Shang Market Pte Ltd
Operations - Finance and Admin at Shang Market Pte Ltd
Operations - HR and Admin at Shang Market Pte Ltd
Technology (Design and Development) at Shang Market Pte
Ltd
For more job opportunities, please visit Kaplan Campus Life CDS
Job Portal and Kaplan-Jobstreet Career Corner.
Visit the CDS Job portal to
search for more opportunity
to your ideal job!
As the saying goes, "As I live, I learn". Ms Tay Choon Eng constantly grabbed
opportunities to improve herself through courses to increase her knowledge and
skills. She was motivated to take up the Masters of Science in Marketing program
with the University College Dublin in order to gain greater insights and enhance
her critical and analytical skills. Her goal of learning was close to her heart as
“personal and professional growth is crucial to me. By learning continually, I can
constantly refresh my knowledge and impart new skills to my students.”
As a lecturer in a private university, Ms Tay’s interactions with her students gave
her an edge in comprehending their perspectives and challenges faced. During
her academic studies at Kaplan, the main challenge Ms Tay faced was managing
her time effectively between work, studies and her family. To juggle her many
commitments, she observed a highly disciplined practice of prioritization, making
sure her regular work like marking assignments were done on time before
embarking on her own classes and group discussions.
Ms Tay also stressed the need to focus on tasks and deadlines, which helped her to be productive with the limited time she
had each day. “Fortunately, I did not encounter any major hiccups in managing these aspects because I was able to
apportion time for the separate tasks”, recounted Ms Tay.
In pursuing her postgraduate degree, Ms Tay felt her biggest takeaway was developing a new form of maturity honed from
the practical insights obtained from lecturers and peers over the duration of her course. The most memorable part of her
educational journey was learning through the sharing of life’s experiences with her lecturers and course-mates. These
sessions equipped her with different aspects of marketing and business knowledge, giving her an array of valuable insights
which has broadened her mastery of the discipline and in turn allowed her to explore teaching opportunities in business and
marketing modules.
Ms Tay has clear advice for those considering further studies, that is, “be certain of what you want to achieve after
upgrading, whether in terms of professional and/or personal attainment. This will help you to persevere when the going gets
tough or when you encounter conflicting commitments.”
Going Back to School to Teach Better Ms Tay Choon Eng University College Dublin Alumni ,Masters of Science in Marketing (2013)
Alumni Focus
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Halloween Bowling Fiesta Highlights
18 Oct 2014
A side from the high- score award, the best costume awards were awarded to two Halloween bowlers. It was not an easy selection for the Student Affairs and Graduate Services Office staff to choose, as all the ghouls and monsters were terrifying enough. After much scare and fright, the SAGSO staff were convinced that the
awards should go to Mr Zombie and Miss Jigsaw Killer from the horror movie ‘SAW’.
A big thank you to all our participants for showing up with creative and ghostly costumes. The three hours spent was worthwhile, having made new friends and most importantly, everyone had fun. It was a great evening for everyone, and luckily for us, no one called the Ghostbusters.
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Halloween Bowling Fiesta Highlights
Best Dressed Male
Best Dressed
Female
Best Female
Bowler
Top Scoring team
Best Male Bowler
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Events highlights
G oing for an interview can be
nerve-wrecking even for
seasoned workers. The worse
situation that could happen is
being caught unprepared by the interviewer
and blowing the chance of being hired. The
Managing Job Interviews workshop,
organised by Student Affairs & Graduate
Services Office on 30th October 2014 with
alumni and graduating students, had
everyone coming together to learn how to
they can best prepare themselves and
impress prospective hirers. Trainers Lynn &
Adrian staged a mock interview session in
which participants were encouraged to
observe and point out the mistakes made.
The sessions also touched on the mistakes
made by interviewees and how to overcome
them.
Learning to manage an interview is half the
battle won in job seeking. Before making it to
the interview stage everyone has to go through submitting a resume. Find out tips
and tricks in crafting a resume which will help you stand out from the pack and boost
your chances of a call up. Join our “Writing Your Way To A Job Interview workshop”
coming 26 Nov! Turn to page 8 for more details.
Workshop: Managing Job Interviews
30 Oct 2014
Monash alumni were invited to the Monash 50th Anniversary
Alumni Reception at the Redsea Gallery situated at the
Dempsey clusters. The gallery also housed a photogenic
exhibition by Monash University alongside the ongoing
exhibition by Val.
Guests were treated to yummy Asian hors d’oeuvre and
mingled catching up with fellow alumni and faculty.
Mock interview
Group work
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Events highlights
Workshop: Make People Listen Up
5 Nov 2014
Always blank-out during your presentation? It is difficult for many of us to speak comfortably in front of a group of people. To address this confidence gap in pub-lic speaking, the Student Affairs and Graduate Services Office worked with the Speech Academy Asia to bring about Make People Listen Up, a public speaking workshop. Held at the Wilkie campus on 5 Nov and conducted by Mr Kelvin Tan Co-Founder of Speech Academy Asia, 38 students came together to learn how they could improve their public speaking skills through fun and hands-on prac-tice. Participants found out that anyone could be a good speaker, by practicing and recognising the basics of a good presenter. Tips on body language were given to participants who fully enjoyed the fun and interactive workshop.
Want to improve your public speaking skills? Join S Club, our interest group to practice and learn from like-minded club members. Email your details to [email protected]
Talk: Entrepreneurship
and
Personal Wealth 14 Oct 2014
On 14 October 2014, personnel from DP Credit Bureau
were invited to our Wilkie Edge Campus for a talk on
Entrepreneurship and Personal Wealth. The seminar was
conducted by Ms April Ng who had shared with the
participants on business start-up and credit options available
for future entrepreneurs. April had also highlighted on the
importance of financial management which was an essential
subject in the business world.
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Did you know?
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.
Events, Seminars & Workshop
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Upcoming Events
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Upcoming Events
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Upcoming Events
Do you have a
vision for the
Accountancy
Sector in 2030?
Submit your
ideas to stand a
chance to win
up to $3,000
cash prizes.
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18 football enthusiasts gathered on a radiant Saturday afternoon on 1 Nov to show off their football skills in the
Kaplan Elites Football Trial held at the Premier Pitch along Tessensohn Road. All the participants were put through individual drills and tests designed to assess the players fitness and skills. Displaying all their skills to the best of their abilities in order to qualify as a Kaplan Elite and represent Kaplan in competitions, the players impressed with their skills and moves with the ball during the group plays. It was not easy deliberating whom to shortlist and select. A big thank you to everyone for their time and commitment to attend this trial. Are you football enthusiasts? Join our weekly kickabout session at Premier Pitch every week! For more details, follow us on Kaplan SG Football Club Facebook group or email [email protected]
Football Trials Highlights
1 Nov 2014
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Interest Groups Highlights
Volunteer at the next GobblerShop @ Jurong GRC
Date Time Address
29 Nov, 27 Dec 2014 10am – 3pm Jurong GRC, 373 Jurong East St 32, S600373
GobblersShop, a Youth Social Enterprise in
Singapore is devoted to lowering the price of
groceries for everyday consumers and low-
income families. Every month, GobblerShop
would move off to Jurong Group
Representation Constituency (GRC) to give
out groceries and dried goods to the
residents.
On 25 October, 8 students from CaSE Community Club volunteered for the move-off. Our volunteers shared about their great
memories of the event and the appreciation from grateful residents. If you would like to volunteer for Gobblershop's next move
off events, email to [email protected] to register your interest.
PELIKAN (Pelajar Indonesia @ Kaplan) participated in Sports LEAGUE 2014, which was organized by MAPIA (PSB Academy), taking part in the basketball and futsal tournaments.
PELIKAN’s Futsal team had previously won HOA Competition, which was held by PINUS (NUS) on 18 September 2014 and once again, proved unmatched by winning the PPI Singapura Sports LEAGUE 2014. PELIKAN’S Basketball Club has done us proud too. They played against other institutions and showed good sportsmanship and team performance throughout all the matches. Keep it up, teams! Congratulations to both PELIKAN’s Futsal Club and Basket Club for their fantastic achievements. We are looking forward to your next achievements.
PELIKAN’s Basketball Club
PELIKAN’s Futsal Club
Futsal Club match report
Pelikan VS Mapis (PSB Acad-
emy) 4 - 4
Pelikan VS Pintu (NTU) 6 - 1
Pelikan VS Pinus (NUS) 6 - 1
Pelikan VS Insim (SIM) 2 - 1
Pelikan VS Kumis (MDIS) 7 - 1
Pelikan VS JRC (JUC & ERC) 11 - 1
Basketball Club Match Report
Pelikan VS Kumis (MDIS) 21 - 24
Pelikan VS Pintu (NTU) 35 - 33
Pelikan VS Mapis (PSB Academy) 14 - 36
Pelikan VS Pinus (NUS) 28 - 21
Pelikan VS Insim (SIM) 28 - 59
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Interest Groups News
Introducing the S-Club,
Kaplan’s first ever interest
group for public speaking
enthusiasts!
The S-Club offers a platform for
Kaplan students who wish to improve
on their public speaking skills to come
together to further develop their confidence and skills.
Club members will share pointers and give constructive
feedback to one another which will help them improvise
on their oratory ability.
The club will provide club members with training and
educational resources to equip them with the relevant
skills required to boost their analytical reading, listening,
presentation, and communication competencies.
Do join us! Speak up and speak well. Email:
Many say a picture speaks a thousand words, Join
The Christmas Photo Tales this December and
capture the merry season of giving. Form a team of
2 - 4 photographers or sign up as individual. A
basic photographic skill workshop will be provided
before the event date before you snap away!
*Professional camera not required.
Supported by:
Capture X’mas
With Us!
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number, email address, program/course OR Sign up as a user on Campus Life website and register for any events through the
website or register in person at Student Affairs and Graduate Services Office (SAGSO) located at PoMo campus between
9:00am to 7:00pm, Monday to Friday.
2. An email acknowledgement will be sent to students within 3 working days of your registration email. If you do not hear from us, please
contact Student Affairs & Graduate Services Office at [email protected] or call 6411 4558 to check on your registration.
3. A refundable deposit of $10 is required to secure your registration for the event (Non-refundable fees may apply, where applicable)
Refer to event poster for details.
4. Deposit is to be paid at least 7 days before the event date and serves to confirm your registration.
5. If deposit is not paid 7 days before event, email registration will be considered null and void. Your seat will be released to the next
person on the waiting list.
6. Organizer reserves the right to decline entry to participants who have registered via email but had not paid their deposit.
7. Please note that receipts issued for payment of deposit must be retained and presented on event day for deposit refund purposes.
Deposits will be forfeited for no-show on event day. Unclaimed deposits will be forfeited after 3 working days from event date.
8. Please note that photographs and videos may be taken for publicity purposes. By registering for the event, participants agree to the
use of their images by Kaplan for marketing and publicity purposes.
Note 1: Kaplan reserves the right to replace, modify or cancel the said event/programme due to insufficient registration. (Registrants will
be notified of any cancellation via email at least 3 days before the scheduled event)
Note 2: Any cancellation post registrations must be notified via email
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date, stating valid reasons and with supporting documents attached. All requests for
refunds are assessed on a case-to-case basis and shall be at the sole discretion of
the organizers.
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Kaplan Singapore is committed to provid-ing prompt and efficient channels for stu-dents to seek resolution for their dispute and grievance. A student dispute or grievance may arise from any aspect of their educational expe-rience at Kaplan Singapore which they believe to be unfair, unjust or unreasona-ble. This would include unsatisfactory ser-vices (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 dis-putes and grievances.
Career Services for all Kaplan graduates-to-be!
Career Development Series – Building Your Hardware, Developing Your Soft-
ware and Managing Your Heartware
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 indus-
try. 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 frame-
Diploma programs Email: [email protected]
Other Australian Universities Degree Programs Email: [email protected]
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What’s in the next issue?
Upcoming workshops and talks coming your way in Dec and January
Photo highlights and read up about our volunteers’ heartwarming visit to
residents during the door-to-door distribution in the Heartland Share &
Care
Workshops Highlights for the workshop I Want What I Want and Writing
Your Way to a Job Interview.
Alumni story: Ashton Tan —and his great work with the Morning
Greeters group
Student Deals & Promotions
Visit Campus Life website to check out more details!
Congratulations To Lin Cong Yong
UCD student Lin Cong Yong came up with the winning design in the Campuslife T-shirt Design contest and was presented with $100 shoppping vouchers. His winning design embodied the active campus activities for
Kaplan students and also incorporated the Campuslife logo at the back of the shirt. Congratulations to Cong Yong whose design was worn by our volunteers in the recent Project Heartland charity event.
