Power Up Your Resume and Cover Letter

Are these questions you regularly ponder about with regards to resumes and cover letters?

• Is it essential to have one? several? or none?
• How long should it be?
• What do employers look for in a resume and cover letter?
• What information should I include? a photo? age? home address? marital status?

Join professional CFG career advisors as they drill down on the essentials of a resume and cover letter and have your questions answered. Hear from them about common mistakes students make and the misconceptions they encounter in crafting a resume and cover letter.

Wait no more! Sign up for this workshop and start your journey today to securing that dream job with an impressive resume and cover letter.

This is a workshop under NUS Career Fest 2023.

Attend this workshop or any NUS Career Fest 2023 workshop, submit the workshop feedback form, and stand a chance to win $20 GrabFood vouchers!

Speakers

Sapphire Ong
CFG Career Advisor, College of Design and Engineering

Sapphire is a Career Advisor to undergraduates from the College of Design and Engineering. As a career advisor, her nature of work allows her to work closely with students and help them figure out what makes each of them unique and special. A career spans a lifetime, one that consumes a large part of one’s waking hours, and she firmly believes in searching for one that brings fulfillment and satisfaction. Always ready to help, her common phrase is “scream if you need anything!”

Shaun Kang 
CFG Career Advisor, Faculty of Law & College of Design and Engineering 

Shaun had worked in various international legal, diplomatic, and academic roles throughout his career at institutions such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and the Netherlands.

Having found a passion to serve others, Shaun continues his path of service as a Career Advisor journeying with undergraduates and postgraduates from the Faculty of Law and the College of Design and Engineering to succeed in the way that matters most to them.