Ace Alley

Meet our most recent success story - Amid Maricar!

Do you ever feel like you are the only one who is tired of trying to figure job hunting out? Do you ever feel lonely in your job hunt?

Read the views of someone who has been through this very recently….

"So there I was, fresh out of university, having just completed my post-graduation. And I didn’t know what to do next. The course had been very demanding, as it should be, and in my naivety I thought I would find my perfect job right after my graduation. This is what they don’t tell you in class: the perfect job isn’t just waiting for you right around the corner. It takes a lot of work.

I found myself at my wit’s end. Scrambling to edit my C.V. to apply for jobs, I quickly realised the fatal flaw in my plan. During my post-graduation, I had basically ensconced myself in an academic bubble. I had not networked at all. So suddenly I was left with scouring the World Wide Web for possible work opportunities with absolutely no idea how to apply for them.

Networking is a very important tool, a lesson perhaps I learnt too late. Networking is like walking a fine line between interacting with people and selling yourself. I know this sounds crude but it mostly is true. And through my one and half years of regular job hunting I have come to realise that networking is a fine art. The realisation that I need help came to me when I had already spent two months, after graduation, jobless. Depressed out of my mind with emails stating that “I wasn’t the right fit for the job”. But even after being equipped with the knowledge of networking, I was still stumped. Because how do you really network? What do you talk about? How do you make an impression in a limited amount of time? I will be the first to admit it, that it was a steep learning curve.

In hindsight I really wished that there was someone who could have guided me through this process. Finding a job is a tedious process and requires a lot of patience. A good support system and the right guidance though definitely makes the process a whole lot easier."