Is networking important when applying for high paying jobs?

[Philipkee]

What do you think?

If you say networking is important, isn't this the same as saying meritocracy is dead?

If you say networking is not important, isn't this saying paper qualifications trump everything and CECA wan sui wan sui wan wan sui?

[No guessing game]

No network = no opportunities..

[Philipkee]

No network = no opportunities..

But if you got opportunities due to networking, isn't that cronyism based on what people say?

[Banned User]

Definitely. With networking, foreigner gets easily referred by his friend who works for the coy as a manager or hr. Job Referral takes precedence before work exp/qualifications.

[Philipkee]

Definitely. With networking, foreigner gets easily referred by his friend who works for the coy as a manager or hr. Job Referral takes precedence before work exp/qualifications.

Not only foreigners.  Locals can also get referred over as well.  It's who you know also and of cos your reputation

[jim889]

just talk only can.. is best.. no need to know anything.

 

[No guessing game]

But if you got opportunities due to networking, isn't that cronyism based on what people say?

It is.... Cecas doing that

[Philipkee]

It is.... Cecas doing that

So would you network?

[jim889]

It is.... Cecas doing that

network whole kampong
 

[No guessing game]

So would you network?

Go outside Network is a must. If u out of job ex colleagues introduce u to his companies etc

[Banned User]

Not only foreigners.  Locals can also get referred over as well.  It's who you know also and of cos your reputation

Odds of getting referred by a fellow singapore citizen is much lower. I hate to say this, foreigners & PRs refer me to jobs more often than singapore citizens do. So what if one's reputation is good? Sinkies jelly scared the person perform better than him . So what if one's reputation is no good? Sinkies are afraid to refer.

[Philipkee]

Odds of getting referred by a fellow singapore citizen is much lower. I hate to say this, foreigners & PRs refer me to jobs more often than singapore citizens do. So what if one's reputation is good? Sinkies jelly scared the person perform better than him . So what if one's reputation is no good? Sinkies are afraid to refer.

Would you refer your friend over?

I did it twice

One MIA after letter offer was offered.  I had to call the HR to say job is rejected.  Made me look very bad that my friend can't even tell the HR she is rejecting the job

One quit after probation and a lot of attitude problems

Now I scared liao.

[Shiori]

definitely.

people like me who no friend no network, super 吃亏 at work no matter at what level...

[Arctic]

Of cos
High level job vacancies usually are not published or via agency

[Arctic]

definitely.

people like me who no friend no network, super 吃亏 at work no matter at what level...

Go join them for lunch and be more active in groupchat and after work activities lah