Alumni Job Sharing Session – Working in the Public Sector
Dear Students,
We take great pleasure to invite you to sign up for the second Alumni Job Sharing Session on 13 October (Wednesday),
6pm – 7.15 pm by our three alumni currently working in the public sector.
Our alumni are Glenvicia Sim from the Ministry of Finance (MOF), Nicholas Foo from the Housing & Development Board (HDB) and Kevin Ong from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
MFA is on a recruitment drive and invites you to send in your application if you show keen interest to work for the organization.
The three speakers will be addressing the following questions at the session:
- How did you get your job? What could be the reasons you were hired?
- What is your job designation? What is your job scope? Which department are you in, and what segment of the population are you serving/ supporting?
- What do you do on a normal workday? Explain your job tasks?
- Who do you interact with in the organization, and why?
- Why and how do you interact with clients (if applicable)?
- What are the challenges faced so far, as a new employee and public sector administrator? How do you overcome these?
- What is your career path? What do you need to do to move to the next level?
- What do you think are important qualities and skill-set needed to succeed in this job, and other aspects of life in your ministry?
- Highlight some tips for the undergraduates on getting a job during this pandemic time.
Here are their short bios and LinkedIn contacts.
GLENVICIA SIM is an economist in MOF. In her work, she reviews issues on inequality and mobility and performs cost-benefit analyses of government projects.
(LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/glenvicia-sim-745a07142 )
NICHOLAS FOO works as a Strategist for HDB where he regularly raises awareness by updating staff on the latest trends that may affect their everyday operations and takes part in the research of strategic areas of interest in HDB. Nicholas also leads the research for emerging strategic issues to help build up HDB's medium-to-long-term foresight capabilities by sensitising and nudging internal stakeholders to embark on relevant research projects.
(LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-foo-878806158/ )
KEVIN ONG graduated from NUS with a Bachelor of Social Science in Economics in 2019. He then joined MFA the same year as a Foreign Service Officer on the Political and Economic track. He was first deployed to the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia Directorate, and is currently in the Southeast Asia I Directorate as a Country Officer covering maritime issues.
(LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-ong-313496187/ )
DO NOT MISS THIS RARE OPPORUNITY TO HEAR FROM OUR THREE ALUMNI CURRENTLY WORKING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR!! *The online sharing session is over*
We look forward to your participation!!
Best Regards.
Dr. Connie CHUNG and Dr. MUN Lai Yoke
Department of Economics