Your Career Development Starts Now

CFG@FoS Career Advisors

Dr. Quek Sue Ing

Life Sciences (Year 1 & 3),Environmental Studies-Biology

Mr. Gregory He

Math, Applied Math, Statistics, Quantitative Finance, Data Science & Analytics, Physics

Ms. Camilla Tam

Chemistry, Computational BiologyFood Science and Technology

Ms. Audrey Tan

Life Sciences(Year 2 & 4),Pharmacy &Pharmaceutical Science

Career AdvisoryExpert advisory for each faculty

Comms & OpsDigital Platforms & Career FairsProviding access to top employers

Industry Relations

DEDICATED TO YOUR CAREER-READINESS

Your Campus Team

What we do:• 1-1 and group career coaching• Monthly resume/ interview clinics• Regular career preparation workshops such as interview, LinkedIn, Personal Branding • Lecturers of Career Catalyst – Foundational career preparation module And more….

Your dedicated FoS Career Advisory Team is here to help you develop throughout your 4 years

CFG@FoSS16 Level 5

Foundational module that readies students for internships

Explores emerging and growth trends across industries

Boosts interview-readiness and equips students with skills for thriving in the VUCA workplace

Roots and Wings Modules

YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4

CFG Career-readiness Roadmap

• Global Internships

• Global Mentorship

• Faculty-administeredSemester Internships

• CFG-administeredVacation Internships

Graduate Recruitment• Career Fairs• Industry Talks• Company Visits

• Local Internships

• Volunteerism

• CCAs

Prepares students for an uncertain job market and helps establish their career

Credit-bearing and integrated into the

curriculum

FoS students have many opportunities – Plan Early!

Yr1 Yr2 Yr3 Yr4 Commencement

Student Exchange Programme/NUS Overseas Colleges/Overseas Summer Research Programme

Final Year Internship or Final Year Research Project

UPIP and/or UROPSUndergraduate Research Opportunities Programme in Science

Undergraduate Professional Internship Programme

Vacation Internship

CFG, Your Partner in Career Planning

"The module was very informative and insightful in helping students to prepare for their career. After

attending this module and polishing up my resume, I had landed a few offers for internship despite being just a

first-year student."

“I like how they got authentic employers to come down to speak with us about Interviews

and industry insights."

E-LEARNING 1:Perspective: Multiple Career Pathways

E-LEARNING 2:Effective Resumes and Cover Letters

E-LEARNING 3: Personal Branding and Elevator Pitch

E-LEARNING 6: Excelling as an intern

E-LEARNING 5:Networking and Professional Presentation

E-LEARNING 4:Interview Preparation: A Recruiter’s Perspective and Hiring Trends

A 2-MC module for students to start career planning early

“It gives us interesting and useful information but does not load us with many extra homework so we are able to do the module with an ease of mind yet learn things that we can use in future and even now.”

Life Sciences Industry Seminar(LSM2301)CFG & Dept of Biological SciencesIndustry Employers Sharing by Merck

Global IndustryInsights(CFG2002)CFG & FacultiesIndustry Employers

Launch Date TBD

• Business & economic opportunities in emerging economies

• Cross-cultural understanding of foreign workplaces

• Interconnectedness of Singapore’s industry with emerging economies

First-hand insights from prominent business leadersIndustry Insights Modules

A series of workshops aimed to equip students with advanced and rigorous interview techniques

Just-in-time animation videos and guides to help students succeed in their job search readiness

How-to GuidesAce Your Job Search Video Series

CFG On-Demand Career Resources

For career preparation & sourcing for opportunities

CFG Intelligent Platforms

Jobs & Internships Platformpowered by Symplicity

Plan your Education & Career

Resume Benchmarking & Scoring

DigitalInterviewing@NUS TalentConnect

Virtual Work Experience Programs

Weekly Alerts and OpportunitieseNews Internship & Job Alerts

Employer Networking and Recruitment Events

Career Fairs

Campus talks in 2019

300+

Engage with company recruiters and leaders

Recruitment Talks/Industry sharing

Careers in Life Sciences

Odgers Berndtson and Beckman CoulterPalantir Technologies

Careers in Data AnalyticsCareers in Financial Services

ABN AMRO

Airbus Asia Training Centre Shopee Grand OpeningSingapore Food Agency

Asia Pacific Breweries (Law Students) BLOCK71 Jakarta (Indonesia)

Acquire first-hand experience of working environmentsCompany Visits

nielsen Case Competition 2019 Shopee I’m the Best Coder! Challenge 2019

P&G CEO Challenge APAC 2020

Build your brand and get noticed by employersCase Competitions / Hackathons

7,700 internshipsin AY18/19

AY16/175,813

AY17/186,437

AY18/197,700

Internship Growth Trajectory

INDUSTRY EMPLOYERS WITH UPIP/ INTERNSHIPS FOR FOS

Banking &

Finance

Technology

Life SciencePharmaceutical

HealthcareChemicalsFlavors &

Fragrances

Public Sector

Global Internship Programme"During my internship with Tokopedia, one of Indonesia’s tech unicorns, I was able to design, test and final implement features that are now used by all Tokopedia users."

Nadhira Salsabila, NUS '20

Internship Briefing & Student Sharings

Acquire tips to prepare for the work environmentInternship Briefings and Career Clinics/ Workshops

Resume Clinic & Personal Branding Workshop

Dr Michael HuxhamDirector (R&D Trace Systems), Smiths Detection

Based in UK

Ms Joan KohTalent Leader (Asia), Nielsen

Asia Coverage

Mr Bernard TanMD for Special Projects & Intl Business Development, Sinar Mas Group

Taiwan & Indonesia

Mr Lim Cheng Teck Chairman, Minterest(Formerly CEO for StanChart ASEAN, SG & China)Asia Coverage

Mr Frank Koo Head of SEA, Korea & Japan – Talent & Learning Solutions, LinkedIn

Asia Coverage

Ms Emily ChinGeneral Manager, Global Chemical Feedstocks, Shell

UK & JapanHe not only mentors and helps me to reflect, but… switches to coaching to teach me relevant technical skills that I need to apply in the projects.

He has provided me with profound insights on self-development and mental clarity, which I believe will equip me with powerful strengths no matter what career trajectory I will embark on.

— Quotes from Mentees

Global Mentorship ProgrammeNurturing a Global Executive Mindset with real-world advice

Get noticed and hired by top employers

NUS Internship Day8 October

NUS Career FairFeb 2021

SG Homegrown: Virtual Edition 27 – 30 July & 3 August

Upcoming Virtual Career Fairs

Thank You!