Have you ever had any bullshit experience from MLM Scams?
or do you have any vehement opinions to back up the not-so-popular MLM system?
JOIN THE DISCUSSION WITH DJHUNT NOW OR GET LOST! jkjk.
*help us compile a list of MLMs in Singapore too!*
1. VE Group
2. MLM Company at SAB Bugis
Some Comments from DAILY JOB HUNT Readers!
Alan on Eumora Bars, SAB mlm company in Bugis-
"i myself went to the presentation for eumora bars and the 1st thing the presenter says was he fricking hate mlm.thats the moment i know SAB is mlm. i interoogate the so called senior but he cant even answer my basic questions like how to make money with the eumora bars. it is basically cheating your frens money.and they do not even show me the patent and scientific research on the bar.instead i have to pay $98 to get to know more about the bar. to everywhere out there, dont get cheated by people asking you to go to the SAB building in bugis. it is a MLM company!!!"
if you have any stories to share, do email DJ Hunt at dailyjobhunt@yahoo.com.sg
Sunday
WAD MLM BULLSHITS???
Wednesday
10 Tips on How to Survive the Financial Crisis!
Jittery about your job?
Lots of people are jittery about their jobs these days, and given the constant stream of bad news about the economy, who can blame any employee for being nervous? Below are 10 tips that might help you keep your job, and 10 tips for being prepared if the ax falls and you have to start a job search pronto.
buttt the trick here is that you guys will be the one sharing and contributing the 10 tips!
come and share with us your thoughts and tips on how to survive this messed-up financial situation and keep yourself occupied with at least a decent job.
DJ Hunt!
Saturday
Worst Job I Ever Had!
Ever Had The Crappiest Job in The World?there are lots of lousy jobs out there, especially in the midst of all the financial crisis, the quality of jobs tend to be shittier and shittier everyday.
Have an experience to share about the worst job you ever had?
Spill them all out now!
Complaining and whining sometimes make you healthier.
Friday
The 10 Worst Job Tips Ever (Business Week)
The 10 Worst Job Tips Ever
The world abounds in bad advice for job-seekers. Here are some spectacularly unsound directives.
1. DON'T WRAP IT UP
The Summary or Objective at the top of your résumé is the wrap-up; It tells the reader, "This person knows who s/he is, what s/he's done, and why it matters." Your Summary shows off your writing skills, shows that you know what's salient in your background, and puts a point on the arrow of your résumé. Don't skip it, no matter who tells you it's not necessary or important.
2. TELL US EVERYTHING
Another piece of horrendous job search advice tells job-seekers to share as much information as possible. A post-millennium résumé uses up two pages, maximum, when it's printed. (Academic CVs are another story.) Editing is a business skill, after all—just tell us what's most noteworthy in your long list of impressive feats.
3. USE CORPORATE SPEAK
Any résumé that trumpets "cross-functional facilitation of multi-level teams" is headed straight for the shredder. The worst job-search advice tells us to write our résumés using ponderous corporate boilerplate that sinks a smart person's résumé like a stone. Please ignore that advice, and write your résumé the way you speak (BusinessWeek.com, 8/22/08).
4. DON'T EVER POSTPONE A PHONE SCREEN
A very bad bit of job-search advice says "Whatever you do, don't ever miss a phone screen! Even if you're in the shower or on your way to be the best man at your brother's wedding, make time for that phone interview!" This is good advice is your job-search philosophy emphasizes groveling. I don't recommend this approach. Let the would-be phone-screener know that you're tied up at the moment but would be happy to speak at 7 p.m. on Thursday night, or some other convenient time. Lock in the time during that first call, but don't contort your life to fit the screener's schedule.
5. DON'T BRING UP MONEY
Do bring up money (BusinessWeek.com, 8/7/08) by the second interview, and let the employers know what your salary requirements are before they start getting ideas that perhaps you're a trust-fund baby and could bring your formidable skills over to XYZ Corp. for a cool $45,000. Set them straight, at the first opportunity.
6. SEND YOUR RESUME VIA AN ONLINE JOB AD OR THE COMPANY WEB SITE, ONLY
Successful job-seekers use friends, LinkedIn contacts, and anybody else in their network to locate and reach out to contacts inside a target employer. Playing by the rules often gets your résumé pitched into the abyss at the far end of the e-mail address talent@xyzcorp.com. If you've got a way into the decision-maker's office, use it. Ignore advice that instructs you to send one résumé via the company Web site and wait (and wait, and wait) to hear from them.
7. NEVER SEND A PAPER RESUME
I've been recommending sending snail-mail letters to corporate job-search target contacts for three or four years now, and people tell me it's working. The response rate is higher, and the approach is friendlier. A surface-mail letter can often get you an interview in a case where an e-mail would get ignored or spam-filtered. One friend of mine sent her surface-mail résumé and cover letter to a major company's COO in New York, and got a call a week later from a general manager wanting to interview her in Phoenix, where she lives. She showed up at the interview to see her paper letter—yes, her actual, signed letter, on bond paper—and résumé sitting on his desk in Phoenix (probably conveyed via an old-fashioned Inter-Office envelope). An e-mail might have ended up in the COO's spam folder.
8. WAIT FOR THEM TO CALL YOU
You can't wait for companies to call you back. You've got to call and follow up on the résumés you've sent. If an ad says "no calls," use your LinkedIn connections to put you in touch with someone who can put in a word with the hiring manager. Don't sit and wait for the call to come. Your résumé is in a stack with 150 others, and if you don't push it up the pipeline, no one will.
9. GIVE THEM EVERYTHING.
Give them your résumé, your cover letter, and your time in a phone-screen or face-to-face interview. But don't give anyone your list of references until it's clear that mutual interest to move forward exists (usually after two interviews), and don't fill out endless tests and questionnaires in the hope of perhaps getting an audience with the Emperor. Let the employers know that you'd be happy to talk (ideally on the phone at first) to see whether your interests and theirs intersect. If there's a good match, you'll feel better about sharing more time and energy on whatever tests and exercises they've constructed to weed out unsuitable candidates. Maybe.
10. POST YOUR RESUME ON EVERY JOB BOARD
This is the best way in the world to get overexposed and undervalued in the job market. (Exception: If you're looking for contract or journeyman IT work, it's a great idea to post your credentials all over.) People will find your LinkedIn profile if they're looking and if you've taken the time to fill it out with pithy details of your background. If you're not employed, include a headline like "Online Marketer ISO Next Challenge" or "Controller Seeking Company Seeking Controller." Your résumé posted on a job board is a spam-and-scam magnet and a mark that your network isn't as robust as it might be. These aren't the signs you want to put out there. Use your network (vs. the world at large) to help you spread the job-search word.
source: Business Week
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