Beware of Fake Job Vacancy - Frauds

Dear Subscribers,

Recently I've received lots of fake vacancies and frauds. These irresponsible people were expecting 2 things:

1. I publish their ads on my blog; and
2. You will read it and apply to them.

What is their target?

1. Your personal particular information, such as name, birthdate, address, phone#, etc.
2. Contacting you and offering "worths" ; or
3. Using your personal data for financial frauds & crime purposes.

Here, sample of their ads I've received:

Please be careful to such vacancy. Check and clarify before you apply.

JobSearchBlog is not expecting your resume. In other words, do not send your application to jobsearchblog@gmail.com, but to the company's address on advertisement.

JobSearchBlog always advertise genuine job vacancies from real companies. You may check the companies from secondary sources such as Yellow Pages or other trusted information centers.

Those frauds have made loss to many parties, including our blog.

Thank you.

JobSearchBlog Team

NINE?!?!?

The job postings, they're a-trickling in. One that just showed up in my inbox is advertising for a 3/3/3. That's right folks: thanks to the wonders of the quarter system, we're lucky enough to have the opportunity to scrabble over the chance to teach NINE FUCKING COURSES A YEAR.

HFS. I said I wasn't going to drink tonight. Clearly that's not going to happen now.

But I Believe I'm a Walking Contradiction

Someone just started a thread in the Chronicle forums about a question I had last year. Do you say in your cover letter that you're really interested in a job because the school's near where your partner works, and it would mean the two of you could be together? Almost everyone in the thread says, no, don't mention your partner. This is interesting, because it's exactly the opposite of what the Future Dr. Mrs. Dr. PGS's placement chair told her last year.

As deadlines get closer, the flat-out contradictory advice starts to make me insane.

'Cause You Are Damned if You Do, Damned if You Don't

I meant to link to this piece yesterday, but I've been tied up in beginning-of-term bullshit. (Today's low-point: having to attend a half-hour talk about who I should contact in my school's IT department if, e.g., I'd like my students to do podcasts as assignments. I really could have used that half-hour.) Anyway, here's a historian's take on being an adjunct. There's a lot of familiar themes here, including an honest account of how in your first couple of years of grad school it seems inevitable that you'll land in a good job.

But what caught my eye was this:

I paid too little attention to the research side of my vita. Because publications tended to count less than did good teaching evaluations when I went after short-term appointments, I began to treat my scholarship as a luxury rather than as a career necessity.

I can't imagine a better way to put the catch-22 you face as an adjunct. To get short-term job security, you need to do work that makes long-term job security less likely.

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Give it to You Straight No Taste, I'ma Tell it Like it is

I've been meaning to get back to the issue of advice for prospectives, since I didn't want to leave things at empty carping on my part. (What's that, you say? You didn't realize I could do anything but empty carping?) I criticized Brian Weatherson on this stuff a couple of days ago, but he does get one thing exactly right. If you're thinking of going to grad school, you need to base the decision on considerations a lot more specific than placement stats for the humanities, or even philosophy, as a whole. So super general columns or posts--saying either "Don't go to the grad school, because the job market's awful" or "Go to grad school because the market's not so bad"--just aren't that useful. You need details.

But what details? One of Weatherson's commentors, philosopher Josh Glasgow, offers some great, great information and advice for people thinking of going to programs ranked below the top-20.

Here's Glasgow on how the job market works :

Your initial job options will likely be different than those had by PhDs from more prominent institutions. The most obvious manifestation of this fact is that, while there are a few notable exceptions, almost all PhDs from non-ranked or low-ranked programs will have to start their careers in unappealing or fixed-term (though full time) jobs, and then, if possible, work their way up to more appealing, tenure-track jobs. I had to do four years in such jobs. . .

There's a lot of candor here, and it's just what prospectives need. He's saying, you can't reasonably expect to get a tenure-tracked job right out of your program. You can expect to get various temporary gigs, and there's a good chance they'll be sort of crappy. (He talks about having a nine course per year teaching load.) And you might have to do that for three or four or five years. And even then, it's possible for you to move up to a tenure-tracked job, but not guaranteed.

Back to Glasgow:

PhDs from non-top ranked programs therefore also can predict having even less choice about where to live. I personally have found this depressing, though I’m happy to now be gainfully employed in beautiful New Zealand. . . . The point, again, is that there is an increased likelihood of having to make some sacrifices the lower down the rankings you go, but also that this fact doesn’t mean that going to grad school is a bad idea.

He's got a more optimistic tone here than I'd have, but he's also got real information. He's saying, your scramble for a job is going to mean you don't get choose where you live. And that can be depressing. Do you like seeing your family more than once or twice a year? Do you have a partner who can't pick up and follow you wherever you need to go? If you want a tenure-tracked job, you can't reasonably expect to get one near your family or your partner.

Glasgow's got more to say than just this, but I'll leave it at that for now. What's great about this is, he's giving prospectives some concrete ideas about what they can expect from a program not in the top-20. He's not saying "go to grad school" or "don't go to grad school". He's helping them understand what considerations they need to weigh in making their own decisions.

It's Not a Lie If You Believe It

Committee Member #3 reads this post, and tells me I'm misreading my department's placement stats on the department website. Contra me, the department isn't actually lying about its placement record. Well, that's good news.

The thing is, if I'm not supposed to parse the website the way I was, I can't figure how to parse it so that it makes much sense at all. The way I think I'm supposed to read it, it's still seriously misleading. But it's so obscure, it's really hard to say.

Oh My God, Your Words Are Out of Balance

Things are starting to pick up around the department, and some of the more hard-core philosophy undergrads are starting to think about their grad school applications. So I'll claim grad school application season as justification to stay on my hobby-horse a little longer.

The thing I notice about a lot of advice out there for prospective grad students is how vague it is. Not vague in general, mind you, but vague about advice for people thinking of going to programs not in the top-20 or so. (So not vague in general--just vague for the overwhelming majority of prospectives.)

To get a sense of what I mean, let me point back to that old Weatherson post I was talking about the other day. I was bitching about how his advice has a generally optimistic tone, when he draws his actual reasons for optimism from a completely unrepresentative sample of job market success stories. Of course, Weatherson knows he's doing that, so after hammering the optimism he winds his way around to emphasizing "that no one ever has to decide to go to grad school as such." Which is to say, when a prospective is trying to decide whether or not to go to grad school, she should consider going to some programs--the ones with good placement records--but not others. Okay, so far so good.

But then, what's the advice for people looking at departments below the top-15 or top-20? Weatherson says:

At that stage, it is a very good idea to reconsider how strongly you want to go to graduate school. Going somewhere that you might well not enjoy, that might not lead to much of a career, is a real gamble.

Going somewhere that "might" not lead to a career in philosophy is a "gamble"? Uh, yeah. And a rose is rose. True, but prospectives can't do anything more useful with the first claim than botanists can with the second. Whatever. Let's push on.

Of course there are very few schools from where no one has had a successful career, so it’s not like you have to give up if you don’t get into a top school. But you should go in with eyes wide open, or not go in at all.

Yes. You should go in with "eyes wide open." But what are you looking for with your wide-open eyes? Well, one thing is schools with shitty placement records. Okay, good. Suppose I only get into departments in the bottom half of the Leiter report and their placement records are spotty. How do I think about that? Back to Weatherson:

And you’d have to think very hard before going somewhere without tuition wavers, or adequate stipends. But again, those are the kinds of decisions that should be made in the light of your specific possibilities, not in virtue of generic data about what humanities graduate school in general is like.

The first thing is, no. You should not "think very hard" about going somewhere that's going to charge you tuition and not pay you enough to live.* You should not "think very hard" about committing yourself to paying back student loan debt while moving from 30k one-year to 30k one-year, all while you're trying to get a tenure-tracked job. Don't you know the last Republican Congress made it way harder to declare personal bankruptcy? If you only get in to programs that make you pay tuition and don't pay you enough to live, do not go to graduate school.

But second, forget tuition and livable stipends for a second. Suppose you get into a program that'll give you both of those things. But also suppose it's in the bottom half of the rankings and it's got a spotty placement record. Then what? The advice here is to "think very hard." Okay, but think very hard about what? What considerations should you be weighing? What hard realities should you be facing? Besides placement stats, what information do you need to make this decision with your "eyes wide open"? Weatherson doesn't really say.

For the majority of prospectives, there's no real advice here. There's just empty words.


* The possible exceptions here are terminal MA programs that take no more than a couple of years, which programs I think are all kinds of awesome.

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He's Read Too Many Books

In honor of the Future Dr. Mrs. Dr. PGS's impending move out here, here's a great story about an academic moving:

When I called moving companies last week to get estimates about my impending move, one of them asked me what I did for a living, and then what field I was in. I told him, then asked why he wanted to know. "Books," he said, darkly. "Always so many &%$# books."

Yep. Always so many fucking books.

Update: Someone responds to that story with this one:

When I moved and mentioned to the mover that I am an academic he literally said "Ka-ching!" All those books add a lot of extra weight.

Of course, there's no analogous sound for the money us grad students spend to move, since pizza and beer don't really make noise.

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TOOLMAKER

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MOLDING TECHNICIAN / MACHINE SETTER

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SPRAY PAINTER

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Oh Lord, Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

In a post from a couple of years ago, Dean Dad says not to go to grad school in the humanities. In a post called "Go to Grad School!", Brain Weatherson says the Dean's reasons "are all fairly standard factoids - it’s a huge opportunity cost, it takes forever, and the job market is awful," and Weatherson concludes that "[n]one of these are good reasons, and it would be an awful decision to not apply to graduate schools because of posts like these."

Now, part of Weatherson's disagreement with the Dean comes from a different assessment of the job market, since he thinks "the job market is, at least for a lot of grad students, much better than the horror stories you’ll find on blogs suggest." Weatherson's reasons for the rosy assessment? "Here, for instance, are the placement records for recent years of the philosophy departments at"--wait for it--"Princeton, Rutgers, NYU and MIT, four of the best East Coast philosophy programs." Ah, yes. We should feel good about the market because most grads from the best 10-15% of departments manage to find jobs.

To his credit, Weatherson knows this alone isn't a useful indication of what the market's like and so can't be the basis for advising most prospective undergrads. When I have a chance, I want to come back to his advice for people thinking of going to programs in the other 85%.

For now, though, I want to stay focussed on this tendecy to talk about the market in optimistic tones because people from top-10 or top-20 departments mostly get jobs. In short, this is insane. What would people say about the job market for lawyers if only grads from the top 10-15% of law schools could expect to find semi-permanent work as lawyers in their first couple of years out of school? Or what about doctors or b-school grads? My guess is, they'd say that's a terrible job market.

The point is, the optimistic tone ("Go to Grad School!") is deeply misleading to undergrads. Most of them have no idea what the academic job market is like. Why should they? It's weird, and not like other job markets. They hear the optimism and process it in terms of what they do know, even if what they know isn't at all like the academic job market. Surely those of us who undergrads ask for advice should give it to them in ways that aren't so misleading.

You Always Told Me Life's a Dam That Breaks, Here it Comes

It's coming. Random job ads are starting to show up in random places. It feels like that part in Jurassic Park when you see water vibrating in the cup.

Baby I Know, Where Did You Go?

Huh. That's weird. I just went to check out the Philosophy Job Market Wiki, which was a great site last year for checking to see the staggering depth of my failure months before I got my first PFO. What's weird is, it seems to have had all its content, including its history, deleted. Maybe they're wiping it clean before the start of this year's market?

Living in Your Uptown World

Let me come back to the weird bad faith I was talking about in the last post. The basic idea is, you look at the top-10 or top-20 departments in the US, you see most of their grads getting jobs, and then you conlcude that the job market's not so bad, even if it's not awesome.

The more I think about it, the more I can't shake the sense that the profession's extreme status consciousness is partly to blame here. What would make someone think it makes sense to just discount the existence of candidates from lower-ranked or non-ranked departments? Well, maybe it's the same thing that at the APA makes them look at those candidates more like they're ugly furniture than real human beings.

Just to Prove that I'm a Person Too

Bear with me while I climb back on to my hobby horse, and take her for a little canter. Remember that old Leiter peice from the Chronicle I linked to a while back? On the whole, it's a really good piece about how crappy the market was back in the bad old days. But then, there's this one weird paragraph:

Competition for jobs may be fierce, but it is not hopeless. This past academic year, 1997-98, departments at Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Michigan, Minnesota, and Northwestern all hired rookie candidates -- though in each case the candidate hired came from one of the top 15 graduate programs in the field.

Um, okay. So the very best candidates from the very best departments got jobs. What to conclude from this?

That's the first point worth making: Overall job-market statistics are misleading, because they reflect not only how the graduates of top programs fare, but also how the graduates of less-distinguished programs fare.

What now? Overall job market stats are somehow misleading because they reflect the overall job-market? Would they be less misleading if they just ignored candidates from lower-ranked schools? This is sort of like conservatives saying that if you can afford good health insurance, American has the best healthcare on the world. I mean, yeah. If you ignore the 40 million or so uninsured people, you can argue America has a pretty good healthcare system. And if you ignore all the philosophy grad students least likely to get jobs, the job market doesn't look so bad either.

As I say, this is sort of out of place in Leiter's piece, which is otherwise really good. And as I've said before, I think Leiter's a lot better than most at trying to give prospective grad students a candid take on the job market. But still, this one paragraph captures a weird strain of bad faith that's out there. (You can see it lurking on the sidelines of this Brian Weatherson post.)

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Production Planner

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Sales Executive

Our client an established organisation is seeking for the following incumbent to join their dynamic organisation as:

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I'm Not the Guy

Following up on yesterday's musing about why my dissertation isn't writing itself, let me pass this along. Just now in the hall, the department grad chair asked me if I'd be willing to say a few words about how to write a dissertation at the year's first dissertation seminar. Now, this guy is just about the nicest person in philosophy, so what was I going to say? But I'm really not sure what he was thinking. "PGS's been writing his dissertation for so long, he must be good at it by now."

SENIOR EXECUTIVE (MEMBERSHIP)

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Senior Recruitment Consultant(Singapore)

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Senior Human Resource Specialist (C&B)(Singapore)

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Senior Human Resource Specialist (C&B)

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• To provide up-to-date market data for management decisions where Compensation & Benefits issues are concerned.
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• Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's Degree, Post Graduate Diploma or Professional Degree in Business Studies/Administration/Management, Human Resource Management or equivalent.
• At least 4 year(s) of working experience in the related field is required for this position.
  Applicants should be Malaysian, Singaporean, Filipino, Thai, Indonesian citizens or hold relevant residence status.
• Preferably Senior Managers specializing in Human Resources or equivalent.
• Full-Time positions available.
• Professional Certificate or post Graduate Diploma in Compensation & Benefits will be an added advantage.
• Preferably 4 years of HR experience including 2-3 years in Compensation & Benefits.
  Must be statistically competent with a good working knowledge of excel, v-look up, basic macro’s, basic statistics and an analytical bias.

**Please note that we only accept applicants through http://www.matador.com.sg/careers Interested applicants need to register first on the website above before applying**

Mechanical Design Engineer & Facilities Engineer

PT. ESCO Bintan Indonesia, Founded in 1978, Esco is a rapidly-growing leader in controlled environment laboratory equipment solutions. Esco manages an international sales and marketing organization through offices in 8 countries and distributors in 100 nations. Our customers are the world’s leading life science, biomedical and pharmaceutical research institutions, including Harvard, Pfizer, Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK) and Stanford.

1. Mechanical Design Engineer

Requirements:

• Mechanical Engineering Graduates
• Must have more than 3 years in Design Engineering.
• Having experience in working in Japanese MNCs is an advantage.
• Familiar with 3D modeling software such as Vertex.
• Good command in written and spoken English
• Ability to speak and write any of the other following languages is a good advantage: Japanese, Chinese (Putonghua)
• Highly self motivated, strong initiative, and effective communicative person.
• Past experience in project, design and/or manufacture of the following industry is an advantage: Refrigeration system, Energy conversion, Sheet Metal Processing Industry
• Willing to relocate to Bintan Island

2. Facilities Engineer – Power Engineering

Requirements:

• Hold Degree in – Power Engineering
• Having experience in facilities maintenance in a manufacturing plant
• Familiar with electrical layout, construction drawing and single line drawing
• Computer proficiency (MS Office)
• Good command in written/ spoken English
• Willing to relocate to Bintan Island

PT. ESCO Bintan Indonesia
Jalan Aster SD 21-25 Bintan Industrial Estate
Lobam, Bintan, Kepulauan Riau – Indonesia 29154

Manufacturing Engineer & Fresh Graduate Engineer

Eaton Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a global diversified industrial manufacturer with 2005 sales of US$11.1 billion. Eaton is a global leader in electrical systems and components for power quality, distribution and control; fluid power systems and services for industrial, mobile and aircraft equipment; intelligent truck drive train systems for safety and fuel economy; and automotive engine air management systems, power train solutions and specialty controls for performance, fuel economy and safety.

Based in the United States, Eaton employs 60,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 125 countries. Eaton’s businesses comprise four distinct segments: Fluid Power, Electrical, Truck and Automotive.

Our business forms part of the Fluid Power Group Aerospace Operations and manufactures a variety of static and dynamic seals and bellows for critical fluid control and containment systems in demanding Aerospace applications.

We currently have a vacancy in our Batam operation and would like to invite highly motivated individuals to grow with us in this position:

1. Manufacturing Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare manufacturing process documentation for new parts in support of the product transfer plans.
• Evaluate and make recommendations for manufacturing tooling maintenance to ensure production throughput levels are maintained.
• Provide capacity review and planning support as directed by team leader
• Provide MRB and ECN support to ensure production line impact is minimized.
• Support product transfer teams in production transition activities.
• Provide support in performing Manufacturing process Continuous Improvement.
• Prepare Training process plan.

Requirements:

• Candidate should hold a degree in Engineering, Mechanical from reputable university
• Min. 3 years of Manufacturing Experience
• Good communication in English
• Knowledge of manufacturing process control (ISO).
• Experience in mechanical component manufacturing

2. Fresh Graduate Engineer, Manufacturing

Key Responsibilities:
This position will be reporting to the product line manager. The incumbents will be responsible for improving production quality and productivity, failure analysis and improving process yield and process stability. She/he will be required to improve existing or design new work methods/process, to evaluate and to recommend new material for cost reduction and/or quality improvement. She/he is also prepared to work with vendors and other engineering personnel in setting up new processes and process equipment in production line.

Requirements:

• Candidate should hold a fresh degree in Engineering, Mechanical from reputable university
• Excellent communication in English
• Self Starter, good attitude and easy to be trained

Please mail detailed resume with a recent colored photograph to:

Human Resources Manager
EATON Fluid Sciences Batam
Lot 512-513 JL Delima
Kawasan Industri Batamindo Muka Kuning, Batam 29433 - Indonesia

Bintan Lagoon Resort

PT. BINTAN LAGOON RESORT, One of Indonesia’s hidden gems, sprawling over 300 hectares of landscaped gardens, fringed by one of the region’s best beaches.

We are seeking highly qualified & motivated individual with proven experiences to join us in Bintan Lagoon Resort.

1. Assistant Reservation Manager

• Male, Single max 30 years old
• D3 / S1 Hotel Management
• Good in English (English conversation)
• At least 2 years experience on the same field at 4 or 5 stars International Hotel
• Able to do revenue management
• Good Interpersonal Skill, service oriented and can work under pressure
• Able to work with multi cultured of staff, hands on staff and good in the
• Job Training and has strong leadership

2. Food & Beverage Manager

• Male max 35 years old
• D3 / S1 Hotel Management - Food & Beverage - Hotel
• Have excellent communication skill
• At least 2 years experience on the same field at 5 stars Hotel or Resort
• Good Interpersonal Skill, service oriented and can work under pressure
• Able to work with multi cultured of staff, hands on staff and good in the Job Training

3. Security Manager

• Male, 45 - 57 years old
• D3 / S1 from any discpline
• At least 3 years experience on the same field at 4 or 5 stars International Hotel
• English Language and able to operate computer
• Preferable retirement from Navy or Army
• Dynamic, Hard worker and have strong leadership

On-line apply only. Please send your application, CV and recent Photo to: career@bintanlagoon.com

Site Supervisor

Requirements:

• Diploma in Building or equivalent with Safety Supervisor Certificate .
• Relevant site work experience of at least 5 years in Building Construction Projects and managing a group of workers.
• Organized, hardworking and willing to carry out field work.
• Able to speak and write English
• Only Singaporean/PR need apply.
• Possess own car.
• Able to co-ordinate
• Team Player with initiative.

Send your details to:

Email: jochai_ad@wmsgroup.net and cc a copy to enquiry@wmsgroup.net

PT. Atech Electronics Indonesia

Urgently required for positions:

1. QC Supervisor (QCS)
2. Production Supervisor (PRS)
3. Technician (TEC)
4. Leader (LDR)

Requirements:

• Male or Female
• Polytechnic/S1 Degree in Electronics or Mechanical
• It’s familiar with Dipping Machine, ICT, Tuner, PCBA and process Production
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 & 14001 is added advantage
• Able to both write & speak English
• Preferably knowledge computer literate Windows/Office
• Experience in the same field min. 1 year
• Good working attitude & able to workindependently with high integrity

Please write code on the top rigth corner of envelope and send your resume with your telephone / HP number, recent photograph and expected salary to:

Human Resource Department
PT. Atech Electronics Indonesia
Kara Industrial Park Block A No.1-2-3 Batam Center
Batam - Indonesia

PT. Flora Bahari Marine Services: EXECUTIVE SECRETARY & OPERATION SUPERVISOR

PT. Flora Bahari Marine Services (FBMS) was formed in 1975 and over the past 30 years has developed into a leading International marine services company. The head office is in Jakarta with branch offices in Balikpapan, Kotabaru, and Batam Indonesia.

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY (BATAM)

Job Descriptions:

• Word processing and filing: organizing and maintaining information
• Multi-tasking and ability to prioritize tasks to ensure most urgent are performed first
• Ability to prepare document for pre-qualification Tender
• Assist executives in managing their time for meetings, travel etc
• Answer incoming phone calls for executives
• Organizing meetings
• Drafting letters in English and proofreading for grammar/ punctuation/spelling
• Preparing proposals, letters & presentations in English
• Handling simple Accounting
• Some event management

Requirements:

• Female, max age 35 years old
• Minimum D3 from reputable secretarial academy
• Have minimum 5 years experiences as a Secretary
• Strong English and Mandarin verbal and written communication skills
• Must be proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Smart, independent, highly self motivated person, good initiative & teamwork, good communication skill, and able to work under pressure and/or with tight deadline
• Able to handle simple Accounting
• Domicile in Batam
  

OPERATION SUPERVISOR (BATAM)

Job Descriptions:

• Responsible for leading and directing field Marine and Logistical Supply Service Operations
• Recommend and implement approved standard operation procedures and services guidelines
• Assist with development of company’s business plan and operation strategy
• Coordinate project operations with HSE Department, Finance and Accounting Department, Marketing Department, and Security
• Ability to detect problem in the field and take immediate corrective action
• Produce daily, weekly and monthly operation reports

Requirements:

• Male, has minimum 5 years of progressively responsible operational experience, especially in Shipping/Shipyard Company with a demonstrated record of success and effective performance
• Proficiency in English both oral & written and computer literacy
• Experience or demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team based environment within a heavily matrix organization
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Strong communication skills: oral, written, presentation, and influencing, plus the ability to communicate with a wide range of people
• Solid strategic, analytical, and decision making skills
• A self-starter, confident in his abilities, self-motivated and able to work effectively with limited supervision
• A results-oriented individual who can make a difference; an individual who takes initiative, makes things happen, accepts accountability and has a “can do” attitude; has a sense of urgency
• Able to work under pressure, and/or with tight deadline and urgency conditions
• Creative and flexible in attitude and style to adapt to new situations in a rapidly changing, dynamic environmen
• A strong value system, unquestioned integrity and good listening skills
• Domicile in Batam or Jakarta

If you meet the above qualifications, please send your application with detailed resume and recent photograph to:PT. Flora Bahari Marine Services. Email: jobs@floramarine.com

FACILITIES ENGINEER

Our client, a Danish MNC, leading supplier of pumps and pumping systems located in JURONG is URGENTLY seeking suitable candidates to join them as FACILITIES ENGINEER.

ONLY APPLICABLE TO SINGAPOREANS OR SINGAPORE PRs.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Responsible for all factory maintenance, renovations and handle any building projects when required
• To oversee ISO 14000 and formulate effective audit plans
• To manage factory fire and security systems, establish systematic preventive and corrective procedures, as well as ensuring all safety procedures are maintained at all times
• To coordinate with mandatory inspection or visit by government bodies – Fire Safety Bureau FSB), Singapore Civil Defense Force (SCDF), Ministry of Manpower(MOM), Occupational Safety & Health (OSH), Ministry of Environment(ENV)and Power Grid (PG)
• To coordinate mandatory servicing of equipments (i.e. fire fighting and lifting equipments) and coordinate works with appointed vendors for equipment maintenances such as housekeeping & rubbish disposal
• To ensure compliance of the various safety/fire regulations, implement safety rules and assume the role of appointed Fire Safety Manager

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Diploma/Degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering/Building Services with at least 2 - 3 years of relevant experience in Facility Management for manufacturing industry
• Certified Fire Safety Manager(A MUST)
• Good knowledge of risk management, factory mutual requirements and plant equipment during preventive and corrective maintenance
• Good knowledge and understanding of ISO14001 and energy conservation
• Knowledge or understanding of operational support and capacity management is an added advantage
• Able to communicate with Chinese speaking clients & customers
• Good interpersonal, project and maintenance management skills
• A self-motivated, committed and good team player
• Proactive and able to react to situation when it arises

WORKING HOURS/ WORKING LOCATION/ SALARY RANGE:

• 8:30 am to 5:30 pm
• Jurong, Tuas (transport provide at designated pick-up points)
• $2,500 to $3,300 (remuneration will be according to experience & qualifications)

Submit your application by emailing a detailed copy of your updated resume to adline@achievecareer.com

So I Laugh in Your Face.

I came across this last year and then lost it. Now I've found it again.

Herbert A. Millington
Chair - Search Committee
412A Clarkson Hall
Whitson University
College Hill, MA 34109

Dear Professor Millington,

Thank you for your letter of March 16. After careful consideration, I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me an assistant professor position in your department.

This year I have been particularly fortunate in receiving an unusually large number of rejection letters. With such a varied and promising field of candidates it is impossible for me to accept all refusals.

Despite Whitson's outstanding qualifications and previous experience in rejecting applicants, I find that your rejection does not meet my needs at this time. Therefore, I will assume the position of assistant professor in your department this August. I look forward to seeing you then.

Best of luck in rejecting future applicants.

Sincerely,

Chris L. Jensen

Holy shit, that's funny.

Update [Sept. 1, 2007]: Welcome, philosophers! If you'd like to read more reactions to rejection letters, click here and here, and if you want more self-absorbed commentary on the job market (with swear words and jokes!), click here.

Slow Down, You Move Too Fast

Here's my thought of the day: Why is everyone but me finishing their dissertations this fall? PGOAT, nth year, my office mates--they all seem to be gittin' 'er done. I mean, I'm supposed to be finishing this fall. Hell, I might even do it. Who knows what's going to happen, right? But right now, it sure doesn't feel that way.

I Can Do it All For You

Philosophy grad student Neil the Ethical Werewolf pulls some CV advice out of a discussion going on in parts of the blogosphere where they talk about stuff way less important and interesting than the philosophy job market:

When looking at resumes and job applications of other philosophers (I'm finishing up a Ph.D in philosophy) we often make fun of the ones that list way too many areas of competence. At a certain point, there's a worry that anybody who thought they were competent in that many areas might not even know what competence is.

Yikes. That's pretty hard-ass. I'd just assume the person was full of shit about what areas they were competent in. It hadn't even occurred to me they might be full of shit about the very idea of competence.

Don't Tell Me No Lies, Cause I Don't Want to Hear Them

I've mentioned before how departments sometimes describe their placement records a little more optimistically than a clear-headed assessment would suggest. Well, I'm sitting here eating a sandwich and trying to make sense of what my own department says on its website about it's placement record. I've been staring at it for a while now, working through different possible interpretations of what it says, and it's not just optimistic. I wouldn't even say it's "misleading." It's full of downright lies.

How the fuck is a prospective student supposed to make a decent decision about grad school with shit like this thrown in her face?

Update: Maybe it's not actually a straight-up lie. More here.

So Much For My Happy Ending

For the weekend, here's some philosophy job market comedy from Doc Nagel:

Having been both in the philosophy job market and in academia, there are a lot of things I'd rather do, of which I'll provide a brief sample, for context: cut off bits of my fingertips while chopping onions; stab myself in the knee repeatedly with a dull Ticonderoga (Lauren: I've done that! Me: I think most people have); drop my 1928 Underwood No. 5 typewriter (which weighs about 25 punds) on my left foot, then drop my 1935 Royal "H" model typewriter (which weighs about 30 pounds) on my left foot.

Funny stuff. Actually, if you click through and read the whole post, you'll see it's not so much funny as sort of terrifying. It's the sobering reflections of a guy who's been trapped by a heavy teaching load in a place he never really wanted to live. He's been there for nine years.

Oh god, here come the howling fantods.

My Whole World Lies Waiting Behind Door Number Three

I just found a funny post in the Chronicle forums. Well, "funny" in the philosophy job market sense of funny. The poster tries to say what he thinks the worst possible AOS is for trying to get a job. Any guesses as to what his example was? Yeah. The example is exactly my AOS. Awesome.

It reminds me of something an old professor of mine told me sometime before last year's market. He said, "you're the candidate no one's looking for." The guy wasn't being an asshole. He just knows how obscure my work is and he was trying to tell me what to expect from the market. And he was right. For the most part, I was the candidate no one's looking for.

I'll never be a department's first choice. I guess what that means is, if I get the kind of job I want, it'll be because I'm a consensus third choice.

But You Never Had a Chance, No You Never Had a Chance

I was eating dinner last night with a grad student who works on certain philosophical texts, but works in a non-philosophy, Theory-ish humanities department. He was saying how he wanted to "professionalize" in philosophy, by which he seemed to mean put himself in a position to apply for jobs in philosophy.

Someone--not a random dinner companion, but, oh, I don't know, maybe the single philosopher on his committee--needs to tell him he'll never work in philosophy. That's some astonishingly irresponsible supervision.

Can't Calm Down, It's Been Years

One thing that's going to make the job market easier this year is already having my night time routine worked out. I ended up figuring out a two-prong strategy for falling asleep before 2:00. It seemed to work even when I got back from the office at midnight with a bone-freezing case of the howling fantods. The first prong is three fingers of Ballantine's, the traditional home remedy of my people. The second prong is this playlist, "Calm Blue Ocean."

1. "The Longer You Wait," Richmond Fontaine
2. "Service and Repair" (Live in Roskilde), Calexico
3. "How Do You Slow This Thing Down," The Gothic Archies
4. "The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades is Out to Get Us!," Sufjan Stevens
5. "Teardrop," Massive Attack
6. "Datura," Tori Amos
7. "Alright," Kinne Starr
8. "Mirrorball," Everything but the Girl
9. "You're Not Alone," Olive
10. "Dwr Budr," Orbital
11. "It's a Fire," Portishead
12. "An Ending (Ascent)," Brian Eno.

Yeah, yeah, it tilts a little towards smooth adult contemporary. Bite me. After 10 hours of gritting my teeth with the effort of not beating Evil Columbo's face into a bloody paste, I wasn't exactly in the mood to unwind with a midnight Rage Aginst the Machine anti-globalization dance party.

Understanding why the playlist drifts from alt-country to 90s electronica is left as an exercise to the reader.

Rocking the Passive Voice XVI

A while back I flagged the way the word "unable" gets used in PFOs. As in, "we regret that we are unable to blah blah blah." But the PFO I was talking about was for a piece of writing, not a job application, and at the time I couldn't remember having seen any "unable" PFOs in my thick, thick stack of PFOs for jobs.

Well, seek and ye shall find! There are so many fucking PFOs in my collection, I'm sure I've got at least one of every kind. So here's some sweet "unable" action:

Hello,

Many thanks for your interest in the advertised tenure-track position in the Department of [Blah, Blah, Blah]. Our search process is now complete, and we are unable to offer you a position at this time. We are grateful for the opportunity to consider your credentials, and wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.

Best wishes,

[Blah, Blah, Blah].

First, it's always nice to see the effort they've put into personalizing the form e-mail. "Hello." Last time I checked, that wasn't my fucking name. And this comes from a department with a pretty serious reputation for various kinds of formal philosophy. You'd think there'd be someone around who could figure out the mail merge. I guess not, though. Apparently, they're all still learning how to do e-mails.

But of course here's the real action: "Our search process is now complete, and we are unable to offer you a position at this time." I suppose in some sense they would be unable to offer me a position if they've finished their search process and hired someone. It's not like their deans are likely to let them hire me on top of whoever else they got. But then again, they don't actually say they've hired anyone. Is the search now complete because it was unsuccessful and called off? We might never know.

But suppose they did hire someone. Then really, that little "unable" claim is complete and total bullshit. (I know. I'm as shocked as you are.) There wasn't any unstoppable power keeping them from hiring me instead of whoever else they hired. So in fact, the the truth is the exact opposite of what they say: they we perfectly able to give me a job. They just chose not to. Why not just fucking say that? Is it so hard to own up to?

I Got a Letter This Morning

Just to follow up on the last post, here's the Frustrated Filosofer, a former philosophy grad student, talking about the APA Letter of Death. See, in the olden days before the internets, departments would send application packages out to undergrads interested in grad school. If I remember correctly, the Letter of Death was something the APA had departments send in those packages during the job market collapse of the 90s:

The American Philosophical Association first entered my life when I was twenty years old. I was finishing undergraduate school and had been admitted to a graduate school. I received a letter from them...

What did the letter say?. . . .

The letter was a sort of warning about jobs. I am sure it was carefully, and cautiously worded.

But I took it as a death sentence. I interpreted it as a message saying that at the end of my graduate career I would not have a job.

It was the bad old days, and an undergrad thinking about grad school had no reasonable expectation they could get a job at the end of a PhD. Back in the day, the APA took some reponsibility in making sure would-be grad students understood that.

When Kurt Cobain Blew Out His Brain, All the Little Girls, They Cried Like Rain

Here's a 1998 piece that Leiter did for the Chronicle. It's interesting because it gives some sense of what the job market was like in the bad old days. (The short answer: really fucking bad.) But it's also interesting because it lets us compare then and now.

Leiter says of the 300-plus PhDs granted in 1995-1996, only 17 people had tenure-track jobs by 1998 in the the US top-50 and peer departments abroad. I guess the first thing to say is, I'm not quite sure what that means. I mean, what happened to the PhDs granted in 1997 and 1998? Are we supposed to infer that none of those guys had jobs by 1998? I have no idea. But still, bracket that quibble, because holy fuck. 17 hires in three years? Jesus H. Christ, that's a bad market.

By contrast, if I'm counting right, there were 36 junior hires at the US top-50 and peer departments abroad last year. No doubt, that's a better market than the 90s.

But as I've mentioned before, a lot of people who were around in the bad old days look at those numbers and say the job market is good period, not just good relative to the bad old days. But aren't we still talking about a job market where for every 100 new PhDs, there's less than a dozen jobs in the better departments in the English-speaking world? How is that good, exactly?

I got nothin'.

Sorry folks. I can't believe how much I suck. PGS asks me to cover his hardworking ass for one measly day, and I can't manage to come up with a single interesting thing to natter at you all about. I just don't have the blogging chops, dudes.

Grrr. Arrgh. I'm a bad, bad man. If any of the prospective employers on this year's market were to have any clue about just how much I suck, I'd be screwed. Thank god for pseudonymity, eh?

Assistant Finance & Admin Manager

We are contract manufacturer of Electromechanical Assembly, Mechanical Sub-Assembly, precision Interconnect Assembly, Cable/Wire Harnessing Assembly and Clean room Inspection/Packaging Operations.

Assistant Finance & Admin Manager

Job Scope:

• Handle full sets of accounts and ensure timely reporting of monthly management reports (P&L/Sales/Inventory)
• Cash Flow Planning
• Costing
• Co-ordinate with external auditors and tax consultants
• Assist in financial analysis, financial controls, policies and procedures
• Liaise with auditors and bankers
• In-depth understanding about government regulations and labor law.
• Good in handling about HR Administration (Over time, Control attendance/absenteeism & Tardiness, working contact, prepare reference letter, expatriate documents, etc)

Requirements:

• Male/Female, Min. 33 years old
• Relevant Degree (S1 Accounting)
• Accpac & Oracle ERP Financials experiences, very advantageous
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Must posses minimum 5 years accounting experience in manufacturing companies
• Must be self-motivated, independent and possess good interpersonal skills
• Must be independent and able to work under minimum supervision
• Able to start work immediately

Send your CV to:

PERSONNEL DEPT
PT. Scarmel Batam
Lot 3, Citra Buana Industrial Park III
Jln. Engku Putri Batam Centre 29461Batam, Indonesia

Production Control Supervisor & Admin Officer / Asst. Officer

We are the Japanese electronic manufacturing company located in Tanjung Uncang, seeking for qualified candidates for the respective positions as follow:

Production Control Supervisor

• Univ. Degree / DIII
• Male / Female
• 24-30 years old
• Minimum 1 year experience in the same field
• Able to communicate in English and Mandarin both in oral and written
• Familiar with Computer Windows program,Ms. Office

Admin Officer / Asst. Officer

• Univ. Degree / DIII
• 24-30 years old
• Minimum 1 year experience in the same field
• Able to communicate in English both in oral and written
• Familiar with Computer Windows program, Ms. Office

Please indicate the position code you are applying on the top left hand corner of the envelope to:

Admin & HR Dept
PT. Maruwa Indonesia
Jl. Brig Jend. Katamso No. C 31
Kawasan Bintang Industri II, Tanjung Uncang
Batam 29432, Indonesia

Personal Financial Consultant

Responsibilities:

Build relationships with customers and generate income
Providing customers with sound financial services and advice basd on customers¡¦ needs and investment profile
Selling full range of products such as unit trusts, structured deposits, insurance, loans, etc
Helping customers to achieve financial objectives such as planning for their retirement and saving for children’s education
Teleconsulting
Provide good client servicing
Client database is provided

Requirements:

• Preferably Diploma or above, with relevant sales experience
• Preferably with M5 and M9
• Self-motivated and target-oriented
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Fresh grad with sale experience are welcome
• Only Singaporean and Singapore PR only

Salary: $2000 to $2500 basic (depend on experience) + CommissionWorking hours: 5 dayswork week

Location: Bugis, Singapore

Interested applicants please forward detail resumes in MS word format with Photo to evelyn@fesco.com.sg indicating the position applied for, date availability, expected and current drawn salary.

Golf Manager and Golf Executive

SouthLinks Country Club, one of big and best golf course in Batam, Indonesia, is seeking qualified persons for the following positions:

1. Golfing Manager

• Keen golfer with pleasant & outgoing personality
• Minimum 5 years experience in Golf Industry (Senior Position)

2. Golfing Supervisor/Executive

• Pleasant & outgoing personality
• Minimum 3 years experience in Golf Industry

General requirements:

• Strong Leadership
• Familiar with golf rules
• Able to write & speak English
• Familiar with computer (office)
• Diploma from reputable university

Send Your application to:

SouthLinks Country Club – Batam
email: hr@southlinksgolf.com
website: http://www.southlinksgolf.com/
phone: +62-778-324128
fax: +62-778-321305

Japanese-speaking Network Centre Operator

Responsibilities/Duties:

• To lead a team of Network Centre operators
• To prepare shift schedules of the operators
• Administrative duties and management reporting
• Monitor the global enterprise network
• Raise alerts and escalate issues to the next level support staff
• Work 12-hour shift including working on Sundays and public holidays

Requirements:

• Must be able to carry out a reasonable conversation in Japanese as this position requires interacting with Japanese clients and supervisors
• Preferably possess a Diploma in IT or related field
• Candidates who are familiar with networking, network security and operating
• Meticulous and able to work independently
• Willing to be stationed in Japan for 3 months for training
• The successful candidate will need to sign a one-year bond with EmBeyond

Interested candidates please send your updated detailed resumes with contact details, and current and expected salary to hr@embeyond.net

HR Executive

Our client , an established organization that is located in the Eastern of Singapore and in the F&B Industry is actively looking for committed personnel for an immediate placement for post of HR Executive

Job Requirements:

• Min Diploma / Dgeree in Human Resource Management
• Min 2 yrs relevant exp, preferably in an MNC environment
• A team player with good communication & interpersonal skills
• Meticulous and able to meet deadlines
• Able to work independently
• Proficient in MS Office applications

Job Duties:

• Administration of Workmen’s compensation claims
• Handle recruitment and selection
• Provide day to day HR services and support to the business
• Involved in welfare / benefits programmes

Interested applicants, please forward a copy of detailed resume in MS Words Format to career@excellent.sg

Only short listed applicants will be notified. ESS Staffing Services (6323 9338) Linda

Assistant Training Manager

The Role:

• Manage and facilitate training and development activities
• Develop, formulate and implement training and development strategies
• Training needs analysis
• Planning activities and review training programmes
• Oversee 1 officer

The Pre-Requisites:

• Minimum Diploma/Degree with 3 years of training exp, preferably in a manufacturing setting
• Able to use MS Office
• Good leadership skills
• Important Note
• Only Singaporeans or Singapore PRs need apply

Interested applicants are required to send your CV in MS Words to cindylow@pplesearch.com

SENIOR FINANCE/HR MANAGER (Singapore)

Responsibilities:

• Head of Finance, HR & Admin & IT
• Full spectrum of Finance for manufacturing concern which includes financial accounting, costing, treasury
• Full spectrum of HR including payroll, compensation, training and industrial relations
• General office and factory administration
• Drive IT department and work closely with the team to implement improvements and enhancements projects
• Overall support to top management in decision making

Requirements:

• Degree holder, preferably CPA with suitable HR qualifications
• 5 years or more relevant experience in a similar management position
• Industrial relations experience an advantage
• Independent, dynamic and industrious
• Good interpersonal skills
• Attractive remuneration package will be offered to the right candidates.

Interested candidates are encouraged to send a detailed resume of your updated resume in MS Word format (including current and expected salary package) to ailin@achievecareer.com

HR Executive (Indonesia)

Responsibilities:

• Recruitment
• Reviewing HR policies and updating these policies
• Organizing staff welfare activities
• General HR administration: managing monthly HR reports, generating letters of employment, confirmation of service and managing employee work pass certificates.
  Overseeing payroll.
• Maintenance of P-files.
• Other ad-hoc HR tasks as assigned.

Requirements:

• Diploma/Degree in Human Resource Management.
• At least 2 years of experience in full spectrum HR.
• Must be willing to work in Indonesia
• Possess excellent interaction skills.
• Knowledgable on the Employment Act of Indonesia
• Prefer Indonesian Male candidates

Please send your resume to the following email address: jobs@rolf.sg

SITE MANAGER

• Umur 24-35 tahun
• Pendidikan min. S1 Teknik Sipil atau Setara
• Pengalaman min. 3 tahun dalam perencanaan & pembangunan kawasan perumahan kelas menengah ke atas
• Bisa mengimplementasikan manajemen konstruksi & memimpin sekelompok orang
• Bisa bekerja secara tim, memenuhi deadline kerja dan tekanan
• Menguasai software AutoCAD, SAP/Etabs/ Program Engineering lainnya

Lamaran lengkap CV, sertifikat dan pas foto terbaru ditujukan ke (cantumkan posisi yg dilamar disudut kiri amplop) ke:

PT. TANAMAS DUTA NIAGAKomp. Mercu Lautan Indah Blok A No.2Nagoya, Batam, 29432 – Indonesia

Advanced Interconnect Technologies (AIT)

We are one of the world’s leading independent contract manufacturers in Integrated Circuit Assembly and Test (Leaded and Array Packages). We are inviting dynamic individuals (both fresh graduates and experienced) to join our operation in the following capacities:

1. PLANNER (PC-08)

• Responsible for assuring WIP availability and production based on WIP priority scheduling, etc. Tracking daily performance and Customer On Schedule Delivery (OSD). Comprehend available capacity based on engineering requirements.
• Graduates from S1 Industrial Engineering or Management

2. QA ENGINEER (QA-08)

• Responsible for customer specification review and coordinating customer visits/audits and follow up. Ensure adherence to specifications in production processes. Investigate product failures. Perform reliability analysis.
• Graduates from S1 Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, or Physics Engineering

3. CUSTOMER SERVICE (CS-08)

• Responsible for coordinating Customer needs. To respond completely to customer requests and other related issues. To interface with Sales Group on Customer’s related issues.
• D3 graduates with minimum 2 years experience in service industry are also welcome

General Requirements:

• All candidates shall graduates from Reputable University with minimum GPA 3.00, Maximum age 28 years for fresh graduates, have a good Analytical Thinking, fluent in English both oral and written, High Self Motivated, Persistent, Team Work Player and Able to work under pressure.
• Experienced in the similar position is preferably

Interested applicants please submit your application letter attached with 2 recent photographs (3×4), full resumes, copy of educational certificates and transcript to:

HRD Recruitment
Advanced Interconnect Technologies
Jl. S. Parman Kav. 201 BIP – Mukakuning
Batam 29433 – Indonesia

ACCOUNTS OFFICER

PT. SMOE Indonesia is a PMS EPCI Contractor with its Fabrication Yard in Kabil, Batam. We are currently expanding our Operation which require dynamic, experience and suitably qualified candidate to join PT. SMOE Indonesia in Batam as:

ACCOUNTS OFFICER (2 positions)
Position (1) - Account Officer (Tax Cum Payroll)
Position (2) - Account Officer (A/R Cum G/L)

Requirements:

• Diploma holder or its equivalent
• At least 5 years working experience Male / Female
• Knowledge of tax and Inforsys system is an advantage
• Knowledge of account receivables and G/L is anadvantagefor position (2)
• Computer literate (MS Application)
• Proficiency in English (oral and written)
• Hardworking and willing to domulti-tasking

Interested candidates are required to write in to the below address and to include full resume (soft or hard copies) with a non returnable recent photograph, contact number, expected salary and email address to:

Human Resource Department

PT. SMOE Indonesia
Jl. Hang Kesturi VI Lot 5 - 1 KIE
Kabil, BatamIsland - Indonesia

Software Project Lead

Responsibilities

• Support Development in resolving operational issues related to Software after start of Mass production.
• Support technical evaluation on field feedback and cost reduction improvement.
• Resolving issue such as coding change, co-ordinate with third party for Software solution and changes, and provide the resolution to the field, identify test plan for Beta testing requirement, provide software update/upgrade support to intranet site.
• Estimate additional resources requirement within the development labs to resolve capacity/design issues.
• Provide technical support to the team on Change Request, raise Engineering Changes and update of SW technical product documentation.
• Provide technical support on feasibility study and estimation on impact consequences from change requests.
• Recommend preventive action and learning to the organization.
  Your Profile
• Degree in EE/Software Engineering, with a minimum of 5 years of working experience in Software Development.
• Experience in managing; at least a complete life cycle of software project from pre-concept to complete product delivery for industrialization.
• Experience in managing system integration and 3rd party software subcontract delivery.
• Knowledge of the relevant technology: audio and video (transmission and codec), connectivity (USB, HDMI, uPnP, 802.11x), digital right management would be strong added advantages.
• Knowledge of software engineering and Capability Maturity Model (CMM), common project management methods (Planning, process tracking, exception management reporting).
• Strong interpersonal skill, team work and interaction with other department.
• Analytical, strategic thinking and self-driven.
• Initiative and leadership skills

Interested candidates are encouraged to email their resume in Word format to: CV-SW@kellyengineering.com.sg

R & D Engineers

Our client, a well known and established Japanese MNC dealing in aircon compressor. They are seeking: R&D Engineers

Job Requirement

• Fresh Degree in Mechanical/ Mechatronic Engineering are most welcome to apply
• Degree in Mechanical/ Mechatronic Engineering + 1 Year RELEVANT experience may apply too
• Singaporean OR PRs only.
• Good communication skills
• Must posses willing to learn altitude as training will be provided for Fresh Degree holders

Job Description

• Perform noise and vibration tests on compressors & refrigerations
• Analyze esuts from tests and provide solutions to solve problem
• Develop/ Design new compressor/ compressor parts with lower noise & vibration performances
• Provide support to production (include on noise/ vibration related issues)

Working hours/ Working location/Salary Benefits
8.15am - 6pm (5 days)
Bedok South Road (Next to Bedok MRT)
Basic salary : $2400 per month (Fresh Degree) + other allowances + attractive fringe benefits

Submit your application by emailing a detailed copy of your updated resume in MS Word format (including current and expected salary package) to yvonne@achievecareer.com.

WAREHOUSE ASSISTANT / SUPERVISOR

Job Descriptions / Requirements:

• To carry out the shipment receiving and clearance
• Picking and packing of industrial components
• Inventory control
• Preparation of shipping documentations
• Ensure all documentations are complete on time and to ensure timely delivery
• GCE ‘N’ / ‘O’ Level / NTC / ITC or equivalent with some experience in warehousing / store
• PC Literate and proficient in Words and Excel

Additional informations:

• Salary Range : $1,200 to $2,200
• Location : Tai Seng (Near Ubi), Singapore
• Working days : 5 days
  
  Interested applicants who meet the above-mentioned criteria and who are Singapore citizens or Permanent Residents are requested to send us their applications in MS Word format via email to fionyeo@jandec.com.sg
  Please put job title for the position applied for at the beginning of the subject heading.

Safety Officer

• Male, max 35 years old
• Degree (S1) in Engineering / Technical background.
• Have experience as safety officer or safety auditors of 3 years.
• Have knowledge of Safety Management System OSHAS 18001 or Certified Safety Auditor as an advantage.
• Good knowledge of safety standards and government regulations.
• Good knowledge of Emergency Preparedness Plan.
• Have skill of statistical analysis.
• Has experience as safety trainer & has good presentation skill.
• Good interpersonal skill & influencing skill.
• High motivation achievement.
• Fluently in Indonesia and English language.
• Familiar with ISO 9001;2000 and 14001;2004 requirement.
• Good Computer skill such as Word, Excel, power point.

An attractive salary and benefits will be offered, please send your full resume to :
PT. Amtek Engineering Batam
Jl. Letjend. Suprapto Blok E No.1 Cammo Industrial Park
Batam Center - Batam, 29433 - Indonesia

Various Technical and Office Jobs in Manufacturing Industry

Our client located in Batam and Bintan is looking for qualified candidates to fill the following positions:

Production Supervisor (PS)

• Male, S1/D3 in Engineering
• Exp in 1 year in Manufacturing
• Plan & Control production process
• Able to operate AUTOCAD
• Familiar with ISO 9001 & 14001

Senior Finance & Accounting (SFA)

• Male, Max. 35 years old
• S1 in Accounting / Finance
• Min. 3 year experience in handling budget, finance, personnel, and Admin
• Willing to be place in BINTAN

Marketing Executive (ME)

• Male, S1 Information System/IT
• Min. 1 year exp. in marketing field

Drafter (DF)

• S1/D3 in Engineering
• Female, single, max. 27 years old
• Experience or Fresh graduates
• Able to read on draft out technical drawing
• Able to use AutoCAD 2D/3D or related CAD Software

Finance & Admin Manager (FAM)

• Male, Max. 40 years old
• S1 in Accounting/Finance Management
• Min. 3 year experience in the same field
• Handle budget, finance, personnel, and Admin

Engineering Assistant QA (EAQ)

• Male, S1 Electro/Mechanical
• Exp. min 1 year in manufacturing
• Knowledge of SPC Technique
• Knowledge of preventive maintenance concept
• Willing to be place in BINTAN
• Engineering Assistant-Process (EAP)
• Male, Min. D3 Electronics/Electrical/Mechanical
• Exp. min 1 year in Manufacturing
• Familiar with SPC, DOE, FMEA
• Willing to be place in BINTAN

Test Engineer (TE)

• Male, S1 Electronics
• Exp min 1 year in the same position (Testing, Programming, Troubleshooting)
• Familiar with test software (Lab windows Ms Visual C ++)
• Willing to be place in BINTAN

Process Engineer (PRE)

• Male/Female, S1 Engineering
• Exp. 2 year in Process Engineering
• Knowledge of FMEA
• Willing to be place in BINTAN

All applicants shall be able to speak English and computer Literate

Please submit your resume to:

PT. Tunaskarya Indoswasta
Jl. Angsana Lot 306
Batamindo Industrial ParkMuka Kuning – Indonesia

Job Vacancies from Heng Huat Plastic Industries

We are multinational company in plastic components, PT. Heng Huat Plastic Industries Indonesia (a member of ChangHuat Corporation Berhad), will expand the company and looking for the following position:

HRD SUPERVISOR

• Male/Female, maximum 35 years old
• Diploma/Degree graduated in any discipline
• Min. 2 years experience in the same field in manufacturing
• Familiar with manpower regulation, calculation overtime & payroll
• Good working attitude & able to work independently and team work
• Familiar with process expatriate permit (work permit & stay permit)
• Must be able to speak and write in English, PC literature and withstand working under pressure.

HRD CLERK

• Female, SMU/Diploma graduated in any discipline
• Minimum 1 year experience in the same field
• Able to handling Jamsostek, overtime, admin data
• Fast learning, initiative and good communication
• Must be able to speak and write in English, PC literature and withstand working under pressure.

Marketing Assistant

• Female, SMU/Diploma graduated in any discipline
• Minimum 1 year experience in the same field
• Fast learning, initiative and good communication
• Must be able to speak and write in English, PC literature and withstand working under pressure.

QA Technician

• Male, SMU/Diploma in any discipline
• At least 1 year experience in the related field
• Able to operate QA equipment
• Good working attitude & able to work independently and team work
• Must be able to speak and write in English, PC literature and withstand working under pressure.

Tooling Assistant Supervisor

• Male Diploma/Degree in Technical or Engineering
• Course in tooling /machining/plastic molding
• At least 2 years experience in the tool room for Plastic Injection Molding
• Machine setup, new mould, electrode planning
• Planning to make jig and fixtures
• Monitoring objective, target and quality
• Able to perform preventive maintenance & troubleshooting of injection molding
• Must be able to speak and write in English, PC literature and withstand working under pressure.

ACCOUNT SUPERVISOR

• Female, Diploma/Degree in Accounting
• At least 2 years experience in the same field
• Familiar in bank reconciliation and taxation
• Able to handle full set of accounts
• Good working attitude & able to work independently and team work

Must be able to speak and write in English, PC literature and with stand working under pressure.

Please send your full resume to address below:

HR DEPARTMENT
PT. Heng Huat Plastic Industries Indonesia
Jl. Engku Putri-Tunas Industrial Estate Type 7-G. Batam Centre
Batam – Indonesia

All This Rejection's Got Me So Low

In case my PFOs are starting get dull for people, I wanted to pass this along from the Chronicle forums:

I just opened a rather curt rejection letter, US mail. Dime a dozen, of course, but this one had something in it that makes it stand WAY out. Usually reject letters are one-page affairs, with nothing else, but this one page reject letter was accompanied by a full-color, glossy advertisement for the school, an ad for soliciting students.

Holy shit. That's really fucking tacky, isn't it? "Um, could you just do this one thing for us? Could you find a spot on a bulletin board in your lounge for this little ad? That'd be great. Thanks so much. And then go fuck yourself, because we're not giving you a job."

Would it be petty to just throw the ad out in the recycling bin? Sure it would. But do I think getting stone-cold rejected by absolutely everybody earns you the right to be a little petty? Yes I do.

Rocking the Passive Voice XV

Okay kids, it's time to rock the passive voice:

Dear Applicant,

We have now filled the position that you applied for in our department. We want to thank you for sending us your materials and wish you the best in your future career.

Regards,
[blah blah blah]
Professor and Chair

Of course, there's no actual passive voice here, but don't let that fool you. This PFO goes Beyond the Passive Voice. It's so fucking passive is doesn't even say I'm being rejected. Mining that little nugget of information is left as an exercise to the reader. I'd say they should have the balls to tell it to my face, but they don't even need that, for fuck's sake. All they need is the balls to tell it to me in a fucking e-mail.

Also, just because you capitalize the "a" in "Applicant," that doesn't make it a name, much less my name. If you want me to really feel your "best wishes" in my future career? You might want to get your secretary to figure out how to do a fucking mail merge.