MORE than 600 readers have responded to an offer by The Sunday Times to help them find employment in our new Jobs section, which kicks off on Sunday.
Each week, we will get recruitment experts to help two job-seekers.
The selected candidates will get advice on, for example, how to improve their resumes and impress employers during interviews. They will also be matched with suitable jobs if these are available.
Those who have sent us their resumes in the past three weeks include fresh graduates, rank-and-file workers and mid-career professionals. Many have degrees, with some holding a master's qualification. Some have years of experience in their field of work. The youngest person is 18, and the oldest, 57.
Some said they have been jobless for months, others are housewives looking to re-enter the workforce, while a handful are opting for a mid-career switch.
There are also foreigners - mainly Malaysians, Filipinos and Indians - based here and abroad.
Most of the applicants are after jobs in the manufacturing, information technology (IT) and finance sectors.
