Hi! I'm a seasoned Brand and Experience strategist and we moved to Singapore a few months ago. Finding a job here has been an absolutely nightmare. I've interviewed at both agencies as well as on the client side. I'm trying to have conversations at the Deloitte Digital/Accenture Song type of places. Any tips/ideas on how to get conversations going here? I've had odd interviews where I've been asked what I did at my first job 15+ years ago! Thanks.

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Job market here i really bad. Suggest you move back to your home country and try there?

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Talk about all the APAC experience you may have. If you don't understand the culture and nuances here, you'll struggle...

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Competition is high and jobs not as plentiful. It’s great that you have work authorisation but when it comes down to it, local employers will prioritise a local. As for breaking into DD/AS, they just had a substantial round of layoffs. That’s the nature of the industry.

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Wanted to add, I have working rights so that should help.

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