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Campus Life Update Feb/14
Help your friends realize their potential by bringing them to the #1 Preferred Private Education Institution^, Kaplan Singapore!
Date: Saturday, 22 March 2014 Time: 12pm – 5pm Venue: Kaplan City Campus @ Wilkie Edge.
Visit www.kaplanopenhouse.com.sg
to find out more today.
Announcement: New Student Printing Room in Wilkie Edge
We are happy to share with you our latest facility at level 5 of the Wilkie
Edge campus – a new Student Printing Room has been set up to serve
you better!
Students are now able to print and photocopy documents at this self-
service station. The printing room is located at the student lounge near
the Program Management office and is accessible with a valid Kaplan
student access card.
Students may use this printing station with immediate effect. Do be con-
siderate and keep noise to a minimum so as not to affect those studying
in the student lounge.
Operating hours:
Monday – Friday: 9am – 9pm, Saturday: 9am – 3pm
^2013/2014 Jobscentral Learning Rankings & Survey
New Student Printing Room /
Open House / Go Green!
Pg 1
Celebrating Success:
Sean Mahendren
Pg 2
CDS: Using Social Media & Your
Career / Job Board
Pg 3
Upcoming Events:
Crazy Golf Team Challenge
Glam Rags Pageant
Pg 4
Upcoming Workshops/Seminars:
Job Interview Skills / Entrepre-
neurship & Personal Wealth /
Study Smart Learn the Right
Way
Pg 5
Pg 6
Interest Group: Football Trials /
CASE Volunteers
Pg 7
Post Event Gallery: Exploring
Chinatown Food Trail / WeCare
Pg 8
Event registration & information Pg 9
Highlights: St Patrick’s Day
March / Next issue
Pg 10
Show us your creativity & eco minds by
rounding up your friends to take part in
our first ever sustainability style com-
petition—the Glam Rags Pageant!
Form a team of 3 or 4 to create 3 de-
signs for casual, formal and funky futur-
istic wear. Attractive prizes worth up to
$500 are up for grabs for the best
team, best model & best creation!
Celebrating Success
Sean Mahendren may seem like your average guy around campus. Yet the twenty-four year old is set to rep-resent Singapore in the World Open competition on 28 June after clinching 2
nd place together with his dance
partner in the 16th Singapore National Dancesport Championships held at NTU recently.
Sean, who is currently enrolled in UCD’s Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Marketing, participated in the high-est Grade A event as a representative of Kaplan in the national competition and has truly done us proud. Hav-ing taken up dance-sport during his polytechnic days, Sean said: “I missed representing my school for compe-titions as that was how I even started. I am honored and glad that I am able to represent Kaplan. Dancing pro-vides me an all round fulfilling experience rather than just focusing on the academic.” Juggling dancing and school comes with its challenges but this does not faze Sean who has consistently scored high distinctions and distinctions for various modules. “I had 2 competitions sandwiched between eco-nomics and human resource management exams last month. Moreover, I am also teaching Latin ballroom for the past 2 years.” Sean admits that it can be tough at times especially when exams and competitions coin-cide. “I have to carefully plan my schedule so that I can allocate equal priority to training, studying and teach-ing without compromising too much on any one area.”
Click to find out more on UCD’s programmes
In focus: Sean Mahendren
UCD full time student
CDS Editorial: Social Media & Your Career
In the age where digital media is part of the modern lifestyle, do you know how to use digital media to your ad-
vantage? Do you know the difference between Facebook and Linkedin? Get smart and clean up your virtual trail!
In this digital age, anyone wired into the digital space is at once connected to someone out there wirelessly. Not many understand
the huge ramifications of the age of Google on our lifestyles, and more importantly, our privacy and security. Are you aware that
your online presence stamps a digital trail on cyberspace which may somewhat affect your professional image?
Can you really differentiate a ‘social account’ and a ‘professional account’? Many of us are regular users of social media platforms
such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Linkedin. The mainstay Facebook has a reported reach of 350 million users worldwide
and most individuals use their accounts for social purposes, connecting with families and friends and gaming through multi-media
connectivity to the plethora of apps and platforms available. There are now more organizations clued into social media and oper-
ate Facebook page and groups for business purposes too. On the other hand, Linkedin’s interfaces and functionalities primarily
project your professional image.
The definition of ‘social account’ and ‘professional account’ is based entirely on our own perceived use of these accounts. Focus on
keeping a professional account separate from your social connections and community discussions on your ‘social account’.
If you have decided you will maintain a professional account for keeping contact with business associates, do not sabotage yourself
by bringing your social circle into this account. Your friends’ casual comments may end up tainting your professional image. Be
mindful that what you post on your social account is being carried over to your other accounts if you have agreed to content shar-
ing with other media accounts in your account settings. Your new high scores, moods, tabloid news interests and social exploits
should not appear on your professional account.
Your Network and Contacts – Quality versus Quantity Does more ‘friends’ and ‘connections’ on digital media accounts mean you
are better connected? Having 10,000 virtual friends or followers does not necessarily equate to networking quality. Be selective
about accepting invitations from people you barely know, many are adding complete strangers without finding out the possible
connection. By adding, you are inviting them into your digital world. By signing up for social media accounts, users are giving up
their right to privacy – the terms and conditions on the sign-up page will
usually tell you so in very small print! In networking, prioritize quality over
quantity. Don’t risk being tagged with some embarrassing posts which could
tarnish your image, which leads to the next question.
Do employers check up employees or job candidates on digital media?
According to a 2013 study by CareerBuilder (2013), employers have ad-
mitted rejecting candidates because of their social media activities. Every-
thing you post online helps determine who you are as a person, not only to
your friends but also your potential employer. The study also shared that
employers look at digital media to gain a sense of behavior and personality
of the person outside of interview or his professional life. Think twice before
you whine about trivial matters and avoid digging a well for yourself with
controversial comments. We have all heard of the recent case of an individ-
ual who have had to leave job and country due to a virtual slip up! In closing,
please watch what you post and check your account settings!
Article brought to you by Student Affairs & Graduate Services Office. Read other career
articles in Kaplan Campuslife Website
Source:
Careerbuilder Survey (2013). More Employers Finding Reasons Not to Hire Candidates on
Social Media. Chicago, USA. www.careerbuilder.com.
Hot Jobs
Click on the hyperlinked positions below to find out more
details.
Full-Time Positions
Various Jobs in Tata Consultancy Services
Account and Administrative Assistant in JRP
associates Pte Ltd
Sales Coordinator for Pacific Wells Pte Ltd
Junior Programmer (HTML) for Maven Tree
Financial Consultant for Advisors Alliance
Internships
Various Internship Positions with ESG Pte. Ltd
Purchasing Intern with Broadcom Singapore
Technical Support Assistant with High Tech
Solutions
For more job opportunities, please visit Kaplan
CampusLife CDS Job Portal
and Kaplan-Jobstreet Career Corner.
Upcoming Events
Your last chance to sign up for the team golfing event happen-
ing on 22 February!
Expect lots of fun as teams go round the miniature golf putting
course so challenge your friends to form your own team! To be
held at Lilliput Golf at East Coast Park, all beginners are wel-
come!
Saturday, 22 February 2014
11:45am - 3:30pm (registration begins at 11:15am)
Gathering Venue:
Kaplan Student Committee Room,
PoMo Campus level 4
Limited to 8 teams, so book your seats now!
A refundable deposit of $10 is required to secure your registration for
the event. To register, please email to [email protected]
Competition: Glam Rags Pageant
Event: Crazy Golf Team Challenge
Are you green-minded? Join us for the upcoming sus-tainable style competition, Glam Rags Pageant. Form teams of 3 or 4 students comprising of a model, a stylist and a team manager/helper. The winning team stands to win up to $250 in shopping vouchers! The best model and best creation win shopping vouchers too!
Competing teams will create designs based on 3 themes: Formal, Casual and Futuristic. We will reward you points based on creativity, originality, sustainability and use of materials. Come showcase your style and green living for sustainability!
Saturday, 22 March 2014 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Wilkie Edge Campus Level 2 Open Area
Limited to 10 teams of 3-4, so be quick and register
your team today!
A refundable deposit of $30 per team is required to secure
your registration for the event. To register, please email
Event Registration Instructions on Pg7
Workshop:
Entrepreneurship and Personal Wealth Management
Upcoming Seminars/ Workshops
Workshop: Study Smart, Learn the Right Way
Do you find yourself stressing over your studies and not doing as well as you think you should, no matter how
much effort and time you put in? Are you studying smartly? Have you identified which study methods are
more effective for you? Join us in this
upcoming Study Tips workshop to find out
about the 8 study techniques that could
enhance your results and help you score
better grades! Don’t just study hard -
learn how to study smart!
Date: Wednesday, 5 March 2014 Time: 6.30pm - 9.30pm (registration starts at 6.15pm) Venue: Wilkie Edge Campus, Level 2, Classroom 209 A refundable deposit of $10 is required to se-
cure your registration for the event. To regis-
ter, please email to [email protected]
Gone for job interview after job interview and not getting any offers? Job
interviews can be extremely stressful and if you are not well prepared, it
would be very difficult to do well and convince the hirer you are right for the
job. In this workshop, you will learn how to go into a job interview confident
and prepared!
Date: Tuesday, 18 February 2014
Time: 6.30pm - 9.30pm (registration starts at 6.15pm)
Venue: Wilkie Edge Campus, Level 2, Classroom 206
A refundable deposit of $10 is required to secure your registration for the workshop.
To register, please email to [email protected]
Workshop: Managing Job Interviews
Have you ever thought of starting your own business and being your own
boss? Join us for this seminar on entrepreneurship and learn how to manage
your own wealth. Know the basics of starting your own business and the fi-
nancing options available for budding entrepreneurs.
Date: Tuesday, 25 February 2014 Time: 6.30pm - 9.30pm (registration starts at 6.15pm) Venue: Wilkie Edge Campus, Level 2, Classroom 209
A refundable deposit of $10 is required to secure your registration for the workshop. To register, please email to [email protected]
Event Registration Instructions on Pg7
Upcoming Seminars/ Workshops
About to graduate and kick start your career? What should you
do with your first paycheck? In this 2-hour talk, you will learn
how you should manage your money to make the most of it. DP
Credit Bureau will share with you tips on building your savings
and managing wealth, plus why your credit report matters!
Date: Thursday, 27 March 2014
Time: 6.30pm - 8.00pm (registration starts at 6.15pm)
Venue: Wilkie Edge Campus, Classroom WE210
A refundable deposit of $10 is required to secure your registration for
the event. To register, please email to [email protected]
Date: Thursday, 20 March 2014 Time: 6.45pm - 9.00pm (registration starts at 6.15pm) Venue: Wilkie Edge Campus, Level 2, Classroom 210
Kaplan Campus Life brings you a free seminar on Analytical Tools for Stock Investment.
Through this seminar, you will be able to
identify key business sectors that make up
the benchmark S&P 500 index, the perfor-
mance of each business sector in terms of
the 5 different stages of the business cycle
as well as the technical analysis used by
professionals to implement a robust sector
rotation strategy. This seminar on analytical
tools aims to provide participants a begin-
ner’s insight into stock investment. Sign up
today!
A refundable deposit of $10 is required to secure
your registration for the event. To register,
please email o [email protected]
Seminar: Analytical Tools for Stock Investments
Seminar: The Career & Credit Kick-off
Event Registration Instructions on Pg7
"Life isn’t about finding yourself.
Life is about creating yourself."
George Bernard Shaw
Interest Groups News
Interested in volunteering and helping the
less fortunate? Join CASE and be part of
our community service club. Here are
some volunteering opportunities available
right now. For more information, email us
Time is running out.
Have you signed up
for our football trials
yet?
Be a part of Kaplan
Elites today!
To sign up, email us at
We Care @ North West - Cookie Distribution at Nee Soon GRC
On the evening of 26 January 2014,
25 volunteers from Kaplan comprising
of students and staff, together with
Minister ER DR Lee Bee Wah, Mem-
ber of Parliament for Nee Soon GRC,
participated in a heartwarming pre-
Chinese New Year activity by bringing
cheers to the needy households of
Nee Soon South. The volunteers came
together to distribute bags of festive
goodies to 286 rental units at Nee
Soon South.
We would like to take this opportunity
to thank all Kaplan students and staff
who participated in this meaningful
event.
For more photos of our students in this
event, please click here.
Post Event Gallery
Explore Chinatown –
Tastiest Food Tour
With Chinese New Year around the corner,
39 students explored colourful Chinatown
in search of yummy good foods in our first
ever food trail on 18 January 2014.
Participants tried delectable treats such as
Chinese Rice Dumplings, Bak Kwa
(roasted pork), Soya-sauce chicken as well
as famous desserts from a renowned des-
sert cafe in Chinatown. Everyone had fun
checking out the busy street stalls too.
Participants were invited to submit their
own pictures taken on the day by uploading
their images to the KSC Club Facebook
group. Samuel Ng was the eventual winner
of the photo contest, winning himself a $50
shopping voucher. Check out more event
highlights taken on the day here or view
the full gallery on our Facebook page
here .
Event Registration Instructions
1. To register for any event, kindly email with Subject:: Event/workshop title and your details as follows: Full Name, CT number,
contact number, email address, program/course.
Sign up as a user on Campus Life website and register for any events through the website or register in person at Student Affairs
and Graduate Services Office (SAGSO) located at PoMo campus between 9:00am to 7:00pm, Monday to Friday.
2. An email acknowledgement will be sent to students within 3 working days of your registration email. If you do not hear from us, please
contact Student Affairs & Graduate Services Office at [email protected] or call 6411 4558 to check on your registration.
3. A refundable deposit of $10 is required to secure your registration for the event (where applicable).
4. Deposit is to be paid at least 7 days before the event date and serves to confirm your registration.
5. If deposit is not paid 7 days before event, email registration will be considered null and void. Your seat will be released to the next person
on the waiting list.
6. Organizer reserves the right to decline entry to participants who have registered via email but had not paid their deposit.
7. Please note that receipts issued for payment of deposit must be retained and presented on event day for deposit re-
fund purposes. Deposits will be forfeited for no-show on event day.
8. Please note that photographs and videos may be taken for publicity purposes. By registering for the event, participants agree to the use
of their images by Kaplan for marketing and publicity purposes.
Note 1: Kaplan reserves the right to replace, modify or cancel the said event/programme due to insufficient registration. (Registrants will be
notified of any cancellation via email at least 3 days before the scheduled event)
Note 2: Any cancellation post registrations must be notified via email to [email protected] or [email protected] at least 7 days before
the event date, stating valid reasons and with supporting documents attached. All requests for refunds are assessed on a case-to-case ba-
sis and shall be at the sole discretion of the organizers.
Enquiry Matters
Your concerns matter to us. For prompt attention to related matters, please address concerns to:
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Information
3-Step Dispute & Grievance Resolution Process Kaplan Singapore is committed to providing prompt and efficient channels for students to seek resolution for their dispute and grievance. A student dispute or grievance may arise from any aspect of their educational experi-ence at Kaplan Singapore which they be-lieve to be unfair, unjust or unreasonable. This would include unsatisfactory services (e.g. poor teaching quality, changes to the curriculum, and delays in awarding certifi-cates). Read here for more details on the process to assist in the resolution of student dispute and grievance.
Career Services for all Kaplan graduates-to-be!
Career Development Series – Building Your Hardware, Developing Your Software and Managing Your Heartware
Do you know Kaplan offers career services to those who would like some career guidance and advice?
The Career Development Series (CDS) is a 3-dimensional career advisory series of developmental workshops, previews,
talks, coupled with individual or small group career counseling/coaching services to help prepare you to enter industry. We
have also developed a dedicated job portal for Kaplan students to help their job search. CDS helps you to enhance your em-
ployability skills and stay relevant in the workforce. Click here to find out more about the CDS framework. To book an appoint-
ment with our career counselor. email us at [email protected]
Highlights
St. Patrick’s Day is commemorated every year on 17 March by the Irish communities around the world. Saint Patrick was a patron saint of Ireland credited with spreading Chris-tianity in Ireland.
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated not only in Ireland but also in some big cities and small towns where there are significant Irish populations. Typically, the day is celebrated with pa-rades, wearing green (sometimes from head to toe), music and songs, Irish food and drink, and activities for kids such as crafts, coloring and games. Some communities even go so far as to dye rivers or streams green!
This year, Kaplan and UCD have once again joined hands to support this fun parade that will be happening on 16 March. A march will begin at Old Parliament House and end at Circular Road. A large banner will be provided for participants to hold throughout the march. So come join the green party! Email [email protected]
Calling All UCD Students –
Come Join the St Patrick’s Day Parade!
St Patrick’s Day Parade 2014
Date: Saturday, 16 March 2014
Time: 2.30pm to 4.30 pm
Location: Old Parliament House, 1 Old
Parliament Lane, Singapore (179429)
Attire: Casual wear, All Things Green
In our next issue:
Check out the Valentine’s Day messages from students to friends and loved ones
Get updates on MASK and Photography Club Brainstorm sessions.
See post-event highlights from Crazy Golf Team Challenge
Look out for our first ever camp coming your way in May!
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