Jia Jing (James) Boh
Economics
School of Social Sciences
Summary
I am a huge people-person and spent 2 years in financial advisory during my uni days, but then i fell in love with the digital tech industry and decided to pivot. Hence, I am currently in NTUC’s U-Digitech Management Programme where i get to be exposed to various digital skillsets in different enterprises.
Featured Skills
Work Experience
Associate Product Manager Mar 2019 - Present
MoneyOwl (2nd Rotation) SingaporeU-Digitech Management Associate Aug 2018 - Present
NTUC Social Enterprise SingaporePioneer batch of the U-Digitech Management Associate Programme, where the main focus is on using technology, digital marketing, product design (UX/UI) , e-commerce and data analytics to transform businesses.
Associate Product Manager Aug 2018 - Feb 2019
NTUC First Campus (1st Rotation) SingaporeI was part of the product team for Kidzmatters, a brand new parent portal that seeks to provide parents of preschoolers with bite-sized information and resources to better support their child’s learning.
▪ Carried out market, user and keyword research , A/B testings and wrote user stories with the goal of optimising the product and driving traffic to the portal
▪ Successfully relaunched the product by making data backed changes, resulting in great improvements:
Increased number of users by 40%
Reduced bounce rate by 42%
Financial Consultant Aug 2016 - Apr 2018
Advisors Alliance Group (AIA) SingaporeI guided clients through a comprehensive financial planning process by reviewing their existing policies and crafting plans to meet their financial needs and goals
▪ Upgraded myself by attaining the Rockwills Associate Estate Planning Practitioner (AEPP®) Designation and attending the Tony Robbins Unleash the Power Within Course
▪ Fully funded my 6 months exchange to Amsterdam with the commissioned earned
Summer Internship May 2016 - Jul 2016
Advisor Alliance Group (AIA) SingaporeI learnt about the financial services trade and the agency’s day to day activities as a financial consultant, including a 2-day Leadership Course and a 4 days Overseas Business camp at Krabi
▪ Obtained Capital Markets and Financial Advisory Services (CMFAS) Certifications for M9, M9A, M8, M8A, M5 and HI
Co Founder Mar 2015 - Aug 2015
Rekt SingaporeI established a start-up company with 2 other founders to design and sell trendy drawstring bags to youths through e-commerce as part of the minor in entrepreneurship NTU course (http://b38g4.ntuentrepreneur.org/)
▪ Developed effective marketing strategies by setting up a E-commerce website and social media platforms to generate interests and leads in company’s products
▪ Broke even in 3 months
Contract Bank Staff Dec 2013 - Jun 2014
UOB Private Bank SingaporeIn my six months stint at UOB Private Banking, I provided administrative support to 8 Relationship Officers and 16 Relationship Managers of the North Asia team
▪ Assisted Relationship Officers in processing clients’ daily trade transactions and updating their fixed deposits interest accurately
▪ Managed transactions and supporting documents of over 400 private bank clients with a minimum net worth of $2 million
Education
Exchange Study (Economics) Feb 2017 - Jul 2017
university of Amsterdam NetherlandsTraveled to 18 countries and 40 cities, notably including Tomorrowland
Bachelor of Arts (Economics) Aug 2014 - May 2018
Nanyang Technological University SingaporeActivities and Societies: Food Craft and Fermentation Club l Judo team l Hall XI jam band vocalist l Hall XI social subcommittee member
Fermentation Club- Member
▪ Experimented as a team of 4 in formulating recipes and brewing our own Apple Pie Cyser, presenting it to students during the hall event Crespion Night out for over 100 students
Judo Club- School Representative
▪ Won Gold medal for junior team category under Inter Tertiary Championships (ITC) 2016
▪ Won Bronze medal (60kg) for individuals category under ITC 2015 and 2016
Hall XI - Lead Vocalist, Jam Band
▪ Performed as a 5-member band for over 100 members of the public at Mrs Lee Choon Guan Theatre and other hall events, including Mid-Autumn Festival and Halloween Night
Hall XI- Social Subcommittee Member
▪ Assisted in the planning of various hall events in a committee of 25 members (Chinese New Year Celebration, Appreciation Dinner) for over 200 hall residents
Minor In Entrepreneurship (Business And Management) Dec 2014 - Aug 2015
Nanyang Technological University SingaporeA levels (Economics) Jan 2012 - Dec 2014
Anderson Junior College SingaporeActivities and Societies: Outdoor Activities Club (ODAC) Quarter Master l Class Leader l Alpha Bravo (AB) Camp Head Of Logistics
ODAC - Quarter Master
▪ Managed the store and logistics by conducting regular stock checks and coordinating loan requests for club activities such as expeditions, camps and requests by other clubs
▪ Spearheaded the planning and execution of a 5D4N expedition to Cameron Highlands for 30 club members
Class Leader
▪ Organised an amazing race for over 50 children from Hougang Student Care Centre as part of the class service learning project to create a fun bonding experience for the children
▪ Directed the planning and set-up of the class’s game carnival booth for College Family Day, a charity fund raising event in school
AB Camp- Head Of Logistics
▪ Organised the AB camp as part of the executive committee, a yearly 5D4N camp for training over 100 student leaders
▪ Led a team of 4 to provide and manage the logistics required from the different camp committees to ensure the camp ran smoothly
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Q&A with Jia Jing (James) Boh
As a Y4 student that is feeling lost since i am about to graduate, how should i start off with my career search?
Just like you , i used to feel the same way during Year 4 where 'job search' and ' what are you going to do after you graduate?' became a very common topic that me and my friends talked about while we were in school. It didn't help that some of my peers had already found a job in Y4S1!
The first thing that you should do is to embrace the feeling and tell yourself that you are not alone in feeling this way. It is normal to feel lost and panicky now that graduation is impending.
Next, what i will recommend you is to set up an appointment with your career coach regarding career interest. Talk to him/her about the feelings you have and be honest. After all, they are there to help us out in guiding us towards finding a job that we will enjoy as well as the job hunting process.
Then, start to do up your resume, cover letter and linkedin profile. You might think that it will only take you a short amount of time but please do not underestimate the process. A lot of time and effort has to be spent on improvising these three things, where you should be sending it to your career coach and friends to ask for feedback a couple of times. This whole process could take you a few weeks to even 1 to 2 months.
Hint: remember to save your finalised copy of your resume and cover letter in the pdf format to be sent during your job applications.
Moving on, start attending career talks and career fairs to get a wider exposure as to what kind of jobs are available out in the market. Talk to the HR personnel to find out more about the specific culture and day to day work at the firms that piqued your interest.
At this point in time, you are more or less ready to start your job search! you can start by creating an excel sheet to record down all the jobs that you have applied ( no. , job title, description, date applied, stage of application and misc). This serves the purpose of keeping track of how many jobs you have applied thus far as well as to know what the job is about when you receive a phone call from your prospective employer for a phone interview ( Sometimes, job applications on the job portals get taken down after a while and you might not remember what you even applied for!)
Next, start applying for jobs using job portals such as ntu career axis,linkedin, glassdoor, jobstreet, jobdb, glints, monster.com etc while recording them in your excel sheet. Remember to apply for enough jobs, it is foolish to apply for just 1 to 3 applications for eg and expect to get hired. One should apply for at least 10 jobs!
During the application period, you should start to prepare for video interviews, psychometric tests and face to face interviews. There are plenty of online resources out there for the psychometric tests, while your friendly career coach can definitely help you out with mock interviews.
Lastly, make sure you have proper formal wear before attending the interviews, always be early for your interviews and send a thank you email after your interviews. Then, hope for the best!
I hope these tips have been helpful, feel free to contact me anytime if you have any questions or need guidance for your job hunting process or if you are feeling lost!
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Can graduates with non tech background get into a tech career?
Absolutely! I myself came from a economics background where i did not know much about tech other than taking a digital marketing course in NTU.
If you are someone that is interested in getting into the tech industry, what you can do is start researching on which field you want to get into ( Digital marketing, data analytics, UX/UI, Coding etc) and take some of the courses that are available online on places such as udemy, linkedin learning and other learning portals. With the skillset that you have obtained, go on and start creating small projects to play with, such as creating a website on your own for eg.
This will allow you to 1. gauge whether you will be interested in embarking on a tech career path 2. Put your new skillset on your resume to increase your employability chances 3. Have fun in learning a new skill!
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