It depends how much is your experience. Honestly speaking, when your interviewer ask why are you expecting that high salary ? Just answer in IT field we aren't look at fresh grad but experience(Doing Freelance for ex. during your studies for this far, what big project u have been handling before... ) . But of course you gotta prove what you have done before and how much you know in that language or skill Good luck

fresh graduate only....enter as Engineer...slowly have build my way up....hopefully i can make it...zzzz

Why do they have so much fixed allowance?

mind to share what kind of position they are ? comfortable office job ..

suspense leh 4k allowance

This is indeed helpful.

This may be a stupid question but are PRs required to serve NS?

What's the nature fixed allowance? When you say "office based", is that office on site, or in town?

For instance, we used to have accountants based in Kertih (working in the nice, very comfy onsite office... with practically no need at all to actually leave the 'admin' area of the site). We have to pay the Kertih guys hardship allowances which are 150% of the salaries of their peers in KL just to persuade them to stay there.

No, PRs' need not serve NS.

hello, to all bros working in sg. This kind of questions pop in every now and then, but I will love to have ur opinions guys. Just recently, I was offered a job with a basic of $6k. Further details like benefits yet to be determined/discussed. Working location is in Jurong West.

my question is:
1) any decent place recommended for rent with respect to the working location? what are the rentals are we looking?
2) looking forward to drive to work. Is that feasible or I should just stick to MRT/buses?

some infos of my background:
1) just married, probably expecting our first child next year. this will be my biggest headache. Not entirely sure if my wife tag along or she should just stay where she is. Thought of flying back to KL every fortnight. If she were to follow, is $6k enough for both of us? Am i looking at bigger area of rented rooms/unit? How much will they be?
2) 5 yrs exp, current work involves structural designs in oil, gas & petrochemical industries. Is $6k sufficient? I have no idea what are the market salary atm in sg. Offered job demands offshore line of work (based in office).

6k is definitely enough to 'survive'. I do not have a kid and im not married but I would believe its ok.

you would need a house unit so rental should set you back about 2k. Then comes other liabilities. Travel(public transport) is cheap. If you are looking to drive, cars are very exp now(COE is 45k+), parking is exp too. Food is cheap if you want it to be. Other stuff you can shift from your current house?

I go back to KL about 3-4 weeks once for visiting too. It is not going to be easy leaving your wife and child behind and visit once in a while, though cost should be lower(AA dont cost must, i recommend bus though), you wont really want to sacrifice the time you can get to spend with your family

This post has been edited by ray86: Jul 12 2011, 11:10 PM

Stay nearby lor. Jurong West..?

It really depends on your preference, how much you need a car and how much you value comfort. It costs $1-2K per month to run a car in SG. I know people who earn much less than you drive because they have to, and people who earn much more refuse to pay $80K for a Kelisa.

$6K is plenty for a single, but if you want a car and support a wife who doesn't work and a kid in SG... it's going to be quite tight on $6K if you want a yuppie lifestyle.

Flying in and out... should be cheaper but you have to decide if leaving a new wife alone for 2 weeks at a time is the best thing to do.

Do you have any other offers? If you do and they are higher, then $6K is insufficient. If you have no other offers, $6K is more than sufficient.

bro every fortnight will not make it myself been in your shoe , fly everyweek friday nite and coming back every monday morning, first flight, wake up around 4 plus drive to lcct
my other collegue a lady been doing this for 3 years until now, u will see the same batch of people flying first flight from kl to singapore every monday mornign

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Added on July 12, 2011, 11:21 pm6 k is tight bro, when your wife is pregnant, singapore friendly transport still not able to accommodate, u need cab or driving, and for driving u need to convert license , waiting time for exam is now at around 2 month


This post has been edited by ivanswk: Jul 12 2011, 11:21 PM

First gen PR (us)...no need.
2nd gen (our kids) onwards are required if they continue to retain PR by 16, cannot remember the exact age.


6k alone, to be honest, will not be enough.
Rental alone will take up 1/3 of your pay unless you go for a room rental which is not really feasible.
You still need to put food on the table.
For couples alone, yes, it will be enough.
However, with a new born, definitely not enough.
You might manage, but it will be more like you just scraped through.

1st gen no need, but 2nd gen need le

6k for 2 person hard to survive if assuming your wife no income. raise baby expensive le.. you would want to rent whole unit - 1200-1500 a month at least for 2 room HDB renting, but i think jurong west maybe cheaper since far from town. if work in jurong west, then can stay there too... cheaper rent and no need car. (P/S isnt car COE now like $70k??? madness)

if wife not working, then can stay home take care of baby, if not prepare for infant care centre - min 1200 a month for non-citizen

2nd generation PR need to serve NS

bro in addition, your wife if see gynae here in singapore, prepare around 60 - 100 plus per visit, vitamin, and some major scan, finally u need to decide where to deliver baby ...

Hi every bodies,
i just graduate from U and majoring in mechanical. My result is 3.6 out of 4.
through jobstreet and jobsdb i had send out many resume unfortunately din get any replies from the company i applied.

What is my problem?
expected salary that i put is 2.6k.
the salary i put is too high???

any one can help??

as if anyone willing to admit.

My main reason of using CC is for cash back and paying for my spendings once a month.
Currently using Msian CC for merchants eligible for 5% cashback. Otherwise will use SG card with 1% rebate.