QUOTE(MPIK @ Jul 25 2011, 11:29 AM)
I think the one of the factors also what profession he is into. Is your cousin's profession a highly demanded profession in SG?
Few weeks ago, i visited MOM website and if I remembered correctly, IT profession nowadays is not so demanded in SG already (partly because it's supply > demand) and earning $4K is not alot oso as alot of professionals nowadays earning tat kind of amount after 1 year from fresh grat.
My friend which is an IT professional also (specializing in Microsoft Navision with 2 yrs of experience somemore) got rejected PR too. His basic is $4,800.
But if you are into Accounting, Derivatives Markets or Corporate Finance, I reckon your chances of getting PR will be higher as Accounting and Finance professionals are now highly demanded in SG.
IT grunts (i.e. developers and administrators) are not well paid in Singapore due to the availability of a rich pool of cheap and good grunts from India, the Philippines, etc. The only better-paying jobs in the IT sector in Singapore are senior project managers, CIOs and sales folks from reputable vendor organizations.
Likewise for Retail Banking - that's not a sector that Singapore is too bothered to grow it nowadays.
Accounting, auditors, lawyers, doctors, pharmacists, shipping specialists, finance traders, private bankers - these are the hot jobs in Singapore now.