Are you sure foreigners now can achieve more than 100k in SG? I heard many foreigners offered 1.8k/month for starters in SG compared in OZ where the starting salary is AUD 3k/month.
I also think to get 65k in OZ is faster and easier than in SG where people are too kiasu and SG is over crowded.
I believe OZ will have further growth in the future since they haven't maximised the PPE

In OZ at least you will see no far gap between rich and the poor. Hence, it will be good for the residents.
Of course per capita will be higher since SG has less residents liao

This post has been edited by Materazzi: Oct 23 2011, 06:57 PM

[quote=ben3003,Oct 23 2011, 06:53 PM]Easy to get OZ job as engineer? Normally can apply at where?

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you can stay in OZ up to 2 yrs if you have graduated from OZ university

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Added on October 23, 2011, 7:04 pm[quote=mercury8400,Oct 23 2011, 06:55 PM]
Btw, in Australia jov vacancy the FM usually noted 90-110k+super.
If you leave your money in CPF then it will deteriorate with infaltion to suck up the value of your money.
See this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_count...velopment_Index
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Peace_Index
Even Australia is safer than Singapore lol...I respect your comment, I will make note about it about having car in OZ is expensive, the maintenance one is. Will you consider to open saloon/garage in OZ?

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Added on October 23, 2011, 6:26 pmOr beter you work in Brunei since it doesn't have income tax.

http://www.byebyeblighty.com/tax-havens/li...-in-brunei.html

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I suspect you are just trying (hard) to find reasons to justify why you should migrate to SG instead of Aus despite the obvious "benefits" most people (including me) have pointed out to you. If you feel so strongly that Aus is better than just go lar.

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you are right that I find the reasons for best one.
however, each country has its pros and cons.
But I welcome you and seantang to give positive comments about SG.
I just see SG has lower currency power and lower salary for accounting.
How come starting salary is only 1.8k-2.2k only. My pay here is better although I have just worked for 1 yr..
I will take note about it. Thanks..


This post has been edited by Materazzi: Oct 23 2011, 07:04 PM

wow, your company has lots of finance staffs. In my company, 1 Finance manager, 4 controllers, 5 accounting staffs, 2 tax officers, 3 export-import officers and 7 purchasing officers. I am as fresh grad joined as controller, where can I be promoted to? All other controllers people are older than me by 6-10 yrs. The FM is already >50 yrs old.
although we have a few finance people, but our turnover has already been about US$100 million and it expects to double in 2012. In total we have about 1k employees.

Will singaporean look at you as intruders too? You see them nagging at EDMW about FT snatching their jobs.

Btw, your company is 500 Fortune and this is why they pay better.
What is the good about service and technology? service is too overrated and do you think finance people are not cost center? what do they do about service and technology? My company paid US$1million for SAP, that's expensive and need to pay monthly maintenance

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Added on October 23, 2011, 9:38 pmworking holiday visa bro.

This post has been edited by Materazzi: Oct 23 2011, 09:40 PM

Nope, I will make a jump in sg first.
But my company in sg is only a sales representative office lei and only has 1 accountant.
They offered me to transfer but I have rejected it 2 weeks ago. I don't think it will grow my career. what do you think?
It seems sg is not good for people who have experience in manufacturing company since they have more service and technological companies

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Added on October 24, 2011, 12:17 amWhy don't you open citi account? I heard they offer for free when you withdraw and transfer in any ATMs

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Added on October 24, 2011, 12:19 amHave I said that I will work to OZ now? maybe I will plan for next 3-5 yrs.

This post has been edited by Materazzi: Oct 24 2011, 12:19 AM

Even CA Australia guy cannot calculate ratio right.

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Added on October 25, 2011, 9:11 pmwow, IT salary pawn accounting deep deep..
I think I should change to IT then

This post has been edited by Materazzi: Oct 25 2011, 09:11 PM

Then why don't you open the biz in your part time? My friend invested her money to import vietnam baby clothes and sell it in the department store. well she earns 50% of her salary.

true my coy even don't pay me OT, all my salaries are gross.. If I say to them, no need to hire other people, just me to handle all, do they want? maybe, but they have to bear risk if I suddenly leave the coy, who will replace me?

You cannot depend on increment. I don't know why increment is small but when you jump to other companies then your pay will be double. true story of me.

This is like my friend does. he is a market analyst in my coy. day to day in singapore(1 week/month) lives at regis park hotel. allowance meal is 50USD/day, very good!

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Added on October 27, 2011, 11:52 pmhaha, bonus will depend on your and company performance.
That's why I will be doing in budgeting now, I just let them to give me the slack budgeting. If you have high budget, your chance to get high bonus will be high!! However, need to prove the budget is right, no need to be a cult hero who press the budget and insist the improvement in all areas with cost saving!

For promotion, need to against people who are senior and older, that's the challenge. Need to stay long at the company to prove you are worth at the coy, but if you can get higher salary in new company, why not?

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Added on October 28, 2011, 12:01 amIf I want to change career, it should be sales where the money IS!! why should I take back office job.
Sales is very good, I see their budget, spend time travelling to US, Europe with high class hotel and the salary is very high.. No need to be handsome and extrovert if your products are on demand and have quality. Our budget for sales expenses are around US$500-700k.. Btw, what biz analyst does and what related to IT? I thought it is accountant's job like financial analyst.

This post has been edited by Materazzi: Oct 28 2011, 12:03 AM

I audited several companies last year from the giant company to small company and I got opportunity to audit their payroll and look the lists of people with their salaries. I am so surprised how company with $1 billions of revenues, the salary structure even lower than company with $100 million of revenues. The giant company only pays huge for the DIRECTOR, it's about US$300k/yr included in bonus but the GM it's only about US$3k/month. this is crazy. they can make good profit when they pay their employees low.

This post has been edited by Materazzi: Oct 29 2011, 07:55 AM

this is where inequality is, I pity people who work there, their turnover rate of people is also small, it's about 0.5%/yr. The giant company has 2500 people whereas the 100 million company has 1000 people. Industry is same, manufacturing. The profit of giant company is US$100 millions where the smaller is only US$12 million.

This post has been edited by Materazzi: Oct 29 2011, 08:34 AM

2k for me is luxury. I will rent a room in my whole life. hahha...

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Added on November 14, 2011, 10:54 pm2k for me is luxury. I will rent a room in my whole life. hahha...

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Added on November 14, 2011, 10:56 pmthis is the good being single, you will enjoy your life more.

This post has been edited by Materazzi: Nov 14 2011, 10:56 PM

the prob, is your wife drawing the good salary too? How about the shopaholic wife?
I seldom find the girls who save lots money in their working life.
I want the financial freedom(want this badly, too tired of office politics), I find it to retire at penang with cheap cost of living and good medical centre. However, I like city environment where I can see lots chio girls
Not to be proud because the inheritance, I have already had 5 landed houses and 1 shophouse from my father under my name(Thanks to him).
In singapore, I find it better to rent rather than buy a condo there, I think it will be crazy to sell all my houses to buy 1 condo in Sg..

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Added on November 15, 2011, 11:56 pmthe prob, is your wife drawing the good salary too? How about the shopaholic wife?
I seldom find the girls who save lots money in their working life.
I want the financial freedom(want this badly, too tired of office politics), I find it to retire at penang with cheap cost of living and good medical centre. However, I like city environment where I can see lots chio girls
Not to be proud because the inheritance, I have already had 5 landed houses and 1 shophouse from my father under my name(Thanks to him).
In singapore, I find it better to rent rather than buy a condo there, I think it will be crazy to sell all my houses to buy 1 condo in Sg..

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Added on November 15, 2011, 11:57 pmI hate to travelling long way. I just want to rent the room near working place, save lots time to be spent for useful thing.
This past 2 years I have to travel around 1-1.5 hrs, this makes me sick!!

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Added on November 16, 2011, 12:02 amPrice is what you pay, value is what you get.
I like japanese and korean cuisine, Ngee ann poly food court is the best for me.
Got salmon, ebi just for $3-3.5 etc..
I hate the economical rice bro.. $10/day is enough for me.
At weekend can eat sushi buffett at nihonmura just for $20.

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Added on November 16, 2011, 12:11 amsunkist is more important bro
joking... I cannot speak mandarin bro, I was in malay educated school

This post has been edited by Materazzi: Nov 16 2011, 12:11 AM