Most agents are like that When I first rented a place here the bloody agent promise this and that but never heard from that scum once the contract is signed and the commission paid.

Anyway, if it gets really bad you could lodge a complaint to Small Claims Tribunal (http://app.subcourts.gov.sg/sct/index.aspx). In the meantime, try to continue to track down your agent. Is she registered with agencies like PropNex? If she is you could try and contact the agency itself.


This post has been edited by shoograd: Aug 24 2011, 03:08 PM

ivanswk is right. This is the first time that I've heard a landlord willingly pay the full agent commission. Either you are VERY lucky and found an extremely generous landlord or there something fishy going on.

If I were you I would read the contract very, very carefully and check the agent's credentials.

Nice. Whats the name of the shop?

Employment Pass. Long story short, it's a document that allows you to work in Singapore legally.

Put it this way lah. If you do not go, then you definitely will not secure the job. If you go to the interview having done your homework beforehand (research the company, prepare your portfolio, update resume etc etc), then you will have a fighting chance.

Also, don't inquire the expected salary too early. You will come across as a bit shallow.

Haven't graduate hor? Chill la bro focus on what you have to do now and take your time to find a job once you have graduated.

No one lies on their deathbed wishing they have worked a little bit more.

Singapore will always be here, and such opportunities will always come around. Why you die die also wanna interrupt your revision to come to Singapore for an interview when you haven't even graduated. Concentrate on doing your best in your exams, take some time off after that to live a little and relax, then only you start your search.

What exactly do you mean by 'people like you'? What are you studying anyway?

More like rest after years and years of formal education

Come on lah, we are humans, not machines. Stop and smell the roses. Live a little. Then get your ass back to work.

This post has been edited by shoograd: Sep 12 2011, 04:57 PM

Are you willing to sacrifice every aspect of your social life for S$2.8k?

I was sent to Bintan when I was under the brief employment under a Singaporean company. The thing about Bintan is that while their resorts are generally awesome, the industrial estate is largely undeveloped and smack dab in the middle of nowhere. It takes 45 bloody minutes to travel by car from the resort port to the industrial estate!

There, you will find no shopping malls, no movie theatres, no restaurants, nothing. The closest semblance of civilisation you will find will be some small convenience stores and a nearby village which doesn't even have a proper tar road. I'm not too sure about your accommodation, but I was assigned one of the same hostel rooms that was occupied by the Indonesian operators. FYI, there won't be any fixed Internet connection, so your phone will be your best friend there.

Now you know why I was only 'briefly' employed in that company. They did not mention Bintan at all during the interview or in the contract, and their conduct was pretty unscrupulous, probably because they knew they would have a hard time getting professionals to stick around in Bintan for long. I was sent there on my third week with the company with little warning with an Indian engineer and a Filipino admin staff who were also newly hired, and all of us left by the second week.

If you die die also want to earn that S$2.8k and are willing to surrender your life for it, then go ahead. Otherwise, I am positive that there are plenty of better opportunities in Singapore. You just have to look hard enough.

Edit : If you want to get into the OnG industry, FMC Technologies is hiring graduate engineers a while back. Why don't you try applying there?

This post has been edited by shoograd: Sep 14 2011, 08:19 PM

Why did your first attempt fail?

Wait patiently for the iPhone 5 to come out in a few months la. There are strong indicators that it will be released in the US in early October, so it should hit Singaporean shores by early 2012. Using a basic, non-iPhone phone for a few months cannot die one.

https://eponline.mom.gov.sg/epol/PEPOLUAMT0...isplayAction.do

What utter nonsense.

Guys, know anywhere in Singapore where you can get an affordable and reliable medical check up?

iPhone 4S hits Singapore October 28th! Time to pinch those pennies

This post has been edited by shoograd: Oct 5 2011, 02:42 AM

Yes.

Really? Even PR who are Malaysians?

A Singaporean number helps but it isn't a golden ticket. Write a proper cover letter, ask someone to proofread your resume, look for openings beyond job websites and keep your fingers crossed.

One more thing, did you just mash the quick apply button or did you go beyond that?

This post has been edited by shoograd: Oct 8 2011, 09:26 AM

Where do you work out bro?


Not good to be so sneaky man, the MOM doesn't take too kindly to that. Besides, I think you cannot submit an EP application while your current one is still valid.

wah, so jialat one?

I was lucky I wasn't put through that. Left my first job after 3 months and got into my current one with a few hiccups on the way. I was worried the MOM would brand me as a job hopper but thankfully my EP was approved with no intervention from them whatsoever.

All hail the MOM!

Nope, but they will tax you 15% of your salary in total (3 month's worth in this case) and cheekily send you a letter thanking you for your contribution to nation building.

If you get a job soon after I think you can request for a tax refund or something though.

What, just like that?

What company are you working for?