Does any work in Singtel right now? I saw there is a project called Project Lion. has anyone involved this project before?

Hi guys, I just got the job offer in Singapore, will start work on first of June. But i am required to stay in Singapore, my sister works in Clark Quey and I will be working in Tai Seng, any suggestion which place is suitable for staying? What i mean is it has better safety, less crime ( I know Singapore is low crimes country, but there is still some place which is high rate of crime ), and its near MRT. And lastly, cheap rental. THanks~~~~~

Actually she stays in Clementi. You know from Clementi to Clark Quey is kinda far right? Because her company has moved from Clementi to Clark Quey, that's why she might need to move out to nearer places. I don't mind stay nearby Clark Quey, but i understand that Clark Quey rental is very expensive right?

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Added on March 16, 2012, 9:41 amMy sister has been working in Singapore for 2 years. I will be joining her on June. So i might be staying with her in a same room.

It's kind usual to see those weirdo, you can even find these people in KL as well. Like i saw an old guy singing 80s music loudly in bus. @__@

This post has been edited by Jet23sky: Mar 16 2012, 09:41 AM

Haha. Alright. I will ask my sis then. Thanks anyway.

Guys, can anyone recommend some search engine website for me to search for room? I'm looking room located in Eunos or Kovan..... Thanks

Thanks both of your information. I'm looking at it now. What's the price roughly for a room, can I still find a room which rental fees is around $500 or 600?

I don't think it will update so soon since is just started. I would like to get the map asap as it will be easier for me to go Singapore without jam

+1.Actually I do feel that for those who are staying quite far from Singapore, i'm not recommending you guys stay in Singapore and look for a job. Nowadays those companies in Singapore are rarely accept walk in interview. Even you try to submit resume or watsoever to them, they are either reject you and ask you to apply through online, or they just take your paper and you will be wondering whether it will send to HR or not.

Even I live in JB, i also need to spend few months, to get a job. Maybe is my luck is not enough, but assuming your situation is like me, staying in Singapore for few months is going to cost you...... . If a company would like to hire you, no matter where you are, they will surely ask you to come for interview.

Going to live in Farrer Park and start work on June 1st, I'm lucky that this company HR is willingly to wait 2 and half months due to my current contract. :

This post has been edited by Jet23sky: Apr 9 2012, 11:48 AM

Actually, even you are fresh grad, it is still possible for you of getting hired. Its just whether the company wanna hire you or not compare with others who have better qualification. But this is somehow depend on your luck. Sometimes even you have the great qualification and skills, the company would still try to tease you or even make fun on you. I have a real scenario among my friends.

I would say go for it, special qualification or set of skills? Its quite vary.

Does anyone get any suggestion for me to park my car in the nearest mrt in order to go to Marina Bay? I'm not familiar with Singapore road, so I'm thinking of parking my car in the nearest mrt ( not too far from marina bay ).

This post has been edited by Jet23sky: Apr 9 2012, 12:07 PM

I'm wondering your special skills for fresh grad is referred as? Lower cost? This doesn't apply only to fresh grad, its even applied to everyone, even how good are you with bunch of exp and cert, you will still expect lower salary compare to local candidate, even you got PR. (better than Non-PR, but still can't beat local singaporean)

Nowadays there are few Singapore company are having trends even how high is your qualification, whether double degree, or even u got PHD, you might lose to a local citizen with a Degree cert. Furthermore the person has worked in Singapore for 3 years, + with a PR. This is not something that with qualification + lower salary demand can settle. Seriously, this is being as luck on getting the job. The treatment lines between us being as foreigner and local citizen are too significant. This is same goes to Australia as well.

This post has been edited by Jet23sky: Apr 9 2012, 01:50 PM

back to my question again, are you so sure you can get higher salary than the local citizen? I'm sure most of us are underpaid, we have the right to decline any possible pay that you may think is lower salary. But some companies won't just because of your nerf and negotiate with it. There is a trend for the fixed salary nowadays, whereby local citizen, should be getting around this amount, and PR should be getting around this amount lower. Big companies such as Big 4 are applying this rule. And if HR doesn't like you in the first place, even interviewer said you confirm get the job will not help you at all. No matter how good is your qualification. Even the reason is so absurd that everyone will think HR is make fun on you in the first place.

This post has been edited by Jet23sky: Apr 9 2012, 01:59 PM

Actually he can ask his friend to get Singapore prepaid card first and keep the phone alive when he was in KL. Its still the same though. Unless HR realize the fees is roaming call. :S

But the real fact is, its existed. Your company is really good as salary scales are same, but some companies out there are not. Even bunch of my friends who are Singaporean citizen can't believe this as well after what his colleague who is a PR has faced throughout the problem. I hate to say this though but this is really true. I do believe there is discrimination within some companies. Maybe the reason you all don't feel it is because the company kept this problem really well and its a well reputation companies as well. Foreigners being more desperate, yes i truly agree, but the case i've seen, its not due to lower pay, in fact is really somehow like discrimination.

Should be twenty years, bro

Man... i love your motto~~~~ Just like what my sis in Aus told me.

Like i said, the case i've seen now is not due to paid less... Its purely human attack, even though the person is from HR and most probably my friend doesn't even bother with her, but during the phone conversation... its really bad.... really bad....

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Added on April 9, 2012, 3:42 pmThat's true, actually my friend he doesn't have to worry so much as he has PR anyway. Getting the job will be much much easier compare with last time, with 3 years working exp in Singapore. Of course, in theory we should f them back, but you know, not everyone knows how to be a devil. So i can say, my friend is still not mature enough to counterattack those kind of issues. Most important thing is that, we can't let them take things for granted.

This post has been edited by Jet23sky: Apr 9 2012, 03:42 PM