Just curious. I am looking for a position in Singapore. My expected salary is SGD4500. But my friends told me that most of her friends request between SGD 3 - 4k. I am in the IT line and I am a J2EE developer. Do you think I am asking for too much?

6 Years. My current salary is RM 6600.
Thanks

Are you sure? I have a few friends working in IBM. They are around 35 years in age doing support and they are getting SGD4500. They are also singaporeans. Are you sure that the market in Sg can pay SGD 6600?

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Added on February 9, 2012, 4:12 pmThat one I am not sure.

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The thing is. Even if i put SGD4500(NEGO). If it is too high, potential employers will not even look at it.

Because my friend is around 35. I am around 30. I really do not know the market in Sg. I dun think it is fair that companies are paying on a 1-1 (RM- SG) scale. Can someone maybe advise me the scale? How much lower should i ask for based on my current salary of RM 6600?
Thanks

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Added on February 9, 2012, 4:20 pmHow did you get the job btw?

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Getting lots of calls including from those indian recruitment centers offering me SGD 3000. A lot of the calls I am getting are actually offering me interviews for jobs based in KL. I really do not know how low I can scale down to. But so far I am asking this question because my friend in SingTel is getting SGD4k and I am asking her to find a job for me. If my friend did not inform me that she was earning SGD 4k I would have no doubt that I am worth between SGD 4.3 and SGD 4.5. But the fact that she told me that, I have to really reconsider. My headhunter friend was telling me about a job in NCS and they are willing to pay SGD4.5 but my application was KIVed. Another thing that really caused me to ponder was that I have another friend in IBM who is a Singaporean doing support there and he was also earning around SGD4.5K I think he is a NUS graduate in engineering so he should be earning more. I really dunno the true market in Sg. Are they actually paying much less. I mean a lot of people are saying that when u get into Sg, it should be between 0.8 to 1:1 but now i am actually seeing a lot of people actually not earning in that scale. I mean a lot of people who i would think should be earning more then 6-8k by now if salaries are really 1:1 are not really getting that amount.

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Added on February 9, 2012, 5:05 pmNo I dun.

This post has been edited by sylar111: Feb 9 2012, 05:05 PM

Very simple. I do not trust Malaysian economy. I think it is very likely to fall. I think Singapore is a developed country. Thus there are more opportunities. I want to improve myself.

If you have no confidence in yourself. Then ya ok. I know that there are a lot of bad points in Sg also. In Sg life is much more boring. It's about work. U dun have a car. Food is not as good. But I dun think that we stay here to do all these things. I feel that to progress we have to sacrifice some things dun u agree?

Of couse. You can do that. But you have to admit that mobility wise you are limited. I mean you know what I mean rite. I think people tend to be more warmhearted in My. Not saying that such ppl do not exist in Sg, but less. People are a little carefree over in KL. I agree that in Sg there are lots of things over. Definitely. But atmosphere wise, I dun think so.
Rite.

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Added on February 9, 2012, 6:15 pmI mean people and atmosphere wise. It's a little more cold over there. I mean I can feel it.

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Ya Please share.

Wat are the documents that we need to prepare in order to get a EP? Can some please advise me on this?

Well google is not really my best friend.I salute you if you really can get all of your answer from Google and not consult others. Is this not a valid question? I am asking others who has the experience in applying for an EP they would know what is really needed. If there is no one here who has not applied for an EP then fair enough.

If google is really the best friend why do we need consultants in the first place since we can get all of the answer from Google?

Thanks

This post has been edited by sylar111: Mar 22 2012, 05:13 PM

I might be joining you guys soon. I will be going to Singapore soon. Just curious. What kind of salary is considered "high" in singapore when it comes to status. Please dun tell me 10k + because this is something not many people really like earn. Tell me a sum that say most professionals would consider is ok.

Dat is the thing. Many of my friends(NUS Grad, 35) are earning like 4.5- 4.8k. I would think that this is considered like a senior post already. Dun think it is that easy to make big bucks anymore over there.

Any guys can help me over here. Wat is a System Analyst suppose to earn over there? Wat is the acceptable salary over there. Dun quote from salary guides pls. Just let me know generally how much people are earning over there.

Thanks

Are there anyone who has actually gone from Singapore to Malaysia? Can tell me what would the salary change be like? Say I am earning 5k in SG. I go back to Malaysia. How much do u think I would earn?

How long does it normally take for your EP to get approve.

Is there a reason why yours take 2 weaks? Sorry if my question is stupid. because difficult to book a house if i really do not know whether i will be working in singapore

Hey. Sorry to trouble you guys again. Do you know what kind of background check do those officers normally do when applying for EP?

Which cert? Just the education ones? Just wondering why taking so long to process