noticed that some of you took a long time (or even one year) to get an interview.
just wondering. after an interview. usually how long do the companies take to contact you regarding offer (if you get the job)?
do they even contact you if you are rejected?
thanks.

I didn't ask them, and they didn't tell me when they will get back to me. So now I'm waiting. Sigh. Don't know how long should I wait.
Thanks anyway

hi everyone.
i've attended some interviews in Singapore last few days.
one of them has offered me. but have yet to give me a formal offer letter. just asked me to fill in the EP form to submit.
is this standard procedure? when will i receive the offer letter? after approval of the EP pass and medical check up or will they give me the offer letter before approval?
thanks in advance for your advice.

do i need to fill in the Employment Pass Application Form or will the company do that for me? i noted there are certain sections which are totally not within my knowledge.
anyone knows how to fill in the forms?
thanks.

ok. thanks
how long does it take to get the work pass?

thanks!
signed the offer letter already.
guess the only hurdle is the work pass and medical check up.
also. accommodation

with the increase of property prices in singapore. i don't think it is easy to get a room which is less than $500.
in malaysia. one "stupid small shit room" is only RM100 or RM200. RM1000 you can leave near KLCC already.
not everything in Malaysia is expensive.
although i like singapore more than malaysia. i won't say that malaysia is THAT bad.

i have submitted relevant documents to the company, signed the employment contract etc. and they said will apply the EP for me. do they usually inform us when they have submitted the EP forms? or do we need to ask the company ourselves regarding the application?
thanks.

i see. thanks.
so it's safe to say i need to wait for another week or so before i get to know the results right?
can't wait!
hopefully everything turns out ok. because i need time to look for rooms as well. commencement date first week of september.

4 days! that was fast!
and yes i was reading this thread and i realised that some applications took a while to get approvals. and i am a bit concerned now. plus i don't know how long would the medical check-up take. hope to settle everything by early august so i can concentrate on looking for accommodation.
didn't dare to prepare too much now.

ya i'm looking for rooms from easyroommate.
company is near tanjong pagar mrt station. budget maximum $1000. hopefully can find places near tanjong pagar. but i also don't mind travelling a bit as long as the place is along the east west line should be fine.
single room. aircond. WIFI optional. sorry what is "PUB"? bed also optional.

thanks.
i'm looking into them. a very difficult task indeed.
accommodation in singapore is seriously expensive but it's worth it

yup!
no one to share with me. plus i don't feel like sharing the room with strangers

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Added on July 23, 2012, 6:26 pmthanks.
i will check it out

This post has been edited by TzeThon: Jul 23 2012, 06:26 PM

you got it so fast!!! sigh i'm still waiting. and i don't even know whether the company has submitted the forms.
so how long did you take to get the medical results?

thanks for the link. i will check it out.

hi.
issues about accommodation again
i was trying to look for rooms which don't require me dealing with agents (trying to save agent fees). then i have this friend who just came back from singapore last year. telling me that it is safer to go with agents.
she told me that sometimes the "owner" that i deal with may not be the real owner and they may be tenants sub-letting the rooms (she said it's against singapore law or something).
then she mentioned something like "you won't know who's living there. usually when you drop by to view the rooms the tenants are not home and there may be 8 to 10 fellas staying there which is against the law and you may get into trouble in the future". something like that.
anyone encountered problems like these before? or have heard from friends that this occurred before?
thanks.

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Added on July 25, 2012, 9:38 amhi.
so if i get EP now. i don't have to pay EPF like in Malaysia? i can get the full salary every month?
i heard from some of my friends that they don't get the full salary every month.
please advise.
thanks.

This post has been edited by TzeThon: Jul 25 2012, 09:38 AM

ya. i thought i would be able to get the full salary every month.
then i saw some people in this thread said that they didn't get it.
guess i'll find out when i start working.
thanks.

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Added on July 25, 2012, 2:36 pmtrue also. thanks

This post has been edited by TzeThon: Jul 25 2012, 02:36 PM

thanks for the information.
i'm trying to look for rooms without agents to save money
most of the rooms are around $1000 so agent fee would be $500. for a malaysian i think that's too expensive but can't help it if i want to work in singapore

levy will be paid by the company right? so i should be getting full salary then. hopefully

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Added on July 25, 2012, 2:42 pmaiks. i'm supposed to start work this september (2nd half of the year). hopefully my company doesn't withhold salary
anyway. thank you so much for the info i have a better idea of the whole "working in singapore" thingy now

This post has been edited by TzeThon: Jul 25 2012, 02:42 PM

if the company is liable to pay. they shouldn't have kept our money
of course i don't intend to leave the company after a few months (that is if everything is fine). but i also don't feel like letting them hold the money.

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Added on July 25, 2012, 3:11 pmi'm looking for rooms around tanjong pagar. according to all the websites the rental for a single/common room is priced at $1000 average.
of course i don't intend to spend so much. but that's what i found from the websites
i'm aware that i will need a lot of money for the deposit etc. that's why i don't feel like spending another half for agent fees

This post has been edited by TzeThon: Jul 25 2012, 03:11 PM

yup i'm looking around now. tanjong pagar is very expensive a lot of people told me that.
i think if i stay along green line should be fine. so i don't have to change lines.

edited: but i don't feel like sharing with people. because i won't know who they are

This post has been edited by TzeThon: Jul 25 2012, 03:19 PM

ya. can get around $500 a month. save half. need to travel a bit every morning but should be fine i think.
will look around and decide when i drop by singapore to view potential rooms. can't decide much now without seeing the rooms
am still waiting for company to update me on the EP status. they didn't even tell me whether they have submitted the forms. sigh

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Added on July 25, 2012, 4:32 pmutility room costs $600 a month! is it really small? but yeah with air-conditioning and PUB i think it should be quite ok.


This post has been edited by TzeThon: Jul 25 2012, 04:32 PM