Not interested!!!!........ Are you from Banking line? What are you talking about?... You're refering to "can view staffs account or customer account"? I'm from HQ and not branch... Only branches staffs can views the customer accounts!... Others all cannot!!!... We are not HR, you expect us can access to view others staffs salaries? If yes, it could be a very big crisis will happen to the bank lol....

erm...who went back?
i said they left m'sia to come sg and were not shortchanged.

i said OR...i do not know how they did for their interview.
i am making guesses based on the amount they were offered (accepted or not i also duno) vs the amount ppl i know are earning.
i nvr said the salary report is accurate...if based on the salary report alone, i am earning too low.
the only low salary i was "offered" was by ONE single agency (which i did not even bother remembering the name) asking me to reduce my expected salary by 50% or they are unable to find me any jobs.
i politely declined and continued searching and here i am now for 2 years+ and i got what i written in my resume when i was offered my first job in SG,
even from the job ads which i see that mentioned the salary range back when i was applying, they are not as low as your description...yes, some were lower than my expected written in my resume as i hiked it up for buffer when company tries to nego, but still within reasonable range of my expected.

my experience?
maybe i was very much underpaid back home and i got a 30% increase in number when i came here...oh, my wife too.
my ex-housemate as a fresh grad had less 100 compare to his pay back home (he worked there for less than 6 months so i consider that freshie)

What do you work as and how much salary range u are in now? U got 30% increase in number (SGD) for ur 1st job in sg? That's good! Previously, u are asking help from agents? Do they charge you for any fees? Like stated in term and conditions. Must work at least 6 months! If you tender within 6 months, you hv to compensate 3 months salaries to the company?

I realised that most of the companies are looking for foreigners to fill the jobs in Tuas/ Jurong/ Loyang! Who is working in Tuas?

True.

But with reference to the dude who posted the rant,.. if he's considering a S$2.5K++ rental, he's bound to have something stashed away or be in a position to accumulate a significant amount over the next few years.

Risk and return.

SG private property is as close to risk free as you can get, with the sole risk factor being the govt not allowing foreigners and non-residents to buy.

For a salary man to dump RM500K into a business in Malaysia which he doesn't run on a daily basis, doesn't know the industry nor the players etc... all I can say is come talk to me. I can set you up as an investor in any number of businesses in Malaysia. Anything you want, I can set you up. Just bring the cash, and my associates will run the business profitably for you.

This post has been edited by seantang: Jan 31 2013, 07:56 PM

Expats have it much better. Rental budget alone for director level expats is S$15-20K. Execs is S$5-12K depending on job level.

This post has been edited by seantang: Jan 31 2013, 08:03 PM

Wow, so good.

Maybe u can gimme some advice then.

I just arrived in sg for 1 month, sorta stabilized my life, got my 1st paycheck, which isn't much. I was thinking of some investment or sorts. I probably would have 1k to set back for investment every month. What do u think I should do with that? I know its little, but everything started small rite. Tq.

Sure or not?
Are yr investor friends part of a scam?

Of course they are.

A guy in another country wants to invest 500K cash with you, has no knowledge of the industry and leaves you to run the business, write cheques etc... if not water fish, then what?

This post has been edited by seantang: Jan 31 2013, 09:23 PM

Anyone has any good food applications to recommend? I'm try to look for good cheap food around Toa Payoh/Braddell! XD

Lol... Toa Payoh and Braddell got alots of foods!... Cheap somemore!... Go google the food stalls and restaurants there!... U staying at there?

You're Banker working in investment banking?

Best investment now is Hong Pao Toto. Highest return rate is 20 millions times ur initial investment, go where find.

i know u always go fishing wif ur pics.... go fishing in UK somemore wif pretty gf...

wheelock place 1 lor..

i dont wash dishes that 1 done by ah tiong bu... i clean tables and throw garbage sometimes nia, coz ah tiong bu too short to dump it into the chute $1.4k only.. but ok ler, at least better than hanief work in mamak at arab street.. hahahah, his place no aircond

yea man... rate online 2.51, less spread 2.5.. but aneh give 2.44 only at west side

UK master in engineer is undergrad 1... not post grad...

i think both of them combine more than $30k ler... not per annum.. per month!!! be bonus my pay not even 10% man... but at least i got a job ler..

This post has been edited by alaskanbunny: Jan 31 2013, 10:43 PM

1st of all, may I know your qualification (Oversea/ Public/ Private Uni/ College)? What kind of bank (Overseas or Sg local Bank) u want to join? Your qualification is very important for them to shortlist you as a freshgraduated.

It's depend on your interest. There are so many MNC in SG from different kind of industry! What kind of industry you're interest with? That is important too... One thing I can tell you is very difficult to get MNC jobs! Unless, you have excellent qualification and full with relevant skilled, knowledge and experiences that can apply to the job that you apply!... Else, they will not going to look further more on ur resume!... You must be very presentable for your interviews and try to persuade the interviewers!...

On a whim I added up every single ringgit I've earned in the 5+ years I worked in KL before coming over to SG. After conversion, also not enough to put downpayment on a 4 room resale HDB flat haha

It is Postgraduated... You are graduated from UK? How do you define an employees with UK degree? From my perspective, many employees hold australia and USA degree's are in managerial roles nowadays!... My hometown got many UK degree holders went back to kampong to do family business!... Sigh....

http://www.mnd.gov.sg/LandUsePlan/

Was looking at future Singapore land zoning. East coast park will be without the coast. And Sentosa is consider "green" zone? To me it's as busy crowdy as Bugis.

I rather everything goes up higher than chopping bulldozing trees.

they have bachelor degree?

no, i went to local kolej teknikal but drop out cause no $$$, that's why i am now in sg to make some $$$ hopefully can continue my studies later... if i had graduated from UK... why do u think i work in sakae sushi..

eh, i thought they are going to move psa away and combine brani island with d main island..

looks like tuas is going to be expanded a lot..

say wanna make new cbd at jurong area... tipu ppl 1

i know right..currently still in the process of preparing my resume. I know the interviews are gonna be tough, but... just try to apply first and see if i managed to get call for interview.

btw im graduated from australia, business degree, major in acct and finance. Prefer to join oversea banks compared to local ones. To be honest, i have good grades and CGPA of 3.5 but when it comes to relevant or specialized skills, duhhh i have no working experience relating to accounting/finance/investment! And i'm not really clear about current finance issue in msia or singapore, i guess this thing would put me into great disadvantage But I'm reading on some finance magazines to brush myself up with all those current issues, hopefully it helps.

one more thing, what position can a freshgrad apply as for their first job? Most of my degree coursemates which are working in msia local banks, mostly working under sales banking (ie sell credit card or some sort of banking marketing job), basic salary rm2.8k. Is this the entry job for freshgrad? need to start off with marketing stuffs before getting into credit or loan department etc? o.o and whats the salary range for freshgrad in sg?

This post has been edited by janice17: Feb 1 2013, 12:34 AM