I wonder on average, how many job applications do you guys send before you get a confirmation on your application?

I usually dont go through jobstreet or monster. I have a relative who used to work for worldwideworker.com who helped me in the processing of my application but now that the company has be acquired by rigzone, the opportunities for employment has expanded since rigzone is a fairly popular site.

I noticed that its way easier to get a job if you have some "contacts" within a company or specific industry who can vouch for you or recommend you. That was how i got my previous 2 jobs. The last job i had hardly required me to have a lengthy interview with the recruitment officer since i knew both her as well as my future superior who was the one who recommended me for the position.

This post has been edited by crapp0: Sep 27 2012, 03:46 PM

In my field it is.

Welcome to the club. I didnt know keppel is considered as an OnG player? More in the marine line.

This post has been edited by crapp0: Sep 27 2012, 06:03 PM

But you do work for keppel...

So i guess you in the downstream side of the business.

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Added on September 27, 2012, 10:09 pmThose burmese, indian and bangla usually survive around $200 dollars. They cook all their meals to keep the cost down and they buy their produce in bulk to enjoy near to wholesale price when purchasing goods in places like little india.

I knew one guy who did his shopping once a week or every fortnightly for the whole household. It also helps if your meals mainly consist of vegetables.

This post has been edited by crapp0: Sep 27 2012, 10:09 PM

Cant they provide you a scanned copy and email it you all the relevant documents that your employer requires?

Yes.



As the saying goes, "You can do whatever you want, just dont get caught". Its not uncommon for ppl to do things illegally in singapore, their just careful not to attract to much attention from the authorities. How else can you explain prominent people having paid sex with minors.

This post has been edited by crapp0: Oct 23 2012, 07:50 PM

My bad. Sorry about that. I guess being civil is in short supply.

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SPT project in jurong island?

Nobody working in jurong shipyard where the jack up rig toppled?

This post has been edited by crapp0: Dec 5 2012, 11:47 AM

More problems ahead?

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/singaporesc...-063411977.html

I wonder if it will materialize like some ppl have mentioned that to accomodate to workforce strikes, business will have to increase prices due to the strikes.

For most of them, earning a comfortable living in singapore is either 2nd of third in their reason for working in singapore. More of often then not, its not about making money and living in singapore but rather to earn as much as possible so that they can repay the loans they took from agents who got them a job in singapore and then save up enough to either set up a business in their home country or if their the sole breadwinner of their extended family and remit money back to their "kampung".

I've met numerous of those exploited workers and the inhumane accomodations isnt as bad as not being paid their contracted salary for months on end. The smack on the face is when the boss announces to his staff that the company does not have any money to pay them their full wages but is then seen going out with his new mistress.

You should try talking to the common WP workers in singapore, makes for interesting stories.

This post has been edited by crapp0: Dec 18 2012, 09:09 PM

More often then not, most of them are decent people. I find it amusing that some racial stereotypes are true when it comes to the indian community and the disastrous effect that power and authority is bestowed upon them.

There were a few back in 2006 but most of them have moved to tuas for obvious reasons.

Could be the company maybe situated there to service deep sea work boats who dock at the loyang offshore base supply base.

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Added on December 20, 2012, 1:54 pmIf only malaysians would accept the jobs that are being offered to the PRC's. Highly unlikely for msians to take over prc workforce since we have become more "discerning" when it comes to employement in sg, you need not look further than in this forum.

True, the agents for the most part exploit their own countrymen, but the trend from what i heard is the potential employer is getting a cut of the agents fee since the agent there is competition between foreign agents to secure work for their workers, so they strike a deal with the potential employer to get a cut of the agent fee, usually around 10-30 of fee paid by the poor sap to the agent with the tacit knowledge that the agent can rely on the particular employer to use the agents "services". This sort of thing mainly affects SME manpower companies.

Yes it is a crime, but a crime which is not enforced is no better then not having the law in the first place.

http://publichouse.sg/categories/topstory/...led-this-worker

This post has been edited by crapp0: Dec 20 2012, 01:58 PM

What does smell have to do with them?

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Added on December 21, 2012, 12:09 pmHey, dont overly generalize people doing OT as inefficient. I used to do OT, but that mainly in the servicing sector and the client are the ones who requested me to do OT since it was either urgent work which had to be complete ASAP or due to last minute scheduling changes, i was called up around 3pm or later to go onboard the ship to do some work.

There are some OT scenarios which are both valid and beneficial for the worker, i once had to go onboard a drillship at the edge of the south china sea, due to some odd reason, the transport that was provided for the transit voyage between singapore and the ship at sea was not the faster turbine boats but an older prop model. So the journey alone took 14 hours to and fro from singapore to the ship and back again.

This post has been edited by crapp0: Dec 21 2012, 12:09 PM

Haha, you could chalk that upto their "diet". But then again anybody who toils in the hot sun and sweats would have bad BO. Plus dont they usually have company transport which is usually at the back of a truck?

The cane is not as bad as that malaysian step dad who practically "b**** slap" his step son which the mother recorded. Another alternative to purchasing a cane can either be a belt or a phone book.

Some companies aren't sensitive towards their worker's.

U mean the transportation?