Remember even when they say its free - they are still charging you for entering Singapore.

Tuas - SGD6.4 and Woodland is cheaper (can't remember as i always opt for Tuas). Make sure you have enough credit in your autopass.

Xtlish I disagree on this post.. You can't say it is worthless, he/she might had gotten it from harvard.. Sometimes how successful you are depends a lot on timing too, luck is when preparation meets opportunity.. Some of the ppl might be highly qualified by when looking for job, the opening is just not there..

I don't have a degree, but I know not all msians get below 2k when they are fresh..

Me too, by any chance first coach?

I gave you an answer.. U didn't read nia

the girl sitting beside me graduate from curtin with degree. now marketing exec here for 2 years. still below 2k. with 4 years experience in malaysia. when come here her experience doesn't matter.

so u do the math. maybe you are luckier than her?

Yo, I'm an IT(Artificial Intelligence) guy graduated with 4years experience. How much am I going to worth in the current market?

THAT is exactly what you should do if you think that everything is worthless. Brush up on your speaking/presentation/selling skills. You're gonna need it if u wan higher pay.

This post has been edited by puppyee: May 3 2013, 11:16 AM

so now you are using your company as a benchmark and telling ppl that is the 'de-factor' standard for Sg ? That he/she for sure can't get > $2k ? maybe for your sorry case but definitely not for others.
no one is trying to pick a fight.

This post has been edited by Mackiddo: May 3 2013, 11:17 AM

you can get around 2.5k and above

normally if the boss is smart, he will ask u to do a small project to see how good you are.

then he will give you how much u are worth. good luck.

This post has been edited by xtylish: May 3 2013, 11:23 AM

if you wanna say like that, you can put your input instead of challenging me or whatever benchmark i have.

at least i have a benchmark for him, what do you have to offer for him?

I am just from a small SME company, if u are so smart u can work for any big MNC and they will pay you 10k per month. ain't that nice to hear?

Go on continue asking me questions.

LOL that tayhaitian guy was testing you only lah, he came to SG last year on that exact same experience on a $7k a month package. $2.5k for 4 years experience, please.

Ooohh.....
I'm a nasty manager with poor skill in Singapore, don't know when I will get fire.
xtylish, try to push upward for the wages and don't let the bangla pull us down.

ok lo. the guy my boss just hired is a dumbass then. should interview at his company ma. sg land of gold. i will continue dig.

Depend on you. if i want to choose, i will straight apply SG job first, if you are the kind of person cannot wait, start working in malaysia and continue apply for job, cannot guarantee you immediate get a job, maybe 1 week, maybe few month, you never know

-removed-

This post has been edited by Blues89: May 3 2013, 11:54 AM

pretty hard these days. i am still trying to understand the people here.

talking about big MNC, still looking for a bigger MNC to jump to but after looking for so many years, just come to the reality there isn't any.
but I'm sure you are having fun at your company.

I am having fun. doing work that doesn't need to use the brain. My Director Exec promised me he will change me to the new department that he is setting up now. At least he appreciate my existence unlike the others. The person who hired me is just a manager. But this new director asked her to let me to the personality test.

After that, the very 2nd day, the director came and sit next to me and ask, "Young lady, what are you doing here in HR?! You should be at least at the marketing side. What do you mean you can't get a job? I know many people in advertising, I'll just give them a call but I would prefer to keep you here to help me instead. Just give me some time to set up the new business."

I am just sitting here waiting for the time to come. once I don't see any changes after 6 months, I will start go for interviews again. Because i can get annual leave unlike now i have to apply for non paid leave.

drastic changes in my life, i know.

lowering myself, i know.

but i can do it, because i know i worth so much more than the idiots here. and not all Singaporeans are smart.

Self confidence is good but bragging too much and thinks that oneself is above all and are entitled to a "crown", is just plain spiteful. Lowering yourself? You're not even halfway up there.

I want to add my 2 cents on salaries and getting a job in Sg.

My observations:

This first set of observations should be universal throughout the world:
a) Each country will have its pay scale / range for different roles and professions, be it starting salaries for graduates or experienced hire, so one cannot compare salaries for same position / role country to country;
b) If you have a skill that is highly sought after, you get a premium compared to someone else who does not have your skill;
c) If you hold a good degree from top schools / universities, you will most likely get called for an interview and offered a job….provided if you are not too cocky or a show off or be able to carry yourself well and articulate your responses well;
d) Inter-personal skills (and good English skills) plays a big part on how one progresses in your career, vis-à-vis salary;

This second set of observations are Singapore centric:
a) Civil service and statutory bodies, LTA, PUB, NEA, etc., offers competitive salaries – priority goes to Singaporeans thou’. Teachers are well paid here, I was told fresh grads during training can get between SGD3-3.5K;
b) Start-ups and SMEs pay scale is usually at the lower end of the spectrum compared to MNCs;
c) Employers preferred grads from Singapore institutions of higher learning and are willing to pay higher compared to someone with regional obtained degrees / diplomas.
d) You are competing with talents from whole of Asia, from India to China and closer to home, from the region, from Myanmar to Philippines…and I can tell you the ones I have encountered from this region, a great number can speak better English and carry themselves better than Malaysians! The only advantage is perhaps we are closest in relation to culture to Singapore and perhaps some can speak Mandarin and BM…apart from these, you are just any foreign talent!


My observations are based on my short 1.5 yrs here and I am here not because I came down to cari kerja but on a company reassignment, so my observations may be skewed. Therefore I do stand to be corrected.

This is where you are wrong. He's already getting 8k paycheck now. That was last year.

yea. u are godlike level, i should listen to u like a dog.