You agent ? means got agent fees lor....or landlord? If landlord need to get approval from HDB to rent out right?

I applied two very useful mantras to my job search process:
1) Forget about what the doom mongers say. Sure the SG gov tightened some laws, but chances are the statistics these doom mongers peddle are irrelevant because of their macro nature. You'll still be able to find a couple of rapidly growing segments within mature industries. Or sunrise industries.
2) Simple but effective advice - get a game plan and differentiate yourself.

Good luck!

Ya, quite worried too because I hear it isn't easy for my SG friends to get work.

At least SG folks understand Malaysians... not like in some places, they think we are all like some Chinamen with bad English, zero ability to communicate etc.

Even with right skills/qualifications and equal/better English compared to a Singaporean it's gonna be tough - but hopefully possible.

Would be interested in hearing any recent stories, because these things (sentiments and perceptions) can change in the blink of an eye.

my company is looking for Account Manager, Accounts Payable, HR Manager and Tech Support (Server).

sorry, currently not looking for freshgrad.

if interested, please pm me. thanks.

It is all down to your ability to land an interview. Really. That is the hardest part. When they want to interview you, then you need to sell skills that they are interested in their current project.

For fresh graduate it is all down to that three. Keep your interview balanced especially when they ask if you have any questions for them. Ask at least 10 questions, if possible, ask about their current project. The key factors that require to make the project successful. A lot of candidate failed this part. They always talk about their own interest, but never try to know about the company.

Do note that in SG there are a lot of foreign companies as well. Not necessary it is SG they favor Malaysian, my interview had a Norwegian guy as well.

As a Gen-Y, we have the cutting edge of IT skills. It helps a lot in projects. Learn basic VBA and macro programming, it is good skill to have without any industrial experience. That is the minimum requirement.

I always sell my IT programming skills, even is I am in Engineering field with minimal programming. People sees it as a good skill to have. I take programming as my side interest. It is something that I see it being useful in my work.

It is all down to how you talk and sell during an interview. Leaving last good and effective impression.

Read about economics. Learn to grow up. It is something that you can talk in an interview, even for manager role. It shows the skills of learning market trend. It is important because one day you will lead the company based on market trend.

anyone here using Singtel?

I am shit annoyed by Starhub service. It is really useless. Both me and my colleague are getting this problem when we receive calls we cant hear anything.

I was in your shoes 2 1/2 years ago. Some facts about myself:
1) MY citizen
2) AU fresh graduate, not from a Go8
3) Not SG PR
4) Invited to undertake the honours year program
5) Applied to SG positions with MY phone number & address (run of the mill resume - nothing outstanding) - received few calls, 2 interviews
6) Sought help from some people here (but was rightfully ignored because I wasn't doing enough for myself) and attempted multiple routes e.g. tourist visa + local newspaper, job boards etc.

Not a lot of developments until I refined my resume (this includes understanding the mechanics of the headhunting process e.g. what drives a headhunter/hiring manager/HR, what turns him/her off, what sort of dialing tone he/she receives if I'm overseas/or in SG etc) & repackaged myself (and applied for very niche roles) - I accentuated the fact that I had some personal but substantial money-making stuff (that was directly relevant to the jobs I was applying for) going on during my university years, my nationality and the languages I speak. The latter strategy is a particularly important one because SG is a regional hub for many companies. Like many of our compatriots, I used to think that the Malay language was an absolutely useless language with no economic value but I came to realise that in this rapidly growing part of the world, the Malay Archipelago, half of us (that's roughly 300m people) speak Malay, be it Bahasa Malaysia, Bahasa Indonesia or others. Others are picking up Mandarin because it's the Chinese century but I figured if I were to follow the herd, I'd be extremely below average especially in a country where cabbies hold Stanford degrees etc.

I struck gold with these two changes and landed quite a few interviews. The rest as they say is history.

I applied two very useful mantras to my job search process:
1) Forget about what the doom mongers say. Sure the SG gov tightened some laws, but chances are the statistics these doom mongers peddle are irrelevant because of their macro nature. You'll still be able to find a couple of rapidly growing segments within mature industries. Or sunrise industries.
2) Simple but effective advice - get a game plan and differentiate yourself.

Good luck!

I'm not agent, just one of the hse tenant, no agent fees required, we just need someone to occupied the master room for continuing our new contract.

Is Starhub no good? I have plans to sign up for a 2-year contract with them.

Is Starhub no good? I have plans to sign up for a 2-year contract with them.

normally where u guys look for job in spore? My only option is Jobstreet Sg. I've been working in Msia for 7 yrs. Currently in the banking industry doing risk Mgmt. I wanna go Spore to give it a try. Do advise.

hi all,

Just gt a job offer for a software developer job in SG and of course i accepted it. Currently serving 2 months notice in my current company and also planning on the relocation.

Will be working at Ubi Techpark. Still looking for room.

The big problem would be moving my stuffs, still deciding whether to go in by bus or plane as i'm staying in Penang.
Is there any problem bringing my desktop PC into SG? Will the custom tax me for electronic stuff so big?

sorry if it's a noob question since this is my 1st time relocating to another country 

hi all,

Just gt a job offer for a software developer job in SG and of course i accepted it. Currently serving 2 months notice in my current company and also planning on the relocation.

Will be working at Ubi Techpark. Still looking for room.

The big problem would be moving my stuffs, still deciding whether to go in by bus or plane as i'm staying in Penang.
Is there any problem bringing my desktop PC into SG? Will the custom tax me for electronic stuff so big?

sorry if it's a noob question since this is my 1st time relocating to another country 

I think they are pretty strict about S and E pass now.
Government suppose to limit the amount of fresh graduate coming in to SG to protect their own local graduates.

S-pass approved.. flying to Singapore tomorrow! Start work on Monday! Wohoooo !!!!!