1 week already mau kecoh? balik malaysia la. Even fresh grad in your home country takes time to find a decent job, you come to foreign country with no discernible advantages over the local fresh grads and expect a job within a week?

Thx for ur "balik malaysia" advice.

hello..i received a job offer in SG after my interview. Would like to ask, how does the process goes? Cuz HR didn't send me any pdf file or offer letter. I received only an email on the offer. Am i supposed to receive an official offer letter (pdf file)? I can still bargain on the salary right?

the company will still need to apply work permit/S-Pass/E-Pass from Ministry of Manpower(MOM) and only after getting a green light(In Principal Approval/IPA) then the company can officially give you an offer letter for your to sign.
If even you're given an offer letter to sign without the above(s) knowledge. There's normally a clause to say that the offer letter is subjected to the approval of MOM granting a work permit/S-Pass/E-pass.

Since it's still an email, I believe you may still negotiate on the remuneration package and etc.

so exactly how did u "receive" the offer? u should be bargaining at that time.
some company will not give u a soft copy of their offer letter.
u will have to go there and sign personally...by that time, the offer letter is already printed out with the amt they will be paying u

oh, thank u for the info. i really didn't know about this. thanks so much.

i received the email from HR manager offering me the job & salary. in the email, it stated the working hours. if i said yes, they will start the process of work permit.

I suggest you should start negotiating ASAP, because in the work permit the company will also need to fill up this person's salary.

so they are okay to do the work permit? so normally Malaysian working in SG (fresh grad) will be paid less?

Called DBS yesterday, they said can apply account using IPA.... today went to their branch, they said need the physical card only can...

haiyo......

haha unlucky kua. or maybe policy change liao. i remember opening my dbs acct with IPA only (bedok branch) 2 years back.

y dont u try to open with your MY blue ic? Last time my GF managed to open a POSB savings account using her malaysian blue IC

Wah! really can ah..... can others confirm this? If yes then I go again tomorrow.

I used MY IC to open my DBS account 6 years ago.

guys let's say you want to call the company (where you don't have contacts), but you can only get HR's number

so you have no choice, you call HR

but normally HR doesn't have updated information on whether there are vacancies in the desired dept. (they maybe have a list just like one you can find online sometimes) and further, if the dept. is willing to or wants to take in a fresh grad HR is very likely to not know this

how to get past this so that the dept. gets to see your CV and you don't just get passed by HR?

guys i got 3years experience in project engineering. been offered 3700+allowance. is the salary ok?

Department will need to seek approval from management for head count. Once approved, HR will start hiring process. Don't understand why do you think HR doesn't have any updated information.

Hiring advertisements by HR > contact/send resume to HR > HR will go through CVs > pass CVs of potential candidates to hiring manager....

Can go higher if you are good.

ok, thank u for the info wad abt the date of availability? if i can't start work on the stated date of availability, can i ask to commence on a later date?

They waived the fees for a new mobile line and sim activation under the Corporate Individual Scheme! What a way to attract customers!

I see! This is encouraging! Maybe Starhub is not so bad after all!