I was also thinking of getting into banking sales, in fact i have attended an interview here and failed miserably due to my insignificant resume. If i am in KL, i think i can get into any major banks without any problem based on my experience but it is a different ball game in Singapore.

First, banking jobs in Sg is the upper sales jobs second only to trading firms, so you are fighting a place with the Singaporeans whom are hassle free applicant and protected species of Sg that will contribute to their singapore % workers.

Second, you will need to fight the pinoys whom are superior in telemarketing and very good looking. Looks count in sales.

And last but not least almost any position in Singapore have a lot of applicants. To be chosen you need to stand out from the rest, so you have to pull out all your ace cards right from the beginning.

the moment i walked out from the interview room i met the next applicant whom are pinoy guy with look so good i wondering why is he applying for a sales job, he is so confident that he smile at me and actually shake my hand wishing me good luck. Damn, i know i wont be getting the call that night.

*this is entirely my personal thinking and in no way backed by actual data btw banking is not a rosy industry now if you are targeting mortgage, loans and credit cards.

LOL. yeah, I'm in teledirect. Guess that's the only company actively hiring malaysians.

If your CV sucks you won't be getting an interview for a competitive job (i.e. 50-100 apply, they only need to interview 5-10, and want to hire 1-2).

Otherwise the employer is trolling. I'm serious, sometimes they do this to scope out candidates they don't intend to hire.

Lets say company A applied S-pass for me, but I yet sign any offer letter, and body checking up. (I agree to accept the job offer by them, verbally / literary)

Then I interviewed with company B, company B offered higher paid / benefits.

If I reject A now, and take B offer.

Will this bring big impacts to me (reputation, hard to find next job, etc) ?...

politely call up company A and reject the offer citing personal reason then go to B. no contract sign = no deal so no worries.

ada kang tao?

How is the current job opportunities in Singapore for diploma holders from Malaysia? Still good? Planning to work at Singapore when I graduate. Thx

wow, so lucky. what kind of job is it?

SQuirrel!!

A BIG IF here...Company A's S-Pass gets approved by MOM....but NOT approved when applied by Company B...

You forgot to mention about the indians and chinese who can do twice the workload and take half the pay.

yeah, no contract sign yet, then i know what to do now

IT position, programmer. seems like IT high demand here

walaueh, but since I'm get approved in company A, I think should be okay gua

congrats! i'm also in IT field....lol

btw, is there a conflict when your S-pass already approve under a company then another company applied the same pass(or maybe diff) for the same person???
need to cancel the 1st application?

Have an appointment for Pr this coming may...malaysian still having good chancr in applying Pr?

This post has been edited by Sky_Q: Mar 18 2014, 06:28 PM

Any clinic with x ray for medical check up near tanjong pagar?

Die lo..i have an appointment with MOM tomorrow but i forgot to bring my original degree cert............i brought my official results tho..........

Thank you for the info. I think it is not a problem


Dear all, how important is an air-cond in your room? Is it a necessity or a luxury?

I am searching for a room around Toa Payoh? Anyone knows a room which needs to be rented out? Please PM me.

book another appointment rather than a wasted trip

This post has been edited by Mackiddo: Mar 18 2014, 09:12 PM

congrates. seems programmer has higher demand than IT support

Who is paying rent without utilities included? How much are you paying for your utilities including internet?

Normally when renting a room...the rental will include utilities bills like water/electricity/etc unless specified. I negotiated for internet access to be in included in the monthly room rental last time on top of those mentioned