Get POSB as your first bank account as they dont require any specific documents (just bring your passport, Malaysian IC and E-Pass) so that your payroll can be setup ASAP

Then look around to choose another account that suits you best after you get your first phone bill
POSB is the most common so its good to have an account with them, but they offer the least benefits

Any branch

Why would he, this is an online forum for free advice

Then why did you ask that question in the first place???

That sounds more like Malaysian employees, dont wanna work more than the other person
I find it the other way round here in general, cause it's easy to get laid off

It's the expectation that sets their reality
Guys like this expect to come at low wage so they get offered and accept low wage

2.5k as a fresh grad is decent, I would have taken that if i was a fresh grad too

Just need to make sure you can continue to progress

Err there prob wont be a clear YoY progression, unless you're in something like audit

Rent your own HDB?
You goal is to be able to afford to rent a whole unit?

Yeah whole unit rentals are exp. But you dont really have a reason to want to rent a whole unit haha...should prob target to own instead of rent

Possible in SG but definitely not common
But I'd say no less common than in MY, sure a lot of people aim that, but wait till you're 30 and look around how many of your friends actually achieve it

I'm curious you guys who say you're underpaid, mind sharing your pay (roughly) and years of experience + qualifications?

1) I never heard of such a thing...you mean MOM give companies 1 quota for foreigner's EP and a separate quota for Malaysian EP??

10k household income

This post has been edited by KilJim: Jul 13 2015, 08:56 PM

Dont mistake an efficient and capable person with an easy job

Are you planning to apply from Malaysia or quit your job and physically go to SG to apply?

Then it's easy, just go ahead with your plan regardless of whether you think you can get the pay you want or not
All you need to do is keep working till you hit ~2 years experience (which you'll do regardless of the SG plan or not), then start applying and see what offers you get (which isn't going change your plan in MY even if it doesn't work out)

But to your earlier question, your friends are neither correct nor wrong
The real situation is, if you are capable, in demand and can prove yourself, you can definitely get more than $3k with 2 years experience
If you aren't able to prove yourself, you wont even be able to get the fresh grad $2.4k salary let alone $3k

Yes it is hard, but you're posting a thread full of ppl who have done it so its not impossible

I don't see how that is racist

First, you don't know how much those Malaysians vs Singaporeans are really worth as employees (real worth, not whats written on a piece of paper)
They share info over coffee break, how accurate are the things they are saying?

Second, the number one deciding factor for most companies is tied to their number of foreigners they're allowed to hire (ie. MOM policy)
The discrimination occurs from MOM down, so its not the companies who decide to hire more Singaporeans
In fact if they are allowed to, i'm sure a lot of companies will want to hire mass foreigners at lower average wages. Then you should be asking is this discriminating against Singaporeans?

You cannot cry discrimination just by looking at numbers and trends without knowing the reasons
Discrimination is when you choose to hire a Singaporean for no reason other than the fact you like Singaporeans more

If I understand you correctly, you are using UK and SG recruitment companies to apply for a position in the Middle East.
The SG company did not bother applying for you
The UK company did apply but backed down when asked for an interview

I dont see how that is even relevant in this thread...since its not a job in SG

But whats the point even if the SG company did apply for you? You still would have been asked to go for the interview and then backed down anyway right?

Mind if I ask, what kind of job/position these people were in?

Sure it does, i'm more interested in the trends in reality instead of your expectation of all universities in Malaysia
If you want to impose that requirement, less than half of the students will graduate

Freedom to scoop your own dish...that's a good joke hahaha

You prefer the Malaysian mindset? Long queue at traffic light? Just cut queue
Long queue for buying Oppo handphone at Lowyat Plaza? Just grab and walk away, oh wait....

No point to ask you to go leave if you dont like working in SG as it's quite obvious you're not here in the first place

This post has been edited by KilJim: Aug 6 2015, 01:40 PM