Just found out that my Singapore PR has approved after 4 months of waiting. But not sure what I need to do next. @_@ Anyone can enlighten me?
Working in Singapore V17, All about living in the Lil' Red Dot
Working in Singapore V17, All about living in the Lil' Red Dot
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Dec 15 2014, 10:29 AM
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Just found out that my Singapore PR has approved after 4 months of waiting. But not sure what I need to do next. @_@ Anyone can enlighten me?
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Dec 31 2014, 11:36 AM
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Guys, out of topic. I'm planning to apply credit card in Singapore. I will be having appointment for the PR application on 30th January. So by February I should be able to get the PR. Which credit card is hotcake right now? Mainly for cashback, petrol subsidize not required. Anyone has any experience on this? Thanks.
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Dec 31 2014, 08:21 PM
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QUOTE(JohnJon82 @ Dec 31 2014, 11:47 AM) UOB One card for cash rebate, about 3% and some % for oversea transactions. For other cards, you can apply them, get the freebies, cancel them before expiry date, wait for sometime and redo the process for new freebies. But recently UOB is quite quiet on the vendor promotion, unlike recently OCBC and Citybank card. But I still try to compare between UOB and Citybank Card.QUOTE(knwong @ Dec 31 2014, 02:44 PM) 360 only worth if I have 3 bills to pay every month, and minimum transaction must be $600 per month, if not there will be a fix cash back rate of only around 1.4% ( if my memory serves right) for all. |
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Jan 2 2015, 02:32 PM
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QUOTE(poor_engineer @ Jan 1 2015, 12:03 PM) Just bring the IPA letter, your passport and money for registration. I forgot whether a recent photo is required. BTW everything should be listed along with the IPA letter. Congratulation! Yes the photo is required for IC i believe, also if the medical report was not done within 2 years before the appointment, you will need to do another medical checkup again. If not, just fill up the form will do. |
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Jan 26 2015, 06:10 PM
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Hi guys, I have question on the PR, for successful applicants, what I understand is that medical report can be exempted as long the report is within 2 years from the appointment date. But during my EP renewal, i only did the HIV test. So does it mean I have to do the Chestray again? Thanks..
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May 29 2015, 09:29 PM
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I just passed my BTT test. May I know the documentation that need to request from JPJ is called what? License Declaration? Anyone can help?
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May 29 2015, 09:38 PM
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Jun 2 2015, 08:57 AM
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QUOTE(deodorant @ May 30 2015, 10:57 PM) Go outside of JB, like go KL and say you want the license extract for driving overseas that kind of thing. They will (unless you face problem) give you the extract without blacklist so you can concurrently hold both MY and SG licenses. Is license issued from JB able to extract information from other states like KL? Cause now I'm in dilemma, my father told me that if illegally that will be RM400+, which is absurb, and if official will be just RM10+ but it will remove the Malaysia License. My question is, is it essential to have Malaysia license be voided once I have license in Singapore? It doesn't make sense if one day i gave up the PR and license that bond to that PR will eventually be voided, ended without having any license at all. This is something quite serious in the future and may need to take the practical exam again. Of course you don't actually have to since SG license by law can be used in Malaysia. |
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Jun 2 2015, 10:58 AM
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QUOTE(crazy25kid @ Jun 2 2015, 10:02 AM) JPJ jb and JPJ in all other states issue the letter just the same. Ya, i understand they do not accept computer generated slip anymore. The trainer from the driving centre also show me a sample of that letter as well with some stamps required in it. Just JB has a special counter for all this, from what I heard. In penang, you just join the general queue and wait for your turn. Do note that you will require an officer to sign on that extract. Last I heard, SG no longer accept "This is a computer generated slip and no signature is required" or something similar anymore. So can I say that it does not necessary to have my Malaysia license to be voided at all if I got my license in Singapore? Cause it just make no sense on why Malaysia has to remove the driving license if we have the Singapore license. I understand that Singapore license can be used in Malaysia, but it will have many issues in it such as fines, accident and so forth. If you guys drive in foreign country, you all should know the pain of getting the insurance outside of the country. |
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Jul 12 2015, 04:48 PM
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Any good website can recommend for me to look for rooms? Cause my girlfriend ( going to be my wife few months later ) is going to live with me. And my current place is kinda..... packed. ( 4 persons share one toilet ), thinking of moving out. I google it and found those ibilik.sg, rentinsingapore.com.sg, but those search engine is abit hard to configure. I just want to have no owner stay , no agent fee and near MRT. Anyone can help?
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Jul 12 2015, 10:34 PM
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QUOTE(elvenchou1987 @ Jul 12 2015, 01:07 PM) For Network Engineering line huge MNC, the business is usually Telco (singtel, BT, AT&T, etc) or SI (D-Data, IBM, etc). You are not the only person that is paid way way way below. Me too..... Working 3 years as network engineer already. Never seen other that those which will pay 6-7k SGD for L2 role..... But good to know that so now I know I am paid way way way below market range...... QUOTE(breakingpoint @ Jul 12 2015, 07:39 PM) Network engineer..sounds like a job with good prospect.Any tips on landing a network engineering job here in Sg?I looked through Jobstreet but it seems like most of the employers are looking for senior staff with networking background.I will be graduating from my IT course soon,should i go for MCSA or CCNA first prior applying for jobs? Nowadays network engineer is very competitive, now everywhere you can see CCIE, JNCIE. Or both. And nowadays I can see a lot of engineer is with CCIE security, CCIE, JNCIE, JNCIE security. I was like wtf. But then in the end is really depends on working experience. Some people with those certificate still doesn't do well in the network stream.QUOTE(knwong @ Jul 12 2015, 08:19 PM) Thanks!! this website is way way way better than those ibilik.sg and others. |
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Jul 13 2015, 10:25 AM
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QUOTE(derlin @ Jul 13 2015, 10:09 AM) Networking, or telecommunication is big market on its own. To think that it is just Data networking then you (not directed to you Jet23sky Of course network platform is a big market, no doubt about. I start from normal network line, until now being professional in security, firewall in security and telco company. We also know that Cisco Juniper Fortinet, and others have so many different kinds of cert, voice, data center, ISP base. Dont make you mistaken that I only understand that data network is the only platform in the network stream.Jobs available that's under the same umbrella: 1. Network - Data Engineering (Eg: WAN, LAN, etc) 2. Network - Data Security (A subset of Data Engineering, Firewall, SBC, etc) 3. Network - Voice Engineering (Telephony related stuff, Eg: VOIP, IP Phones, SIP Phones, common brands known will be Avaya, Microsoft, Cisco, NEC, etc). If you are really curious about salary around the world for various jobs, use the website/app below, it will give you a rough idea where you stand, you can also search by region/country for various jobs: http://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/telecomm...SRCH_KO0,26.htm Certification is important in this industry, but as what Jet23sky mentioned, there are a lot of folks going for the certs, to the extend of even fresh graduates or students taking them during college time so it is getting more and more competitive. It's no longer about paper qualification, the higher you go, they tend to drill you a lot on other things now (Attitude, character, experience, etc). Just my 2 cents. P/s: I'm in Voice Engineering The fact that we do get underpaid by Singapore Company. Not just me, my friends, my customer who are in this stream all are complaining getting underpaid. IT is a very big platform, but salary is not so high as you think. Website can only give you rough estimation of what it should be now, but in fact in real life majority is not getting that. Also think about this. Changing job maybe the only possible to get the salary hike up. The challenge is there, with those majority certs are getting more and more common compare few years back. As the requirement higher, those basic certificate like CCNA and JNCIA look like a must to get just more normal network helpdesk jobline. Don't get me wrong that those without CCNA will not get network helpdesk job. Just that it's getting harder compare few years back. But one real fact is that, Singapore company will only take Malaysian into the job just for 3 main reasons. 1) overquota for foreigner. Malaysian seems like is not within that Quota with foreigner. 2) We are cheaper. ( and its a fact ) 3) Singaporean salary demand is very high. This post has been edited by Jet23sky: Jul 13 2015, 10:33 AM |
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Jul 13 2015, 11:03 AM
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QUOTE(derlin @ Jul 13 2015, 10:36 AM) Of course. To get high pay one must be able to justify why a company is willing to pay for that kind of money to hire you. IMO, not everyone deserves to get high pay. I'm not here to complaining I'm getting underpaid. Dont get this wrong, I just share that I'm underpaid. That's it. For Networking stream, we understand that we need to renew our certificate every three years. And this is considered a fundamental/essential for the job continues. We never stop learning, in fact we would like to learn more, get more certificate, to make our knowledge even more richness. This is the kind of thought that we need to look forward in the network stream. As I always like to tell folks around me, "You Have A Choice". If you think the company that you are in is treating you like shit and you feel underpaid, try your luck elsewhere and jump, or to see what else you can improve on, or maybe to consider moving to something more niche. If one is lazy, everyday complain but do nothing, screw up attitude but demand for high pay, then that's really pushing it already.. The website is for you to gauge where you stand in the market today and where you should be targeting. Most MNCs (I don't know much about the smaller firms but I doubt they use this) use this as a benchmark to see where the market average salary is. I use it to know where I stand and to also see the market trend which is the right skill set needed in the market and expand my skill set to those, one should not just stay in one industry as IT tends to be outdated very fast.. So constant updating is required. Hope this helps. Oh and Jet23sky, this is not directed to you. I am just saying generally to folks around as I see a lot of people thinks Networking is easy and high pay, all also want to jump in, but they fail to realize it is not as "easy" as it seems.... To constantly going for a certification refresh every 2-3 years, to always study and read on new patches/upgrades/versions, to enhance on other subset skills, etc etc, and side note that all these certs are not cheap (mostly in USD).. I just want to set the expectations right. Network job for general folks think that just configure routers, switches, and job is done. But do not know the importance and dangerous when configuring backend devices, voice gateway, PBX, core routers and so forth. QUOTE(crazy25kid @ Jul 13 2015, 10:38 AM) If you feel that you are underpaid, why are you all still working there? Feeling underpaid is one thing, you have to think a lot of other external factors. Getting a good company is not easy in Singapore, since such thing like politics stuff etc can get you even more headache even you get high salary. I have established a great bond in this company, in terms of relationship with boss, colleagues. I'm just stated that I'm underpaid, not complaining. Thanks.If you think your skill set can fetch you a better pay elsewhere, go get it. If your skill set cannot fetch you the better pay even at other companies, then it is probably you are not underpaid, just you are not skilled enough for that pay you expect to get. |
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QUOTE(KilJim @ Jul 13 2015, 03:20 PM) 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?? Yes, that's what I heard from my HR, it seems like there is different quota seperated with Foreigner like PRC, Philippino, Myanmmar. They have no issue in hiring Malaysians, but having issues in getting other countries with permit. Recently my company has no choice but to let few new foreigner staff leave as they couldn't get the pass for them successfully. Whereas for Malaysian is fine.Maybe is not really call seperated quota, but for Malaysian, Singapore government tends to give some benefit for Malaysian to work in Sg due to similar culture and environment. This post has been edited by Jet23sky: Jul 13 2015, 04:16 PM |
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