I used to search jobs in Jobstreet.com and there are many jobs over there. For instance, accounts & finance postions there are bout 1k+ positions.

i juz applied bout 10 jobs but juz managed to be shortlisted for 3 interviews so far but not satisfied with the salary offered then i rejected it... sien. Maybe Malaysians are always in a disadvantaged position compare to Singaporeans in the job market.



This post has been edited by siren: May 21 2008, 12:44 AM

Have to say it depends on your qualifications and education/work experience. Not all employers there are bad, just so happens that might be your market rate over there. Why not improve further b4 trying again?

if you have the right experience they need, they will pay higher, even higher than singaporean. Don't always think that Malaysian are being exploit here. Just that you have to know, Singapore's salary is lower compare to Malaysia.

May I knw how about IT(network/System admin) related job demand in SG?

And wat is is the average salary for a 3yrs working exp staff?

Are you sure about that? In my experience, in real terms (exch/rate adjusted), it's at least 2.3X. In nominal terms (RM to S$), it's about even.

I guess this is very true... some friend and my own experience:
Here: RM2800, there RM2400
Here: RM3000, there RM2800

But, your savings is 2x if you bring your excess cash back to Malaysia. Seeing the current weakening RM I guess soon the conversion rate will be 2.4 (heck, now is already 2.38!).

But I think the starting salary of a fresh grad is higher.

Starting salary for SG fresh graduates is ~2.4K.....

How about the security there? I bet it is so much safer than Malaysia! Like in malaysia, girls get wistled at.... then you have perverts lah... and people lepaking at central markets, sogo and etc (mostly not Msian)... I heard the Singaporeans dont act like Msians do... they dont look at girls one kind (in a pervert way)... Haha!

Perverts? there will always be regardless of where, its how? not so much of whistling, but people do look, just look. However, sometimes you may get the rude shock of foriegn workers staring so very hard as if never seen before. This is something, I think not new anymore now... I had seen this before...that's why especially in the early years when problems starting getting bigger and bigger with these workers, locals complained to the police asking for more petrol, etc........ scare... But sometimes, they really mean no harm, its just that its culture shock to them and us, Besides, many just past time hanging aournd talking and chatting looking, ...also not new with Locals after so many years.. so people tends to be scare.

But I think scarey thing would be these foriegn workers turning on each other fighting and murdering over petty issues that very much startled the local community.. part of the initial shock.. of having too many of them around so much so that police started forming groups to monitor this kind of cases... and even introducing something like work groups with these foriegn workers to take care and introdued them to the SG experience.. sort of help them settle down, understand SG system

Isit?? Singapore salary is lower than Malaysia??
u mean if i earn RM5000, similarly if im a singaporean with same experience (and luck) i will get say SGD4,500?? hmm...this is something new..

anyway 3 interviews out of 10 applications is considered very very good... thats 30% reply rate.

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Added on May 23, 2008, 7:39 amhahaha.... maybe singaporean are the spying type. meaning they "perverts" ur body parts without u noticing. WHile malaysians are bad in hiding their act. afterall their country are much developed rite? so mayb they are smarter in perverting.

This post has been edited by J(o)y: May 23 2008, 07:39 AM

This statement is not true....

Its depends field and position and knowledge you have. Some is always lower and some is higher. so you can't say average singapore salary is lower than malaysia.

Hi i'm new here,

i just got a call from Micheal (betterhelp company) yesterday asking if im interested with the job in SG. After reading some of the post regarding this co. you think i should give it a try? is the company trustworthy? he's kindda rushing things though.. asking for 2 weeks notice ><!

btw he still looking for MY worker. accountant included.
anyone interested might want to give him a call

Can see alot of them actually planning to get an apartment after become SG PR. Just wondering, if there is something like Malaysia. Apartments that is Freehold ? And will still need to pay for maintenance fees. Will it really worth? Of Coz for landed property is really really highly cost. Even some SGrean doesn't afford to own it. Just wondering. Please enlighten me newbie. Thanks guys.

Security is much much safer than in Malaysia. If you walk alone on the street at 12am, you need not worry about it.

That being said, i guess depends on which location.
i heard like Jurong, industrial area, also a lot of "cases"
I guess, generally safer than Malaysia lar, but definitely noy 100% or even 95% safe.

No place in the world is 100% safe. Just be smart and act accordingly if you see something odd!

Anyone here who is working as economist or had degree in economics working in SG? Wanna noe if its hard to find job in there with economics degree..

May I know what is the common working hours and number of working days in SG for those who are working in office(IT/Programming/Network line)?