if i would like to work in Singapore, do i have to apply for working permit b4 applying the positions? I have browse through lots of singapore job ad and many require the applicants to either be Singaporean or PR

....................................................unless u r someone who are very well known for ur expertise, guess u need to. If u are the employer, would you expect to pay and handle their work permit as well especially if he doesn't know a ding dang about u? Or would u wait for their work permit to be approved when there are possible other PR candidates out there? Guess not.

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I'm just received employment offer from PETRONAS...Supply Chain Management Group..(Drilling Materials) Gred E1 salary RM4900 with previous 8 years work experience in supply chain but in different industry....should I accept this offer?

wow E1 salary. Btw, where will you be working if you don't mind me asking

how to apply to petronas? i've been applying for few years using their website.. but, seems no reply at all....any idea???

based at klcc.....

i think RM4900 is quite ok for a start. Everything is quite expensive nowadays and the economy is just recovering.

bigriverian, compare to your previous job, does the new salary satisfy you? If it does, and you don't have any other offer, why not accept it. SCM is a good place to start build up your network, since the job itself already involve a lot of communication and coordination work. And you will meet people from the field, which might further give your career a boost.

To everyone else,
Petronas is just another corporate company, expanding their business and making profit is their nature of business. It does have a set of rule for employee career progress. The one which decide whether an employee is eligible for promotion, is the direct manager, not the system. If one get a tough manager, rather than moaning and complaining, one could always work harder to prove ones worth. If one couldn't even handle one tough boss, how would he manage others when he is promoted to higher position?

aurora, I agree with you.....based on my experience, I believe immediate bos is one of the key factor on our carreer growth plus the system in the organisation itself...if we work hard but our bos hate you, so probably we will run at the same spot!!!!

so this morning I'm gonna make an appointment for medical examination at Prince Court Med Ctr & hope the result is ok....

How is their negotiability level when it comes to salary, posting location and reporting date?

For permanent staff, it depends on your negotiation skills, and how you promote yourself. Only one hint, don't sign the offer letter or start working unless the terms you agreed with the HR has been spell out in official letter. If they promise to increase after probation, or will review once you join, it won't happen.

For direct/contract hire, the arrangement is different.

how about thier IT hiring? "equal"

I heard even in the worst economic situation they still can give 3 months bonus, so rm4900 x 3 = rm14700/12 = additional rm1225, so your salary is rm6125, adding all those benefits not bad for an 8 years experience (but you could probably gotten more).

Petronas has outsource their IT service, now handle by iPerintis. They use to be a part of Petronas, I guess they still inherit some of their culture and practice. It has been few years already now.

In any company, bonus is uncertain, unless it is clearly stated in your offer letter (i.e. 13 months salary). For Petronas, it is not stated in offer letter. As it suggest, bonus is in fact, a "bonus", or "extra". Try to live with lower expectation if you accept the offer. Economy is really bad.

Do you know that other big O&G company are cutting down their resources?

if 8 years experience, means age at least 30 already
for someone that age salary RM4900 ok kah?
i also dunno because haven't reached that age...just need some comments.

Yup, no contractual bonus at this moment. Just performance bonus which is really, really going to be subjective.

And yes, the 'Red & Yellow' is restructuring.

Any O&G companies recruiting PR?

Just receive a call today interview for procument dept i think...but not asking very high salary...i had apply all the time in their website few years ago...but they browse the jobstreet and find me (jobstreet notification)...i know there will be more than 20 people will be interviewed for this post..as i'm in construction sector... not in a same line and with different post from my current..so no high hope is expected.

any tips for interview? who else in same boat?

my advise from my experience; be yourself because the panels actually want to know your maturity on doing things and the way you think.....please dont make a "story" on your current job unless they request to relate on your "discussion topic"....some more please reads a lots for your case study....good luck