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TSVemily
post Jan 18 2024, 12:57 PM, updated 2y ago

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What do you guys think is a suitable answer to question like why do you want to work in SG? Especially when interviewing with a MNC company that has a Malaysia branch.
I can't possibly tell the interviewer because Malaysia lack of career opportunity or the x3.5 currency rate.
TSVemily
post Jan 18 2024, 03:40 PM

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QUOTE(theevilman1909 @ Jan 18 2024, 01:20 PM)
The company HQ in Singapore or others foreign countries?
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Foreign country, but they have branches in Malaysia and Singapore
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post Jan 18 2024, 03:42 PM

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QUOTE(darkmusses @ Jan 18 2024, 03:01 PM)
The first thing I asked is my pay; I gave my ballpark figure and head hunter will know their place to never waste my time again as I told them upfront.
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Its not a head hunter asking this tho, its from the company hiring manager
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post Jan 18 2024, 03:47 PM

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QUOTE(nate_nightroad @ Jan 18 2024, 01:05 PM)
Diu say singapore has a more diverse opportunity
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But they also have a malaysia branch with the same exact same open position
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post Jan 18 2024, 03:48 PM

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QUOTE(theevilman1909 @ Jan 18 2024, 03:47 PM)
oh okkay...

just says you want to feel & gain experience with Singapore working environment  & same time help grow the company  cool2.gif
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This sounds good, wonder why i never think of this... thanks for your advice
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post Feb 1 2024, 04:19 PM

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Okay so i figured ill post an update. the interview ended. And they really did ask why Sg instead of MY.

So I told them SG have more glabal exposure, which is exactly what they listed in their SG and MY company website. Their SG site mentioned APAC region and listed few country such as Japan, Korea, Aus, NZ etc... whereas their MY site mentioned APAC region and listed Johor Bharu, Penang, KL etc

And so from then on the interviewer insisted that their KL office actually have the same global exposure as SG and keep mentioning that in his every single sentence after that...

Now saying SG having more global exposure than MY doesnt seems to be a good answer anymore

 

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