Managed to get hired for a job in Singapore after having submitted 400+ applications. Only 7 responded to me, so about 1%+ response rate. Job market is hard indeed.

Very hard to find a good job now. While I do get a reasonable amount of interview, 95% of them are shit anyway. Either Low pay, need to do assignment/test, no bonus/commission/allowance etc. Even if you do test/assignment for them, get ghosted. At least thats my experience for the past few months.

CS quite easy to get job but need to rotate shift 24/7.

This post has been edited by HumanExtinction: Jul 24 2025, 09:19 PM

44. Been fortunate enough to never have to struggle for a job. I always said yes to all opportunities, always in SME and always knew the bosses.

These days for me it's just being keenly aware of their bottomline and helping them make more. They make more, I get more. I don't care to run a business so this works for me.

I am in IT Finance Functional roles.

The last two times I changed jobs was through job agents.

I didn't go looking for jobs. The agents look for me.

And thanks to the agents for helping me to nego the package, else I think if I had to nego myself I would have settled for a lower package.

After 40 yo better dont resign before getting an offer.......

connection matters.

so never be lansi action towards people around you, you never know when they will be the person to land you a new job.

been very fortunate no struggle at all looking for new job... happy where i am now.

agreed. By connection, attending IV just for the sake of filling out the form of formality. few times iv at mamak chit chat instead office, with hiring personnel cz members/ connection forward my cv to him

This post has been edited by ayamxxx: Jul 25 2025, 11:08 AM

what's wrong with shift?

Nothing wrong with the shift, just most ppl cannot accept night shift from 9pm-6am /12am -9am

night shift can be good. can deal with delivery, go to bank etc.
last time I had to apply leave just to stay at home to collect road tax bought from myeg.

to me, night shift is only bad when I need to go to work or return at a time without public transport operation, such as 4am.

This post has been edited by Skylinestar: Jul 25 2025, 12:52 PM