Singaporeans do not hold ACCA in as high regard as many Malaysians mistakenly do.

What Does ICPAS Stands For?

Hi guys, for those working in Sg, mind sharing your experience in job-hunting in Sg? For the benefits of those thinking to work in Sg.

You guys just travelled down for interviews or quit your job in M'sia first then hunt in Sg? Any tips on job-hunting and interview in Sg, besides the usual oft-repeated advice (be confident lah, dress up lah. etc)?

This post has been edited by topmankl: May 5 2009, 10:18 AM

A quick one, put a SG contact number instead of MY contact number in your CV

FYI, when in UK or New Zealand, my friend who hold a degree in Accountancy from the Uni of Singapore could not still get a job anywhere! He was told to pass the local exams in the respective countries first before qualifying as an accountant.
Ok enuf said, I worked in Sinjapore for 3 years. Very good pay compared to Malaysia. But I missed the chinchainess of Malaysians and relaxness. My rent was high and the living expenses is higher although not when it come to computers or electronics which is about the same surprisingly. Food is dearer. Cleanliness is better so any Malaysians who simply like to throw things out from the car or litter better watch out! The people there don't tolerate kindly. Summons or fines will have no discounts and really enforced.
Career wise, it depends a lot on the employer.
Dress up properly for the interview. Act confident but not stupidly fast. Be polite and show good manners.
When I was there, there was plenty of jobs but now I am not too sure. A Sinjaporean friend told me he knows of a man with a Business Administration graduate working as a MacDonalds manager as he could not find a job after being retrenched over 13 months.

You know how much is a Macdonalds manager pay a not?

And what is this statement supposed to point out?

Accountant should have ACCA if want to go oversea? Not sure about accountancy line

Google is your friend,

Institute Certified Public Accountant of Singapore. Something like MICPA

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Added on May 5, 2009, 11:20 amQUitting your job in Msia and hunt for one in Singapore is a stupid move. And i seriously advise you not to, a friend of mine quit her job after 2 months, thinking that she can easily secure an employment (Degree in Marketing from Aus). Six months down the road, she is still unemployed. Thankfully her dad is pretty loaded, bought a condo here, so she travels every month from KL to Singapore to look for job.

JOb hunting in Singapore and Msia is almost the same, online, newspaper, agent same goes to interviewing skill.

Good luck

This post has been edited by chess_gal: May 5 2009, 11:20 AM

Why?? Eventually they will find out that your not located in Singapore rite??
Unless ur saying the companies prefer not to call overseas in view of higher phone cost?? dun think so as well.

IMO better chance if put Singapore's phone number. They won't ask you about your location when they call, only during interview they'll ask where are you staying/planning to stay in Singapore? The key is to secure an appointment for interview, the rest depends on your performance and qualification.

the real problem is most of them prefer S'porean or SPR which totally kills off our dreams to work there

all the applications that i made got rejected the second day

This post has been edited by driftmeister: May 5 2009, 09:18 PM

Unless you have skills or experience in an industry that is uncommon to / short on locals - you have to expect that employers will give a foreigner's application last priority if they have locals applying for the same position. They don't have to spend the effort and money to get work permits, pay additional fees or deposits and they don't have to sponsor you (and thereby risk bearing some responsibility for your actions in Singapore).

You stand a better chance applying for jobs & companies that routinely recruit Malaysians rather than try your luck applying blindly from Sg classified ads. You can also try placing your resume with specialist cross-causeway recruiters, because companies that want to recruit foreigners typically outsource the recruitment process to external firms.

This post has been edited by seantang: May 5 2009, 09:47 PM

this is the same for every country. Have to protect the locals 1st.

This Is Same For Every Country EXCEPT MALAYSIA~
Try To Apply GLC And See...

This post has been edited by limshenghong: May 6 2009, 12:53 AM

Hi everybody, I will be coming to Singaporke this Friday for an interview.

Wish me luck that I can succeed.

I would also like to kaya-raya earning S$ like the rest of you.

Anyways, may I know the salary range of IT field? Previously I was underpaid as I do not know the expected salary.

so lucky of u
mind to share which company is hiring malaysians?

so u wil be here over the weekend or what ? good luck for the interview.

chrisky got new partner for buttsek beer

Good luck at your interview.

By the way how you plan to travel to Sg and back? Just for others to reference.

Also mind sharing what position is that, and your experience? Been trying to get info on Sg IT job market but to no avail...