Find a job 1st and get the job offer. And your employer will get you. No worries on that.

Process:
1) Find a job. If you're hired, the company will give you an offer letter to sign and an EP application form to fill.
2) Company submits the application to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM needs to check if the company has exceeded hiring quota or not. Normally takes around 1 week to confirm)
3) Company receives approval and medical checkup form from MOM and they'll ask you to come over Singapore for at least 3 nights to do medical check up and collect your EP.
4) Medical checkup generally takes less than half a day. The result will be ready in 2-3 days time but if you pay extra you can collect the result the following day.
5) Once you've collected your results. Head over to MOM and submit it together with your EP form.
6) MOM will tell you to come back tomorrow to pay the processing fees (I think it's < S$100) and collect your EP.
how long does it take for the whole process to complete?
4 Days 3 Nights.
cost to apply for a working pass in singapore?
No more than S$200 (not including accommodation, travel and food)

If you've applied to a good company like for my case, they'll pay for everything when you come over (your flight ticket, 3 nights stay, food, medical checkup, EP application cost and some spending allowance). C'mon, if the company can't even afford to pay that S$200 for EP application then no point working for that company.

I graduated from a UK uni majored in Electronics Engineering. Graduated with second upper and now working as a Purchasing Agent with 1.6k per month. I am seriously sad. I turned down an offer by LTA as project engineer last week (they offered me 2.5k) because they told me i need to work at the site (I am a girl, hello?). So now i need to start seraching again..so stressful...sighzzzzz...

all the best

My work place also got a girl who is working in marine industry, and she has to go onsite quite often. I dont see her complaining and she accept that it is part of her job and gives her more "hands on" experience rather be a "pencil pusher". Plus she gets more exposure to on field training as well as having more indept look on the technical and physical aspects of the job.

This post has been edited by crapp0: Sep 26 2008, 12:00 PM

UK degree only 1.6k? hmmm...is this common?

It is quite a bad move to turned down a government-link jobs.

Government keep paying their people 1 eh.

So, what is your mind-set thinking for what your job scope is?

Who cares? I study local, but cert from UK. So?

This post has been edited by Joshua_0718: Sep 26 2008, 12:24 PM

i thought engineer price range roughly be around 2500-3500?
depending on qualification (degree at least) or experience.

I am not sure on engineer market salary rate in singapore.
I am just pointing at where your degree from.

Maybe that's why you earn 1.6K and other people earn 2.5K... hello?

If a guy (your competitor for a job) is willing to go onsite and accept 2.5K, why would the employer want to hire you?

If you expect exceptions and special treatment because you're a girl, then don't expect the same salary. The sword of gender equality cuts both ways, you know.

have anyone here work at the gemalto singapore???? how about the workload???? i just get the interview..just curious to join it...

This post has been edited by mentalkronik: Sep 26 2008, 01:59 PM

Yeah i know i am far way underpaid. I only working for 3 months now...sighzzz...reli stressful and i am wondering was it a right decision to reject the 2.5k job

Did you discuss with your parents or your friends before deciding?

Anyway, good luck to you.

Just saw your question.erm...my mind set is that i wan to do something that related to marketing or finance or consultancy. yeah i discussed with my families and frens. My parents actually gave me freedom to choose by myself. And my friends telling me that, if u are feeling unsure or unhappy about it, then just dont do it. and keep on applying. But i am not so sure that is that my major allowed me to find a job in marketing +finance..no idea

Hmm, wonder why i no need to go for medical checkup when i apply my EP

To make sure you are healthy and negative in HIV.

You forgot 2 mention that she is a girl. Nowadays as an employer they dont give 2 crap about whether u girl or boy, if you can do the job then settled. Its the employee which is one who wants 2 pick which job suites he/she. Since you dug your own grave, just lie in it.

Btw i have a fren who is working in KPMG malaysia, does anybody know the market rate for an auditor with 3 years exp? Btw currently he works OT sometimes 4-5 hours a day but doesnt get any OT pay. He graduate from tarc with an accountancy degree from UK and has ACCA cert.

This post has been edited by crapp0: Sep 26 2008, 04:26 PM

aih..i still waiting for the position i'm interested in..
wonder is it good to resend again?

My company currently cut cost
I'm the luck one got impacted coz i just joined last year.....

I think he may demand for $3K to $3.2K with ACCA and degree + 3 yrs exp. However, be prepare to work hard and accept loads of stress over the weekends and even public holidays.

This post has been edited by siren: Sep 26 2008, 06:34 PM