Re: Usapang Singapore...
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2014 9:12 pm
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Goodluck bro.seymour wrote:I'll be in Singapore on April 24th! Will go there to find a job! Sa ngayon nasa Saudi pa ako pero pauwi na in two weeks, Civil Engineer with almost 5 years of Exp in the North Africa and Middle East. Wish me luck guys! Although tutulungan ako ng mga classmates ko na nasa SG na for two years, sana makahanap agad ng work!
Goodluck and try not to expect much. Nabilinan ka na ba s status ng hiring s sg about foreigners in detail ng mga friends mo? Kung hindi pa uunahan n kita. Kahit pa may referral ka hindi 100% guarantee na magkaka work ka, kahit pa nagustuhan ka ng employer wala din guarantee na makakakuha ka ng work pass. Priority nila ang LOCALS/PR ngayon regardless of experience na meron ka, sa lahat ng foreigners pa to. Dami ko kakilala at naging housemate dati na sumugal at dahil misinformed sila s lakaran ng kuhanan ng foreigners, and ending umuwi silang walang work. Pero kanya kanyang swerte pa din yan, who knows db?seymour wrote:I'll be in Singapore on April 24th! Will go there to find a job! Sa ngayon nasa Saudi pa ako pero pauwi na in two weeks, Civil Engineer with almost 5 years of Exp in the North Africa and Middle East. Wish me luck guys! Although tutulungan ako ng mga classmates ko na nasa SG na for two years, sana makahanap agad ng work!
kung panlibot lang pwede n siguro. pero dagdagan mo konti just in case, mga 40thou for safety n lang.theEnemy wrote:Kasya naba ang 20-30k na budget(di kasama plane tickets) pag nag solo trip sa SG? mga 3 days siguro then libot lang ng konti. hehe
grayfox17 wrote:
Goodluck and try not to expect much. Nabilinan ka na ba s status ng hiring s sg about foreigners in detail ng mga friends mo? Kung hindi pa uunahan n kita. Kahit pa may referral ka hindi 100% guarantee na magkaka work ka, kahit pa nagustuhan ka ng employer wala din guarantee na makakakuha ka ng work pass. Priority nila ang LOCALS/PR ngayon regardless of experience na meron ka, sa lahat ng foreigners pa to. Dami ko kakilala at naging housemate dati na sumugal at dahil misinformed sila s lakaran ng kuhanan ng foreigners, and ending umuwi silang walang work. Pero kanya kanyang swerte pa din yan, who knows db?
Dont believe me? then ask your friends in sg.
Eto sabihin ko n TEXT SPEAK VIOLATION din para di ka masyado kabahan, yung higpitan kasi applicable man to ALL foreigners PERO kung yung LOB na papasukan mo eh kakaiba at medyo konti ang kakumpetensya asahan mo pasok ka agad. Hindi tulad nung mga common ones like F&B, retail, cust svc na kayang kaya ng mga local at madaling palitan ang mga foreigner - in short, disposable.seymour wrote:grayfox17 wrote:
Goodluck and try not to expect much. Nabilinan ka na ba s status ng hiring s sg about foreigners in detail ng mga friends mo? Kung hindi pa uunahan n kita. Kahit pa may referral ka hindi 100% guarantee na magkaka work ka, kahit pa nagustuhan ka ng employer wala din guarantee na makakakuha ka ng work pass. Priority nila ang LOCALS/PR ngayon regardless of experience na meron ka, sa lahat ng foreigners pa to. Dami ko kakilala at naging housemate dati na sumugal at dahil misinformed sila s lakaran ng kuhanan ng foreigners, and ending umuwi silang walang work. Pero kanya kanyang swerte pa din yan, who knows db?
Dont believe me? then ask your friends in sg.
Yup yup! Sinabi nila sakin yan, pero positive lang din sila para sakin. Last November nagka work na din yung isang tropa within 2 weeks niya sa SG. Positive lang ako kung para sakin ang SG ibibigay din yan. I'll just do my best and keep on keeping on kapag andiyan na ko. Btw, sinabi din sa mga classmates/tropa ko na andiyan na baka di din sila makahanap ng work dahil nga priority eh locals pero awa ng diyos lahat sila nagka work.
For now I'll do my research and tambay din sa pinoysg forum at the same time submit submit na din ng CV online.
nowadays, hindi rin madali mag job hopping sa sg. Dati before the elections daming nag aalisan sa trabaho lalo na pag CNY after makuha bonus nagsisilipatan na pero ngayon people hold on to their jobs more, mapa-lokal man o foreigner. Kahit nga internal growth sa posisyon for foreigners pahirapan n rin pano pa kaya pag lipat ng ibang company.seymour wrote:^ yup paps sa field namin as Engineers medyo mababa ang kumpetensiya pero may mga nabasa ako sa forum na mahirap din talaga kasi MoM pa din ang final judgment kaya dapat tuloy tuloy lang apply hanggat wala work pass. Anyways, start na ko mag submit online and kinuha na din ng classmate ko yung CV ko para irefer sa boss niya since April may mga new works daw sa tunneling, yun nga lang haba daw ng working hours. Hindi muna ako mamimili importante may work kahit sa site ako parati, tsaka na lang mag apply ulit kapag may work pass na.
glad to be of help to you hindi naman marami pero majority ng mga taong naencounter ko na sumubok dun at mga bagong salta pa have failed pero like i said, kanya kanyang swerte lang talaga yan. Some did find a job but couldnt last a few months, iba naman failed to land a single interview pero natawagan pa rin sila the day before matapos ang svp nila, meron pa nga dumaan na sa agency at nahanapan sila pero pagdating sa application ng pass nag fail din so wala rin mkakapag sabi talaga.seymour wrote:^ thanks sa tips! Mukhang dami mo talagang nakita na nag fail diyan ah. Hehe nevertheless it will not hurt me trying, kasi ganyan din naman sila nung first time nagpunta sa SG, full of nihilistic aura pero ok lang naging matagumpay sila. I will continue to update my SG adventures here as soon as I get there. Hit or miss I will share it here. #positive
darkwing_uop wrote:I'm going with my family this weekend for a vacation, any good places to shop?
depends on what exactly you're looking for. But in general, any place is ok to shop in sg. kahit yung mga malls located at almost every mrt station that you find pwede na. Ok naman ang products na binebenta kasi mga orig naman, halos lahat naman dyan legit kahit dun pa sa mga chain stores like courts, challenger, harvey norman, best - medyo warning nga lang kasi minsan aggresive ang mga sellers, yung tipong magtatanong ka lang ng availability ng isang item tapos bigla na lang ssbihin na "give me the payment first" tapos ipapalabas syo yung pera mo bago iabot yung item sayo so you need to watch out for that, albeit, does not happen often.ROUZ wrote:^
Around Orchard Road marami dun and sa Marina Bay
Wait natin reply nila grayfox.
for electronics, yes, you can almost find everything in Funan.darkwing_uop wrote:Thanks for the tips! actually we allocated half day just for shopping, I guess it is Funan then
BTW so named brands like Adidas, Nike etc..are cheaper in SG? and you can find everything in Funan?