r/singaporejobs

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How long have you guys been job hunting?

Around how many jobs did you apply for?

How many ghosted vs actually replied?

How was the interview process?

Especially the technical/Leetcode rounds what difficulty and topics were asked?

How would you rate the company & interview experience overall?

Any advice for getting at least an interview call?

I feel like many applications just get ghosted or rejected.

Just received a new job offer after 8 months of job search, but it’s a 15% pay cut from my previous job.

I’m not sure if I should take up the offer or continue to look for other roles. The industry is more stable than my previous job industry.

I heard that my new boss will be a former peer who previously took frequent MCs, medical appointments, and volunteer leave, often at short notice. She was also highly emotional at work and became very upset over a relatively minor issue. For the past four months, I felt that I was unfairly blamed for a situation related to her emotional meltdown at work.

She is also very close to the team lead, who appears to favour her significantly.

I am thinking of leaving..the politics at work is affecting my mental health

To those who got laid off or not got any job for long time .

I am part of hiring team, we have few openings for MNCs across Singapore, UAE and Sydney

I can share the LinkedIn account to connect for your clarifications and directly connect them , please DM.

Hr called me two days ago asking me about my experiences and if im open to the job and told me that will send my resume to the hiring team, yesterday the hr called with their office number and said to schedule an interview with the dates and timing next week however i have not received any email invitation yet, is it normal they would need to take some time to send out the email?

Hi all, just wanted to ask if anyone here has experience with this.

I’m Singaporean and the girl I’m planning to marry is a Malaysian doctor with around 5 years of experience in government hospitals and GP clinics. Problem is her medical degree isn’t on the SMC recognised list.

We’re trying to understand what realistic pathways there are for her to eventually work or practice in Singapore somehow. Could be as a GP eventually, or even healthcare related/adjacent roles first.

Has anyone here gone through something similar or know someone who did? Would things like UK qualifications, AMC, MRCP/MRCGP etc help in the future?

Also curious what kind of healthcare related roles non recognised foreign doctors usually end up doing in Singapore.

Would appreciate any advice or real experiences. Thank you 🙏

I am a SSN currently working in a public hospital. Applied last month for the same role at another public hospital (closer to home). For the very first time, after being a nurse in Singapore for 10 years, I got a rejection letter.
I thought nurses were needed here????

Edit: So it looks like it’s due to the difference in discipline. If you are not in the same specialty as the role you’ve applied, you are automatically not a candidate unless your name is Indranee Rajah.

Hello, I need advice. I working in a job that doesnt pay cpf and then they use me as independent contractor and I got no benefits(sick leaves and annual leaves). i got shouted at and put down by outgoing staff regularly that I am replacing. Manager shouted at me said I am not proactive and claims I don’t want to do my role. I feel really stressed and don’t think I can carry on in this job. What they are doing is illegal, they don’t have office in Singapore and is a UK company. What should I do? I want to quit but if I quit do I get any form of compensation if I go to MOM? I already cried in this job a few times and is alrdy on the verge of depression.

"If you WFH and people just contact you through teams, what makes you different from me opening up chatGPT? In fact, AI will always happily say yes, won't ask for leaves"

I'm sick of AI

i’ve been interning at this company since january. there are 3 other interns in my team, with 2 of them leaving at the end of this month. one of them (nicknamed S) has a slightly different scope than us, mostly focused on data analytics for the team.

as his internship is ending within the next month, my line manager nominated me to take over S tasks on top of my own until a new intern comes in. essentially, i’m doing 2 interns jobs until further notice. honestly, i wasn’t really comfortable taking on his work just because i know i won’t perform well and with the insane workload of 2 people, but i can’t really say no can i? and since i’ve started the handover i’ve been feeling more and more pressure from the multiple tasks and deadlines i have to juggle while also trying to keep a positive mental and stay healthy but my body feels so heavy and it makes it hard to get up and out of the house.

i don’t want to quit since i have so little time left and don’t want to lose any potential chances for full time conversion, but i also don’t know how to set boundaries with my line manager either 😭

as per title - have been very unhappy, sad even for the past few months. constantly up late (to my health + relationships detriment) trying to finish work in hopes of a promotion, only to be constantly berated by management. The new boss who came in has no reprieve but the team seems ok w the new rhythm.

I absolutely know this is the DUMBEST decision I can make, but I choose myself and I cannot see myself suffer another 6 months, if I need to consider rotation. I have around 2 years buffer thanks to bonus but I intend to start looking immediately. My skillsets are rather generic - writing, managing stakeholders, delivering projects but realising am maybe not so good at managing bosses (ya I know everywhere also need to manage so u tell me this also no use). I also pivoted once in my career alr and going from very good recent ratings (up for potential promotion) to nothingness (cannot stand new management) in the next few months makes it all v pitiful - but anyone with any advice who gone against the grain and still made it thru, and possibly what sectors / roles may be suitable, will be helpful. Thanks a lot folks.

Financial commitments: housing loan about 1.2K/month with CPF, to also pay parents allowance & insurance costs + special occasion meals, which I have buffered - but I cannot stop working in case of any mishaps cuz they’re old. DINK. 7 YOE.

Holy shit.I work at a start up and i am doing so much work.i hate Ai . the pressure to deliver is too much now whilst management is focusing on getting lean. i literally work 7am to 9pm everyday. It’s us technical people who have to suffer with lay offs, while we have to deliver more and while these business people sit uselessly doing nothing and providing no shareholder value.

I recently received an offer from thoughtworks singapore and it is for the full stack developer role. I have read mixed reviews online and wanted to check on the following:

1. What are the work hours like?
2. How are the people that you work with?
3. Will they delay my joining date? I am really concerned about this.

Please let me know as I am quite confused.

He says there is not a lot of things to do, just attend calls at night. Usually he plays games all day. American salary payscale and high pay even as a fresh graduate.

Has anyone have any experience with quant companies in Singapore? Seems like a very hidden industry.

Yesterday I receive a call from a recruiter to arrange for a online interview few day later for a tech job in a local bank, which I accepted the interview.

Today, the recruiter call me again, saying her client review my resume again, saying they want to offer me the job without any interview.

I reply that it's very strange that there's no interview, I insists on an interview, as it should be 2 way, I also need to check whether is the job suitable for me.

She say she will check with the client, but the interview date set earlier will most likely still occur.

I find this very sus, is the recruiter lying? What game is she trying to play here?

Edit: Thanks everyone for the replies.
Personally, I don’t think it’s a scam, the same recruiter called me 1 month ago for a job I applied to their agency via MCF.
Yesterday she called again to ask if I’m still available, and offered me this interview, but today it suddenly becomes a job offer without any interview.
I just cannot figure out what game is she trying to play here.

Starting from Singapore…