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PMET with accountancy degree lost his 12th-year job in »

Hi Gilbert, I have recently lost my job. I have been in the marine industry since 2005 in both the civil and private sector and possessed a accountancy [...]

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Jobless Singaporean PMET lamented at our »

Dear Gilbert, I feel very sad and demoralized. I have been unemployed for [...]

Discharged bankrupt single mum struggling with »

Dear Ms Hamzah (MCI) I'm writing to feedback to you of the immense [...]

Malaysians easily getting EP and PR below salary »

I am not sure how long this scene of Malaysians getting special benefits from [...]

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10 Lies You’ll Hear Before Pursuing Your Dream »

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 01:04 PM PDT Written by DivineCaroline.com Unfortunately, just before you take your first step on the righteous journey to [Read More]

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7 Ways To Recession-Proof Your Job »

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Transitioning has heard of how many [...]

I have been receiving quite alot of mails lately from the jobless community but a few glaring things stood out during this period - they are all mostly men, in their 30s and also well educated. We have all along received daily mails from the jobless people [Read More]

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Fresh overseas graduate with first class honours struggling with unemployment

Transitioning: First of all, thanks Kelvin for allowing us to interview you online and can you provide us with some background information on yourself? Kelvin: I finished my degree (first class honours) and Masters overseas and I recently returned to Singapore. Transitioning: What was your last occupation and you have told me that you were [...]

Foreigner expat enquiring on hiring procedures at A*Star

Dear all, I have a question to be figured out. I got two informal interviews with A*STAR two managers. After the second information interview, they inform me to have a formal interview with the assistant manager and a senior member of the group to check the technical parts from me. Before the interview, I also sent them the application form, [...]

Job opening at FTGroup Pte Ltd

Hi Gilbert, I will include a description of the job below, thanks so much. Company name: FTGroup Pte Ltd Expected income: $1.6k-$3k We are a sales and marketing company that believes in wealth creation for both our clients and people. We priortise our client needs and ensure that the service we provide is of the best [...]

The woes of prolonged unemployment and possible solutions

Gilbert, thank you for the nice gesture. I am writing to you not to criticize the government, but to reflect on the situation. Myself being unemployed for more than a year and have gone for a few courses and applied for unknown number of jobs. The situation for those of us long term unemployed grows dire by the day, and we don’t see light, [...]

Company blamed supervisor for staff resignation after promotion

Hi Gilbert, I consider myself a victim of a potential unfair dismissal. I am a manager of a company and lead a department of 2 staff, who have been working for more than 10 years. One of the staff threatened to resign if she’s not promoted, and hence, I reported it to the Director of my department as well as the HR. Surprisingly, they [...]

Jobless graduate rejected by foreigner interviewers at a management consulting firm

Dear Mr Gilbert Goh, Hi I am writing to you to highlight my experience. I recently went through an interview process at a management consulting firm. From sending of application to final decision it took a whopping 3+ months. There were 5 rounds and all my interviewers were foreigners, from Europe, India, China etc. Management consulting [...]

2017 labour day indoor event: Jobs for Singaporeans first

We are organising our 4th labour day indoor event on 1st May 4pm for the workers entitled "Jobs for Singaporeans first". Workers worldwide will be celebrating labour day ground-up and we hope to do it annually in Singapore on our own as well. We have decided to remember our workers indoor instead of the usual outdoor place at speakers' [...]

Ex-permanent resident from Singapore rejected work permit by MINDEF

Hi there, I am a British citizen (born in Hong Kong) who has migrated to Singapore with my family at the tender age of 6. Shortly after our successful migration, our family obtained PR - my father being the 1st gen PR and both my brother and I, being the 2nd gen PRs. At the age of 15, my parents took the liberty of deciding to send both [...]

Whistleblower: Why Indian-owned QAssure Pte Ltd hires mostly Indian nationals?

The complaint I would like to put forward is about this overseas Indian company QAssure Pte Ltd Singapore. It is a foreign-owned company which provides IT Services, mostly to government-affliliated organizations like Singapore Police Force, Singapore pools, DBS Bank, ITE Singapore, Republic polytechnic, Singapore polytechnic and others. What [...]

Abuses of CECA by India and how Singaporeans can go round it

Gilbert, I heard that the Government is digitizing itself at this moment. You know, this is a great opportunity for the Government to solve the PMET unemployment and restructure the economy at the same time. First, we have to agree that by embarking on this, we will become India’s direct competitor and the CECA is screwed. We have more to [...]