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Dear Mr Gilbert, Good evening to you. I have heard of you and I am aware that you have helped many people. My name is Haniff. I have over 20 years of [...]
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Unemployed ex-teacher job-searching fruitlessly for 1.5 years and feeling anxious
Hi Gilbert, I chanced upon your website helping follow Singaporeans overcome employment issues. I have been seeking other forms of job opportunities after leaving the education sector for the past 1.5 years but nothing is fruitful. It seems that we ex-teachers are only relevant in education sectors. I wondered if I could arrange an [...]
PMET jobless for 7 months after retrenchment and feeling useless and hopeless
Hi Gilbert I chanced upon your website with great interest. I have been retrenched for 7 months. I guess you heard the all familiar woes of unemployment. Being human, I m no exception. Many times felt useless and hopeless. I became very doubtful of my ability. I know I am slipping into depression as I face more job rejections. I don't [...]
Kids taken away from custody of parents by MSF even after negative drug test
Dear Ms Ng (PSD), I'm writing to your department as I've exhausted all means of seeking redress from both SPF and MSF. MSF has initially promised to release my kids to me from child protection via an agreement we signed but have since backtracked on it. My husband and I received a rude shock on 1 Nov when 10 police officers raided our [...]
Soon-to-graduate computer science graduate pessimistic about his future
Dear Panel (REACH), I am a resident of Kg Glam and writing to seek assistance for a job as my contract is ending soon on 31 Oct 18. I am due to complete my BA in Computer Science and Software Engineering from Informatics in February next year, after three hard years of studying and saving up. My parents are old and working as a [...]
Jobless PMET disappointed with WSG’s career coach who recommends a cleaner job
Dear Panel (REACH), Thank you for the referral to WSG which is actually futile. I concluded the appointment with a Mr Cheng (Senior Career Coach) feeling more discouraged and distressed than before the meeting. The coach is extremely sarcastic and apathetic towards my situation and asked if I actually wanted a job or career, if my skills [...]
Homeless guy: “Gilbert you look more homeless than me – in your heart!”
Flashes of lightning lit up the sky as I made my way gingerly into Arab St/Kampung Glam at around 9pm - now fast becoming a hotspot for tourists, yuppies and of course the small homeless community dotting the side-walk lanes of Sultan Mosque. I grimaced quietly as I have not taken my dinner yet and evening appointment is a rarity for me now as [...]
IT management guru dishes out career advice to fellow jobless IT PMET
Dear Sylvanus, I am not trying to be cruel, but – as we say in the IT industry – your story does not compute. The median salary for a fresh graduate with an IT related degree is in the high $3K. If you claim to have extensive IT experience and are only asking for $2.3K, you are signalling that your experience is worse than worthless. The [...]
Homeless low-wage worker earning $1200 and sleeping outside Arab St for past decade
Dear Ms Ng/PSD, I am writing to your office as HDB has conveyed to me that they're unable to help in my homelessness due to prevailing Legislation that prevents a foreign spouse from renting a HDB unit together with Singaporeans. I hope the government can reconsider this issue even as I continue to sleep on the streets around Kg Glam. Arab [...]
48-year-old jobless PMET with mobile line cut off desperate for work
Hi Gilbert, I sincerely hope you could help me as I'm at wits end. I'm 48 now and been out of job since last August. Worst is my new house is coming and I am penniless I've been trying to get a job and only a handful had requested me for an interview but eventually it's always they want younger staff or my salary is too high which is not true [...]
Husband relieved that depressed wife manages to secure a job after a year of searching
Hi Gilbert, Good day to you. I just want to drop you an email to express my thanks and appreciation for all you have done for me and all Singaporeans. Your website is not only a source of encouragement for those who are unemployed and their love ones. Your website also serve as a warning of the things to come if we are not careful in [...]