‘Highlights’ Archives
Jobless polytechnic PMET getting aimless and needing career guidance
Hi Gilbert, Like many Singaporeans, I was unemployed for a long time. My last job was a Service Technician in the Marine (Automation) Industry. My employment unfortunately lasted only one month - 21 Sept 2010 to 19 Oct 2010. Let me [...]
Jobless 48-year old PMET with masters in logistics: “I will renounce my citizenship if I don’t have a job soon!”
"I will renounce my Singapore citizenship if I still cant find a job soon..." 48-year-old Edmund - looking younger with his jet-black dyed hair and boyish look, was dead serious when he related this shocking statement to me earlier in the week [...]
Wife with two kids struggling with compulsive gambling husband
Hi Gilbert, A very good day to you. I came across your website while looking for an online site where I can voice out my doubts and concerns. Hopefully you will be able to be my listening ear. I am married with 2 beautiful kids, my [...]
Can one survives in Singapore without a degree?
Amidst the controversy surrounding the Yale-NUS tie-up recently, I was thinking hard how progressive our educational system has being all this while – since I collected my GCE A level certificate almost 30 years ago. Being a non-beneficiary [...]
Jobless lady PMET lost out to a foreign Indian during a job interview
Transitioning (T): First of all, thanks Amy for allowing us to interview you online and can you provide us with some background information about yourself? Amy: A single female in her late 30s. I have a private secretarial certificate. T: [...]
Jobless Local PMET: “How I can afford to stay jobless for three years.”
Hi Gilbert, Let me see how shall I put forth to you my thoughts and experience. Perhaps each individual has their own reasons and choices for staying unemployed. In my case, I chose to be for the time being until I find value in being [...]
Generation Y Interview: “I am not too optimistic of my future in Singapore.”
Transitioning (T): Being someone from the Gen Y group, do you feel that opportunities are now somewhat muted as both the babyboomers and Gen X have already gained a strong foothold in senior positions in the public and private sectors? Amanda [...]
Rapid Growth in Singapore’s Immigrant Population Brings Policy Challenges
By Brenda S.A. Yeoh and Weiqiang Lin National University of Singapore April 2012 The history and fortunes of Singapore, an island nation between Malaysia and Indonesia, have always been closely intertwined with migration. As a [...]
Ministry of Manpower’s Reply To Samuel Letter and His Rebuttal
On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 8:58 AM, MOM QSM (MOM) <MOM_QSM@mom.gov.sg> wrote: Dear Mr Samuel, We refer to your email of 29 March 2012 to Minister of State, Mr Tan Chuan-Jin. Thank you for taking time to give us your [...]
Citizen To Minister Tan Chuan Jin: “Address manpower discrimination issues.”
Dear Minister Tan Chuan Jin, This email is to address my absolute concern and distress on the unequal and unlevel employment field within our own country for Singaporeans. Before I go on, I apologize if this concern should not have been raised to [...]
Singaporean complained to Chinese Embassy About PRC Chinese Behaviour
Dear Ambassador, I am writing you on my personal accord to voice my absolute disgust that seemingly more and more PRC citizens, who are here in Singapore either working or studying, are not showing respect for their host country and her [...]
5 Reasons Why Foreigners Don’t Respect Singaporeans
As the dust settled for PRC scholar Sun Xu who was duly fined and stripped of his remaining scholarship perks, another incident involving an article on Swiss expats saying that there won't be jobs available for Singaporeans ensured that the [...]
Singaporean Couple Prefers To Adopt A Kid To Tackle Low Birth Rate
Hi John, Thanks for participating in this online interview about the low birth rate here:- You have told me that both you and your wife have decided not to have any kids, why is this so? There are a few reasons why we choose not to have any [...]
7 Reasons Why We Must Implement Minimum Wage
As employers continued to cope with the recent unexpected 5% drop in their foreigner dependency ratio causing all kinds of manpower mayhew, there is also alot of online chatter about implementing minimum wages to resolve the pertinent manpower [...]
Rosanna Chen: “Gen Y is like strawberry cake – appreciate life!”
Hi Rosanna, Thanks for taking part in another of our GEN Y online interview series. I knew that you have just recently completed an interview last month on "26-year-old lady PMET prefers to be single now". Being someone from the Gen Y [...]
