Search results

BTW, The person same level as me is also an Asian, though he's a long timer here. Well, many years ago i worked for an American firm and a Malaysian guy relocated to the HQ and was offered a VP position ;had his own office and leading a big team. However, he was layoff not long after (not...

unfortunately when it comes to renumeration (perm or contractors), there is no standard or fair trade, employers are only obliged to pay u the minimum award required for the job. When my previous employer was urgently looking for skilled contractors, the rate differences amongst various...

my guess is the smaller cities are less competitive and lack of good talents. Most talents move to the bigger cities or overseas(us/europe) for better opportunities.

Head to Sydney or Melb where most of the MNC/HQ are based for a IT career. The rest of the cities in Australia are for child's play only, on well, except mining & gov.

U can do that in sg as well, whats the big deal. Perth is forgiven with its small economy/population and laidback lifestyle, but in bigger cities ie. Sydney/Melbourne I believe they can be more competitive in retail. This is the same in the big cities elsewhere eg. NY, London, tokyo etc.

Not just sinkies, most Asians complain about it. The 9 to 5 rule does not apply to retail - I guess only the Asian stores tend to open longer hours and its a win win. Office workers could still shop after office hours, shops pay the same rent but generate more revenue. Well, woolies and Coles...

Sydney has more jobs especially in the financial & services industry. There's a handful of people commute to work in Sydney from other states/or regional (mainly Melb & Brisbane) on weekdays and fly back on weekends for the relaxed lifestyle. It has its fair share of glory and pains. As the...

beware of the harsh weather of Canada with long cold winters. USA used to be the land of opportunity, but I'm not sure if this is still the case after the GFC meltdown. There's racism everywhere, I haven't experienced any yet in Sydney after 2 years living here.

If u prefer Canada then just apply for it lor, other than Vancouver, living cost should be lower than Oz. Just make sure you qualification is recognised by canada. USA - unless u have a employer sponsored else its going to be a hard ride as US is still in the process of cleaning up the...

I think u earn much better to be a 'happiness consultant', than taking up this job :-)

I'm assuming your friend still live and work in SG, then the first thing to consider is the mortgage risk. Assuming if your friend gets a foreign currency mortgage from an Australian bank (they are more stringent after GFC), his property could actually positively geared with the low SG interest...

aiya who cares. She deserved to be killed since she behaved as a slut. I still play regular tennis with my Aussie mate(white) and he's a wonderful person befriend with. I think i make more genuine friendships with the whites than Asians here.

underground train system is not high speed subway system like those u find in NYC, Paris, London, tokyo, Sg or HK. In sydney it depends where u live. The North shore line tend to have better train frequency (where most upperclass/weatlhy people stay), some suburbs u are lucky to have a train...

Na, Australia will never get a subway system, it would need more than a big Australia to make this happen. they just talk about implementing fibre optic broadband which already rolled out in Sg 10 yrs+ ago.

Gillard is a strategic thinker but I think she might not last long either - being the first woman PM in Australia its a lot to take on especially she has not been elected by the nation (I'm sure there's still quite a lot of kevin07 supporters out there). Secondly, she is not really a role model...

I guess once you become an experienced professionals (> 5 yrs or more) academic qualification no longer a deciding factor. Recommendation & networking with the right people will help to land a job especially in the financial industry as u tend to bump into one another given its a small market...

I guess its a common practise to indicate your visa status in the application if you are not a citizen. As a hiring manager, I would ask if the candidate got a valid visa to work in Australia before proceeding further. Nationality / racial discrimination though its not obvious but might...

aiya, this is a old 2 years news and is largely using the property price as a comparison (also, at a time when Aussie dollar was very strong against USD). However, once u compare renting or buying a apartment in Manhattan vs Sydney inner city you'll see the differences. Units in Manhanttan...

I don't know about fresh grad, but one of my friend didn't face this issue and has has been working in Sydney since finished his undergrad studies years ago. Seriously, for a fresh grad, how do you expect to land a good job in a big corporate world since you would have prior work experience to...

All true. If you a new migrant, this would be a hurdle to get through. However, once u get through the 'local experience', you should be able to change job and compete 'equally' with the locals. Yes don't underestimate network and recommendations here. Though most recruiters are wankers...