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[h=2]‘Contact Singapore’ or ‘Contact Foreign Talents’?[/h]
December 27th, 2011 |
Author: Editorial
After the General Election in May this year, PM Lee reassured Singaporeans that the PAP Govt will always put Singaporeans first. He reaffirmed this during the National Day Rally in Aug.
“I empathise with this (i.e, downside effects of foreign talent policy). And we are acting to relieve the pressures and make clear we are putting Singaporeans first,” he stressed.
And even during a PAP election rally prior to polling day, DPM Teo Chee Hean even said that each time the PAP Govt acts, it considers the interest of Singaporeans first.
However, recent programmes implemented by some of the Govt agencies did not seem to reflect a “Singaporeans first” policy. One such Govt agency is Contact Singapore.
In fact, Contact Singapore will be organizing a career fair called “Careers@Singapore 2012″ at the Suntec City Convention Centre from 7 to 14 Jan 2012 [Link]. The targeted country is stated as Australia meaning the fair is targeted at Australians plus Singaporeans and Singapore PRs in Australia:
The text in the advertisement said: “…and possibly clinch interviews for various full-time positions currently available”. Now, if the fair is overwhelmed by foreign “young talents”, do Singaporeans even have a chance to clinch any interviews? Certainly, we do not see any “Singaporeans first” priority given to Singaporeans here.
Note that this career fair is not organized by a private entity but by Contact Singapore, an alliance of the Govt agencies Singapore Economic Development Board and Ministry of Manpower. Shouldn’t these Govt agencies start to heed PM Lee’s call at this year National Day Rally to put “Singaporeans first”? Or perhaps the PAP Govt is just paying lip service?
On the Net, STOMPer J. Lee who is currently studying in Australia also posted on STOMP today (27 Dec) to protest against Contact Singapore:
Perhaps Singaporeans will need to remind the PAP Govt again in 2016 when the next general election is due that a “Singaporeans first” policy is different from “Singaporeans and foreigners are equal” policy.
[h=2]‘Contact Singapore’ or ‘Contact Foreign Talents’?[/h]
“I empathise with this (i.e, downside effects of foreign talent policy). And we are acting to relieve the pressures and make clear we are putting Singaporeans first,” he stressed.
And even during a PAP election rally prior to polling day, DPM Teo Chee Hean even said that each time the PAP Govt acts, it considers the interest of Singaporeans first.
However, recent programmes implemented by some of the Govt agencies did not seem to reflect a “Singaporeans first” policy. One such Govt agency is Contact Singapore.
In fact, Contact Singapore will be organizing a career fair called “Careers@Singapore 2012″ at the Suntec City Convention Centre from 7 to 14 Jan 2012 [Link]. The targeted country is stated as Australia meaning the fair is targeted at Australians plus Singaporeans and Singapore PRs in Australia:
Eager to pursue a career in Singapore? Join us at Careers@Singapore 2012 coming your way this January!
Careers@Singapore is a series of networking and recruitment events organised annually by Contact Singapore. This flagship event connects organisations from key industry sectors with young talent who are interested in a career in Singapore.
This is your opportunity to find out about recent industry developments, network with some of the top industry leaders in Singapore, and possibly clinch interviews for various full-time positions currently available.
Event Schedule
Legal Services (7th Jan)
Multi-industry (10th Jan)
Healthcare Services (13th Jan)
Public Sector (13th Jan)
Financial & Accounting Services (14th Jan)
Registration is required to attend Careers@Singapore 2012. Admission is free. A confirmation email will be sent to you closer to the date if your registration is successful. For further information and registration, please visit http://www.contactsingapore.sg/CareersSG/2012.
It’s true that Singaporeans were also being mentioned in their advertisement but why put Singaporeans together with Australians and Singapore PRs to be targeted together? What happened to the promise of “Singaporeans first”? This sounds more like “Singaporeans and foreigners are equal”!Careers@Singapore is a series of networking and recruitment events organised annually by Contact Singapore. This flagship event connects organisations from key industry sectors with young talent who are interested in a career in Singapore.
This is your opportunity to find out about recent industry developments, network with some of the top industry leaders in Singapore, and possibly clinch interviews for various full-time positions currently available.
Event Schedule
Legal Services (7th Jan)
Multi-industry (10th Jan)
Healthcare Services (13th Jan)
Public Sector (13th Jan)
Financial & Accounting Services (14th Jan)
Registration is required to attend Careers@Singapore 2012. Admission is free. A confirmation email will be sent to you closer to the date if your registration is successful. For further information and registration, please visit http://www.contactsingapore.sg/CareersSG/2012.
The text in the advertisement said: “…and possibly clinch interviews for various full-time positions currently available”. Now, if the fair is overwhelmed by foreign “young talents”, do Singaporeans even have a chance to clinch any interviews? Certainly, we do not see any “Singaporeans first” priority given to Singaporeans here.
Note that this career fair is not organized by a private entity but by Contact Singapore, an alliance of the Govt agencies Singapore Economic Development Board and Ministry of Manpower. Shouldn’t these Govt agencies start to heed PM Lee’s call at this year National Day Rally to put “Singaporeans first”? Or perhaps the PAP Govt is just paying lip service?
On the Net, STOMPer J. Lee who is currently studying in Australia also posted on STOMP today (27 Dec) to protest against Contact Singapore:
I am a Singaporean studying overseas in Australia. I recently logged in to my student e-mail account and got greeted with an e-mail from my school’s career services.
The screenshot has been attached for your perusal (screenshot is the same Careers@Singapore 2012 advertisement). The e-mail forwarded was a mass mail sent out to all graduating students and it irked me…
In order to pursue higher education, I myself was deprived of a local university education and had to spend an exorbitant amount to study overseas. Yes, there is such an organisation going out and about actively recruiting FRESH graduates…
My friends, who are current fresh graduates in Singapore are also facing a difficult time landing a job. Why is this e-mail still being mass sent to foreign fresh graduates, when Singaporeans themselves are having a rather rough year? So are overseas fresh graduates also equivalent to “foreign talents” right now? Is this so-called a “Singaporean first” policy now?
J. Lee might even feel more angry if he knew that, according to its website, Contact Singapore will also be organizing career fairs each month from Feb to May 2012 in Melbourne and Sydney targeting at Australian “foreign talents” and hopefully, Singaporeans too.The screenshot has been attached for your perusal (screenshot is the same Careers@Singapore 2012 advertisement). The e-mail forwarded was a mass mail sent out to all graduating students and it irked me…
In order to pursue higher education, I myself was deprived of a local university education and had to spend an exorbitant amount to study overseas. Yes, there is such an organisation going out and about actively recruiting FRESH graduates…
My friends, who are current fresh graduates in Singapore are also facing a difficult time landing a job. Why is this e-mail still being mass sent to foreign fresh graduates, when Singaporeans themselves are having a rather rough year? So are overseas fresh graduates also equivalent to “foreign talents” right now? Is this so-called a “Singaporean first” policy now?
Perhaps Singaporeans will need to remind the PAP Govt again in 2016 when the next general election is due that a “Singaporeans first” policy is different from “Singaporeans and foreigners are equal” policy.
