Chitchat He screwed up his interview but blames S'porean boss for hiring FT instead of local

[EnBloc]

http://theindependent.sg/fresh-grad-lost-job-to-ft-and-lamenting-about-his-future-in-singapore/

Just felt like highlighting, I’m a fresh grad and recently had lost a job opportunity to a foreign talent with similar class and grades.

Best of all, he is on a scholarship and didn’t even have to pay for his education in Singapore. While I am happy for him, it’s sad to know that the Singaporean interviewers would rather hire a FT than their fellow countrymen.

Wonder how can we even compete on equal footing given that I have to take care of my sickly parent and still cope with school and eventual loans?

I’ve tried to apply for 50 over jobs to not much response. On hindsight, I’ve been a fool thinking that staying in Singapore was even a good choice.

Now we all have to worry about our future generations and children, or maybe does it even make sense to start a family?

 

[The_Hypocrite]

Re: He screwed up his interview but blames S'porean boss for hiring FT instead of loc

Who did he and his parents vote for?

 

[XxooxX]

Re: He screwed up his interview but blames S'porean boss for hiring FT instead of loc

This situation will only get worse.
Ask lhl to give him a job in his office.
Oh dear lhl office is fill up with fts too.

 

[EnBloc]

Re: He screwed up his interview but blames S'porean boss for hiring FT instead of loc

http://www.straitstimes.com/premium/forum-letters/story/local-pmes-dont-have-it-easy-20140531

Local PMEs don't have it easy
Published on May 31, 2014 1:22 AM


I REFER to the report ("MPs want more protection, support for local PMEs"; Tuesday)

When I was the general manager of a local IT company and, subsequently, a financial controller for a Dutch multinational corporation, I preferred hiring foreign mid-level staff for the following reasons:
The company did not need to pay CPF contributions for them;
Their salary expectations were lower than Singaporeans'; and
Their skill sets and experiences were on a par with those of Singaporeans.



The total cost differential between local and foreign professionals, managers and executives (PMEs) was 20 to 40 per cent.

An Asian foreign employee with a degree and work experience can easily afford a city apartment and family sedan in his home country if he makes $200,000 during his stint here.

In Singapore, $200,000 would allow a Singaporean with the same qualifications to buy only a three-room HDB flat in outlying regions like Woodlands or Jurong. A family car would set him back by $120,000.

An Asian foreigner's cost of living back home is so much lower than ours. Hence, he is more willing to work for $3,000 to $5,000 a month. But a Singaporean graduate earning $4,000 a month will be trying to keep up with inflation.

It does not make sense that a foreign PME working here has a bright future, while his Singaporean counterparts are struggling with their living expenses, unless they are in strong sectors like banking and health care, where pay is high.

A levy is imposed when one hires a maid, but there is no such tax for hiring foreign PMEs. No wonder foreign PMEs were replacing local ones at an increasing rate until tighter restrictions were imposed last year.

At the moment, the local PME retrenchment rate is still high as employers are hiring foreigners for the cost savings.

Over the medium to long term, this will weaken Singapore's economy as local PMEs will become structurally unemployed as they lose their skills and employability.

Lim Kay Soon

 

[Cottonmouth]

Re: He screwed up his interview but blames S'porean boss for hiring FT instead of loc

Traitor Loong needs to be struck by lightning and cancer.

 

[greedy and cunning]

Re: He screwed up his interview but blames S'porean boss for hiring FT instead of loc

if locals find it difficult to get a decent job in line with their qualification,
why do garberment still allow thousands of FT in ?
why do garberment still want sillypootians to produce more babies ?

larger population will result in higher GDP ?
izzit the only sole purpose ?

 

[Leckmichamarsch]

Re: He screwed up his interview but blames S'porean boss for hiring FT instead of loc

http://theindependent.sg/fresh-grad-lost-job-to-ft-and-lamenting-about-his-future-in-singapore/

Just felt like highlighting, I’m a fresh grad and recently had lost a job opportunity to a foreign talent with similar class and grades.

Best of all, he is on a scholarship and didn’t even have to pay for his education in Singapore. While I am happy for him, it’s sad to know that the Singaporean interviewers would rather hire a FT than their fellow countrymen.

Wonder how can we even compete on equal footing given that I have to take care of my sickly parent and still cope with school and eventual loans?

I’ve tried to apply for 50 over jobs to not much response. On hindsight, I’ve been a fool thinking that staying in Singapore was even a good choice.

Now we all have to worry about our future generations and children, or maybe does it even make sense to start a family?

first affirmative actions with our melayu who studied free for long time & now even got e Prez reserved for them,,,,,,,,,,BTW will Prez be reserved for Chinese in Malusia or Indonesia or even Thighland????
Now govt is doing affirmative actions to f trashes incl Nishi Pundek & Premanjali Gupta who stays in a big condo & renting out a room with domestic maid help thrown in........ which is illegal but I guess govt closed both eyes for talented f trashes. NS and taxes are for sgians only...... f trashes are free to plunder, harvest, steal and rape........... but who wants to rape Premanjali Gupta who is on record of scolding all sgians stupid for giving her free scholarship and a very well paying job???
Is your blood boiling? Mine is.

 

[Leckmichamarsch]

Re: He screwed up his interview but blames S'porean boss for hiring FT instead of loc

Traitor Loong needs to be struck by lightning and cancer.

Like Duterte, God told me he is in for another cancer which is terminal......... afterall he is scaling down to enjoy the billions his dad left him

 

[Cottonmouth]

Re: He screwed up his interview but blames S'porean boss for hiring FT instead of loc

Like Duterte, God told me he is in for another cancer which is terminal......... afterall he is scaling down to enjoy the billions his dad left him

He can use all the billions for chemo, hope he gets a stroke that lasts him for 10 years at the same time. Son of a Fucking Bitch Traitor.

 

[kkbutterfly]

Re: He screwed up his interview but blames S'porean boss for hiring FT instead of loc

look like in a decade time, the situation will reverse.
sinkie will need to commute long distance to JB to work in bike at 4am and reach home back at 9pm.

 

[maxsanic]

Re: He screwed up his interview but blames S'porean boss for hiring FT instead of loc

http://www.straitstimes.com/premium/forum-letters/story/local-pmes-dont-have-it-easy-20140531

Local PMEs don't have it easy
Published on May 31, 2014 1:22 AM


I REFER to the report ("MPs want more protection, support for local PMEs"; Tuesday)

When I was the general manager of a local IT company and, subsequently, a financial controller for a Dutch multinational corporation, I preferred hiring foreign mid-level staff for the following reasons:
The company did not need to pay CPF contributions for them;
Their salary expectations were lower than Singaporeans'; and
Their skill sets and experiences were on a par with those of Singaporeans.



The total cost differential between local and foreign professionals, managers and executives (PMEs) was 20 to 40 per cent.

An Asian foreign employee with a degree and work experience can easily afford a city apartment and family sedan in his home country if he makes $200,000 during his stint here.

In Singapore, $200,000 would allow a Singaporean with the same qualifications to buy only a three-room HDB flat in outlying regions like Woodlands or Jurong. A family car would set him back by $120,000.

An Asian foreigner's cost of living back home is so much lower than ours. Hence, he is more willing to work for $3,000 to $5,000 a month. But a Singaporean graduate earning $4,000 a month will be trying to keep up with inflation.

It does not make sense that a foreign PME working here has a bright future, while his Singaporean counterparts are struggling with their living expenses, unless they are in strong sectors like banking and health care, where pay is high.

A levy is imposed when one hires a maid, but there is no such tax for hiring foreign PMEs. No wonder foreign PMEs were replacing local ones at an increasing rate until tighter restrictions were imposed last year.

At the moment, the local PME retrenchment rate is still high as employers are hiring foreigners for the cost savings.

Over the medium to long term, this will weaken Singapore's economy as local PMEs will become structurally unemployed as they lose their skills and employability.

Lim Kay Soon

His LinkedIn CV https://sg.linkedin.com/in/kay-soon-lim-aa6bb852

Seems to be a very typical middle-low level Finance Manager of a subsidiary of a small Dutch IT hardware company. His whole letter viewed in totality while not technically inaccurate, gives the impression that we should take him seriously since he is a top level executive in Shell or Phillips dispensing nuggets of hiring advice.

Also seeing that he graduated in 1984, the guy's gotta be at least 56 years old by now. He is actually at high risk for retrenchment if his employer chooses to (prime target - old, overpaid, narrow experience and small fry).