Finding work in Sg
Sep 30th 2016, 8:38 pm
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Finding work in Sg
I have visited several times and would love to come and work there.
I have a good deal of experience in IT Software development (C# ASP.Net amongst other skills).
I have applied for Singapore-based roles on many occasions but failed to even get a reply from both employers and agencies.
I was even in Singapore on a visit recently and while there contacted agencies to let them know I was in town and still no joy.
How does one go about landing a role there?
I have a good deal of experience in IT Software development (C# ASP.Net amongst other skills).
I have applied for Singapore-based roles on many occasions but failed to even get a reply from both employers and agencies.
I was even in Singapore on a visit recently and while there contacted agencies to let them know I was in town and still no joy.
How does one go about landing a role there?
Sep 30th 2016, 11:40 pm
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Re: Finding work in Sg
Transfer from UK company to Singapore is the easiest.
As you can see from your non replies there is a glut of IT developers here.
You need a special niche or something.
I'm not in the IT sector, btw.
Good luck.
As you can see from your non replies there is a glut of IT developers here.
You need a special niche or something.
I'm not in the IT sector, btw.
Good luck.
Oct 2nd 2016, 8:05 am
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Re: Finding work in Sg
Hi PontyGirl,
I am a .net developer too and have been in SG for 6 years now.
I have found the places that are advertising for .net C# developers go through agencies as they are mainly the big banks.
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I have found that unless you are over here it is difficult to get anything unless you are transferred here.
I was here for a month on holiday before moving over 2 months later and got nothing in that month, when I moved over I was in work very quickly.
PM me if you want to ask more.
Jacqui
I am a .net developer too and have been in SG for 6 years now.
I have found the places that are advertising for .net C# developers go through agencies as they are mainly the big banks.
<snip>
I have found that unless you are over here it is difficult to get anything unless you are transferred here.
I was here for a month on holiday before moving over 2 months later and got nothing in that month, when I moved over I was in work very quickly.
PM me if you want to ask more.
Jacqui
Last edited by christmasoompa; Oct 2nd 2016 at 12:31 pm. Reason: Sorry, but a bit spammy for a newbie - please join in the forums more before making recommendations, thx.
Oct 5th 2016, 3:02 am
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Re: Finding work in Sg
Yep. Due to the strong cultural ties between Singapore & South India especially, the default pool of developers is from there. Plus more and more offshoring of development/ testing work to India and/or Malaysia.
So you need to be cheaper/ better/ faster than that. Or, more likely, have specialised business domain/ tech domain skills that are in demand. Govt is pushing fintech at the moment, so that is your best bet
So you need to be cheaper/ better/ faster than that. Or, more likely, have specialised business domain/ tech domain skills that are in demand. Govt is pushing fintech at the moment, so that is your best bet
