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Plenty of companies out there using mainframes. The problem you have (as a few commentators have pointed out) is: a.) Increasingly, the development / support functions are being outsourced to Satyam, Infosys, IBM, etc. b.) Just having 'mainframe' experience isn't enough. Most mainframe applications ...

Home Club by the river (Clarke Quay/Boat Quay) sometimes does some good D&B nights. There is also Blu Jazz cafe on Ophir road in the Arab Quarter (near Beach Road) which does D&B on some friday and weekend nights...

Correct - as someone new out here who has been spending the last 3 weeks househunting, I can see what you mean. There is a big difference between "typical" 2 bedroom and 3 bedroom condo units. Typically: - Kitchen facilities are a lot less (having an oven becomes a rarity). - Less space for laundry ...

Even if you think you know the bonus situation I would negotiate in terms of total package. So work out your current package in AUD (including a conservative estimate of bonus that you can back up with historical evidence), translate to SGD, and then negotiate in terms of "meeting your current packa...

A couple of cents to throw in. This happens to be my own personal speciality and I'm in the process of planning to move out to Singapore for a similar role although not in finance (waiting for EP approval now... wish me luck!). I'm hearing a lot more talk about AP organisations with IT in different ...

Looks pretty good. That said, 'director' level can mean a lot of different things. Also depends on the size / profitability of the company, and the specialisation of the role. Insurance (medical, travel, life etc.) would be worth looking into and also relocation expenses (both there and back) - and ...

Ha ha. Thanks guys. Still no firm plans as yet as I have some more negotiation and to do with the company in question, although I caught up with them during my stay and had a very positive discussion, so fingers crossed! Some more thoughts now that I've had a few days to recap: - Maybe I'm missing s...

Yes, I have to say that I didn't go near any Western food the whole time. However cooking is a hobby of mine (French / Italian - and fairly serious about it!) so I did make an effort to see if I can get hold of everything I need to continue that should I move over there - provided of course I can fi...

Just an update after my ‘reconnaissance weekend’ in Singapore. I took all the previous advice (thanks!) and tried to explore as much as possible, get lost, talk to people, meet locals and ex-pats alike, check out shops and get a view of cost of living, went out, ate lots... My initial observations a...

I will put my 2 cents in regarding IT given that there seem to be a few questions. The range of pay for IT (and I am talking world wide) is absolutely enormous. Even trying to be as specific as 'application manager' or 'technical architect' still gives you a huge range. Here are the reasons: 1. Spec...

Thanks folks for all of your time to comment - some very useful information indeed and some great ideas which I will be incorporating into my itinerary. Work location looks to be very quite central - 'Beach Road' near to 'Raffles Hospital'. That said, the work looks like it's going to involve a fair...

What do I want to get out of the trip? a.) An impression that this is somewhere I can live and work for the foreseeable future. b.) Better organisation and ability to hit the ground running if I were to move (if this is possible) - the nature of the opportunity means that some serious hard work woul...

Thanks for the replies. Obviously in a long weekend I can only do so much and get a very very limited insight, but it's unfortunately all I have time for so I just wanted to see if you had any tips to make the most of it. I have done a lot of reading and mostly I like what I see (on paper at least)....

Contractually no. But think about this situation from the point of view of the consulting firm and the contractor. They have a relationship with each other, and for both commercial and common sense reasons, neither of them are likely to want to jeopardise this. If you were to apply for a job with th...

I see a good MBA as a 'knowledge accelerator' in terms of gaining a wider context of business knowledge for someone who doesn't have access to the experience that would provide the same context. That said, it is no substitute whatsoever for actual experience and also for understanding more esoteric ...