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does anyone know how I can watch films streamed from the internet legally in singapore? Is there an equivalent to netflix? I don't mind paying a few dollars to watch something.

Thanks.

Also... $8k... you'll be lucky. It's not impossible but that's above average at the moment. You may think that you are worth more but that's not what drives a salary, it's about the budget that the employer has and it doesn't matter how good you are... they will only pay what they can afford. Again,...

To answer your points from my own perspective. Agencies are inundated with CVs from everyone. Remember that today's world is about sending CVs electronically and most of them will be filtered by some word recognition software so it is hard to get their attention. Don't send out 10 CVs and expect to ...

Hi All, I worked for a company for 6 months but was only paid for 3 of those. At 6 month point, I left because I could not afford to stay there and work for nothing. I am trying to get the employer to pay this money and whereas he has acknowledged that he wants to pay, I keep getting excuses that he...

Hi,

I'm still struggling to find work as a project manager and am thinking that a PMP certification may increase my chances.

Does anyone know a good school/institution that will do an intensive course including the exam? I want to be certified as quickly as possible.

Thanks.

I couldn't agree more with the above. My advice to you is to get some relevant experience and then try again in a few years time then you actually have something to offer the country. In granting an EP, they are thinking about the contribution that you can make, amongst other things, to the country,...

That's the way that it works over here and I am afraid that you will have to get used to it. Agencies do not find jobs for people, they find people for jobs. In terms of agency, just about any of them will deal with banking sector jobs and there is no point me listing them here because my concept of...

Ok, so if that is the case, get a job and put up with the cut in package! To be honest, most people in Singapore don't have packages and we all get by, I am sure they won't reduce her salary, which is the most important bit. I agree, if you can get a job then just do it. Just do the maths. If you l...

Although this sounds weird at first, I guess the company does not see why they should have to pay benefits for you if you subsequently start working and can make your own contributions to the household income. Keep in mind, the offer is only being made to your wife. You could also get her to enquire...

Another anecdote, my interview was two phone calls and one in person at their office in the US, with the actual business unit and team I would work for. HR needed 4-5 other phone calls of no value or substance that took an extra month of time. :) I agree with the above. I once had 7 interviews for ...

I don't think there are any specific sites that would deal in this kind of job but two that seem to be the most popular are: Jobsdb and Jobstreet. There are two schools of thought. These sites encourage the 'shotgun' approach of applying to everything that you see. The other school says that a targe...

Oh, and you're screwed for breakfast. I go to McDonalds for pancakes, and Starbucks for oatmeal. I cook eggs and frozen hash browns at home. I've learned to tolerate (and almost enjoy!) runny soft boiled eggs with soy sauce. He's right... you are screwed for breakfast. The runny eggs do start to gr...

You raise some interesting points and I can see some similarities between the choices you have made and the ones I have. I think one of the major problems that you will face is that you are just not in Singapore. Employers have a wide selection of candidates already here so they will not really cons...

Hi,

I did have that on my CV but with no success. My next option is to list them as contracts because that can easily explain short duration positions.

And yes, for my sins, I am a project manager.

In short... forget it. It's hard enough to get a job when you live here with a PR and speak fluent, native English. There are lots of people already living here who will be qualified to do the job that you are trying to get and these days, companies want to have PRs or citizens as they don't have to...