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Is working for the government a plus for PR application?

Posted: Sat, 22 Apr 2023 12:38 pm
by crudBoy
I have joined GovTech as a software engineer for a few months. Is working for the government a plus for my PR application? The base salary is about 9k.

Re: Is working for the government a plus for PR application?

Posted: Sat, 22 Apr 2023 3:06 pm
by x9200
If you just joined I really doubt it would have any bearing. Personally I think it may have some with some longer millage but I also know people working for gov agencies for number of years having their applications rejected.

Re: Is working for the government a plus for PR application?

Posted: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 5:23 pm
by Lisafuller
crudBoy wrote:
Sat, 22 Apr 2023 12:38 pm
I have joined GovTech as a software engineer for a few months. Is working for the government a plus for my PR application? The base salary is about 9k.
Few months of anything means nothing

Re: Is working for the government a plus for PR application?

Posted: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 5:24 pm
by Lisafuller
x9200 wrote:
Sat, 22 Apr 2023 3:06 pm
If you just joined I really doubt it would have any bearing. Personally I think it may have some with some longer millage but I also know people working for gov agencies for number of years having their applications rejected.
I can see how working for the government for a long time and making major contributions in the process might work in ones favor. Still, I believe it would only work if there were a number of other favorable factors met.

Re: Is working for the government a plus for PR application?

Posted: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 7:03 pm
by MOCHS
Nothing is guaranteed or else people will be trying to game the system by getting Govt jobs.

Re: Is working for the government a plus for PR application?

Posted: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 7:41 pm
by x9200
Lisafuller wrote:
Sun, 23 Apr 2023 5:24 pm
x9200 wrote:
Sat, 22 Apr 2023 3:06 pm
If you just joined I really doubt it would have any bearing. Personally I think it may have some with some longer millage but I also know people working for gov agencies for number of years having their applications rejected.
I can see how working for the government for a long time and making major contributions in the process might work in ones favor. Still, I believe it would only work if there were a number of other favorable factors met.
Agree, it's probably very marginal (if anything).

Re: Is working for the government a plus for PR application?

Posted: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 11:54 pm
by Lisafuller
Yep, nobody really knows.