HELP! Job Offer in Singapore

[yvettta]

I received an offer from Globesoft, a company that is based in Singapore. Just last week I emailed my resume to them although I'm not yet that serious in getting a new job. I received an email from them yesterday asking for my updated resume and contact numbers, and now they are already offering me the job!
I need help whether to accept this job or not, I know nothing about this company and I'm asking those currently based in singapore if u know this Globesoft company, their business and status of the company itself(I'll be doing a check also tonight). Part of the email goes like this:


> a) The position will be for a contract period of 1
> year with Globesoft
> b) Basic Salary 3500 S$ per month
> c) Medical: 40 S$ per month on production of bills.
> d) Notice of two months periods from your side.
> e) One way air ticket from current location to
> Singapore for self
>
> Please confirm this ASAP.
>
> Note : For the first 6 months in each calendar Year,
> 15% of your
> salary will be withheld by Globesoft. Employee taxes
> are the responsibility
> of the organisation he / she is working for. Your
> taxes are filed in March
> of each calendar year. Depending on your stay /
> income, a refund would be
> given to you after completion of assessment by the
> IRAS (Inland Revenue
> Authority of Singapore).


What do u think?
I'm currently receiving a salary between 25-30K/month so it's not even 4X of my current salary here :( plus the cost of living there is higher, and Globesoft will be cutting 15% pa ! :depressed:

[VINCEsanity]

if u dont liek the offer, im the one will get that :)

[yvettta]

hahaha.. ok lang :)
i emailed them just now, ewan ko lang kung sumagot pa eh ang dami kong tanong don hehehe... try ur luck also, nag-email email lan ako ng resume at may sumagot naman. yung job ko rin dito nag-email lang din ako ng resume at sinuwerte din.

[kevinCostner]

ang swerte mo naman..
by the way.., would you be that kind enough to give me their email??
its a whole new challenge to work in other countries, specially in a very good country like singapore..
opportunity knocks only once, so if i were you, i think its worth a try.
good luck!

[yvettta]

sure, no problem, i'll pm it to you :)

[ahock]

sa akin din pm mo teka saang field ka????? IT

[kevinCostner]

thanks yvetta..
i got the email..
now this is something, just the thought of working abroad gives me a whole new level of interest and excitement..

[el_pogito]

yvetta,

i'm based in Singapore but i get to be assigned to different countries plus (drum roll) i get 2 weeks off here sa 'Pinas after working for 4 weeks straight (including weekends).

well, life is good in Singapore. di ka ma-hohomesick kasi madami din na Pinoy dun (just go to Lucky Plaza on a weekend) :rolleyes: but the cost of living is indeed high, sagot ba nila yung housing mo? how about your food? clothing allowance et al? if not, then you can chop off another $1k+ in your salary. don't bother about buying a car in Singapore, its soooo expensive not to mention that you pay for parking fees even if its parked under your own garage.

bearing in mind all the cons i've mentioned above, i'd still go for it if were you. security is one of the things i like the most in Singapore. its one of the safest places in SE asia. commuting via bus or MRT is very easy even a 6 yr old can go to and from school unaided. last but not the least, the malls are always on sale all year long :D

[erningu]

Hi,
3500 per month!!!wow...not bad at all, but be prepares malaki ang expectation nila sa iyo. Kaya siguro may tinatabing 15% para pangbayad sa tax mo just in-case hindi mo makayanan ang pressure at maisipan mong umuwi sa atin ha..ha..ha.. biru lang. Alam ko naman kaya mo ito dahil pinoy ka.
Iyong 15% ay questionable iyan, pagkatapos ba ng 6 month ibabalik ba sa iyo ito? Kung hindi mag-isip-isip kana kung papatulan mo ito. Sa tatlong Co. nalipatan ko dito ala pa naman akong na encounter na ganito kontrata liban lang kung may CPF ka (SSS sa atin).
Itanong mo kung meron bang allowance at meron ka bang matatanggap na CPF na top-up sa suweldo mo o ipapasok nila sa CPF accnt mo at pinaka- importante ang… OT ba ay bayad o OTY na lang. Maraming ABU sado dito kaya magtanong kana sa kanila baka ma ABU rido kalang. Iyan ang ilan sa itnanong mo sa kanila bago tanggapin ang alok nila.
Tungkol sa Globesoft ala akong masasabi dahil magkaiba ang field natin sa IT ka ako naman dito lang sa tabi-tabi na nagtatabas ng damo.
Oki good luck

[yvettta]

salamat el_pogito at erningu :)
erningu: i actually did that, i raised so many Qs nga and asked for a higher salary (ABU sado ba? hehehe...) but until now no reply yet from them, they sent me email last thurs then i replied back on fri, wala pa sagot. oh well, baka nagbago na isip :p

[Jonga]

sang search engine ka naghanap?

[the_BuGs]

Originally posted by Jonga
sang search engine ka naghanap?

Bakit brad maghahanap ka na ng malilipatan brad???

[Jonga]

type ko sa singapore e....

ano brad virgin pa ba tumbung mo sa Dubai
hehehehehehehehehehe.

[the_BuGs]

Dehins na... kagabeh nga eh 3 pranses ang kasama ko sa rum ko ehehehehhehe