Friday 13 March 2015

Information about Jobs in Singapore

The former British colony Singapore is a prosperous country having the busiest port in the world. Search firms and online job sites resources available for foreign job seekers. A lot of foreigners now living in Singapore have claimed that they have found their jobs by posting resumes on sites of search firms or by just answering job advertisements on websites of professional association. In fact, there are 1,100 singapore employment agency license that gives a wide range of services from management consulting, recruitment and placement of local and foreign workers.

Scholarships provided by organizations also help foreign job seekers in starting a career in Singapore. Once they have completed their scholarship and education foreign students gain contact with large Singaporean companies. However life in Singapore is either meager or luxurious. Salaries are known to be competitive and benefits provided to employees make working in Singapore very rewarding. Such of this benefit include allowance for transportation, housing, childcare, education and entertainment.



A good thing about Singapore is that it has a two side health care system. The public system is managed by the government while private hospitals and general practitioners provide the private system. The private system is the one that provides most Singaporeans with health care services but at a high cost.

Five and a half day work week is mostly operated by most Singaporean companies with Saturday being the half day. As for it standard legal work week it takes 44 hours long plus employees have a minimum of seven days vacation leave for the first year of service with the most of two to three weeks of leave and paid sick leave.

Another advantage in working in Singapore is having the lowest income tax rate. But for foreigners working in Singapore on a work permit or employment pass being tax is still enforce with a few exception. In addition a foreigner who has live in Singapore for 183days in one calendar year or has been in Singapore for three consecutive years is regarded as a tax resident.

After knowing all this information and if you still want to continue to search for jobs in Singapore then your should start your resume for a job application with personal details such as your name, address, contact numbers, e-mail address, gender, citizenship, and age. List in your education credentials in reverse-chronological order along with all schools attended plus major focus and diplomas and honors, special work trainings, internship and extra activities that you do.

Lastly, add all your former jobs and after doing so you can send your resume to the job you are interested in.

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