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Originally Posted by Thin White Duke
Thanks for all the great info y'all.
Can anyone comment a bit on the overall job market?
I guess it's pretty closed to Europeans?
Do you find successful entrepeneurs around or is it a case of having to go over with a multi-national?
I know Les is in the Oil and Gas type of business,just wondering about the rest of you?
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I wouldn't go as far as to say that Singapore is in desperate need for foreign workers, but there is definitely plenty of opportunity here. The only dependency would be on the area of expertise from what I can see.
I am in the IT industry working as a Business Analyst, which means I know the business and how our system works but naff all about programming. The client I am currently working for is a very large (tier 1) Eurpoean bank and they cannot get enough staff on board at present, local or foreign. There are also other large European banks that I know are expanding and this is one of the reasons my company is doing well down here.
Getting a job with a company here is probably the easiest and most convenient way (for the employee) of getting in to Singapore, but I know plenty of people who work on a contract basis and have no trouble getting work.