I went to SMRT for an interview and left the place UTTERLY DISGUSTED by their HR!

A few months back I was invited to an interview for an executive position.

The interview was held at the Training & Admin building at Bishan Depot.

A HR executive looked through my application form and immediately commented, "WAH, YOU 3 MONTHS NEVER WORK ALREADY, CAN SURVIVE MEH?"

I was pissed and felt like giving her a tight slap.

After the interview I left the place and decided that even of they offered me a job, I won't take it.

Now everytime there's an SMRT disruption, deep inside me I'm laughing at them.

 

WDA JobsBank is USELESS! I was foolish to believe I can find a job through this!

Applied jobs using this since September, up till now now even a single call!

What a waste of time!

From EDMW, It seems that so many others face the same problem as me!

EDMW feedbank on JobsBank

Here're some of the comments:

"This website is well known to be a farce. Tried applying for jobs many times and none was I called up. Do not bother about this website"

"Applied a job that has 100 vacancies and 28 applicants. More than 2 weeks has passed, still no news from them.

Pinned my hope on it, wasted a full month on it too."

"This's the question I've always wanted to know - the hit-rate for the WDA's JobBank.

I only have one sample-size to share.

Saw a role - "Head of Asia-Pacific Ops" for an MNC in my industry a few months ago. Stated $12,000 salary per month, reporting to the Global Head in Switzerland.

Just nice I knew a industry veteran who's doing a similar role and more than capable of doing this role. He's Singaporean who lost out in the political fight at his firm - another global MNC. So I told him to give it a shot, which he did.

Two weeks ago, I met up with this bloke who was still unemployed and stressed out because he has two kids - one in primary school and the other in pre-school - and asked if he did nab the job at this MNC, which I knew the name since it's in my industry.

To my surprise, he feedback that he was not even called up for interview.

I was curious and did my informal checks with industry-friends in that firm, which has its AP-HQ at MBFC.

It was then that I found out that the role was just filled up by an European recently.

So this single episode made me really wonder if this JobBank thingy is really serving its purpose or just a rubber-stamp for MNC firms to bring in more FTs, when there are already many qualified Singaporeans who could fill the role.

WDA should publish their statistics of how many qualified Singaporeans were interviewed and not selected before the MNC firms decide to pick a FT to fill the role."

"I applied 94 positions. <10 were 'processed', about 5 'shortlisted' but never got calls. And about 4 'not shortlisted'

The rest of the applications stayed 'New' since... Aug 2015.

Spoke with my ex-HR (buddy buddy), she told me all who wants to hire foreigners need to place an advert there and prove that no locals can take up then they can hire FTs.

Jobsbank.gov.sg? Heh. Worthless site."

I give up on this!

I went U PME CENTRE to seek help..... 5 months later I'm still JOBLESS!

I applied for NTUC jobs, even NTUC don't want to hire a jobless man!

Skillsfuture? Got Skills. No Future! I'm JOBLESS through Chinese New Year!

Went NTUC U PME center to seek help to look for job.... 4 months later still no job!

A sad new year for me....

JOBLESS for 6 months now..... Why are foreign graduates allowed to steal our jobs and enjoy life in Singapore?

I feel BETRAYED by the government!

Jobless for 2 months now....

I hope to find a new job soon.

Stop spending on the wrong things during your HOUSE RENOVATION!

A friend gave me some advice before I begin the renovation of my new HDB flat....

"Spend more on things that will be used everyday....

1. Lighting - invest in LED. no need change bulb (I haven't change my LED lights close to 5 years, but those with normal bulbs, 7-8 times.
2. Bathroom
3. Wardrobes for all rooms
4. Master bed room (assuming this is where you going to sleep)
5. Living and dining area
6. Kitchen - if you do a lot of cooking

Things that need not spend a lot of money:

1. The other two rooms. (esp if you planning to have kids)
e.g. Some friends of mine spent five digit figures to renovate kid's room. But after a few years.....need to renovate again as the kid outgrow it.
Some design it as a home office/study but do not use it. And then they have kids and need to renovate again. Worse are those who make it into mini theaters but use it less than once every week.

2. TV
No point spending above $2000 just get the biggest screen. 2-3 years later can change.
Some people even spend more than $5000!!! Then 2-3 years later they change TV cause new technology come out or their current one is spoilt.....................that expensive TV can only make you look good during housewarming and Chinese New Year. Other than that its pure waste of money unless you spend more than 8 hrs daily in front of it.

3. Sofa
If you are planning to have kids, don't bother to spend more than $5000 on that sofa. No sofa in the world can withstand the vandalism from kids. Just get simple comfortable one and prepare to change every 2-4 years.

4. Gadgets
Technology changes very fast and most gadgets will be due for upgrade within 2 years. I'm always amazed by friends who spend $5000 on a computer only to replace it 2 years later....

People invest too little on their bed.

We spend at least 6 hrs each day sleeping. That works out to be one quarter of your life. In a year we'll spend at least 2190 hours sleeping.

So I'm always surprised when people complain that $3000 to $4000 for a bed is expensive but can spend the same amount of money on gadgets. They can spend $1000 on an iPhone but complain $4000 for a queen bed is expensive!"