Finding a Job iN Singapore...!! !

Nowadays it’s very hard to get a job in Singapore. There are many different kinds of jobs but yet there are problems getting them... wondering why? There was this job advertised in the Strait Times which stated “Want to Earn Easy Money?” Sounds interesting so I called to inquire about it and guess what... they were looking for Chinese speaking employees. I got irritated and just asked them “Is it wrong to be born as a non-Chinese..?” The person just slammed the phone down. Singapore is supposed to be in a racial harmony society and yet we still have such problems. I jus don’t understand what’s the difference between Chinese speakers and non-Chinese speakers? You have any idea?

Well there was this other interview whereby they needed a person who has basic computer knowledge. Being interested, I went for the interview and they were like looking for females only. If they were looking for females then they should at least have stated in the advertisement. There are lots of differences between male and female but what difference does it make if both male and female has computer knowledge? Does that make a big difference or is it that the employer wants to see the sexy legs of a girl? I just don’t get it.

People say that Singapore has got no natural resources besides human resources to boost the economy. But yet they are employing foreigners from different countries such as India, Malaysia, China and Bangladesh. I agree that the jobs these people work are not appealing to Singaporeans but there are Singaporeans who are willing to do these jobs. To give an example, I have a friend who had many difficulties in finding jobs. He was willing to do the jobs of these foreigners. Yet it was too difficult to be employed. I just don’t understand what these employers want?

Thirty-five per cent of the jobs that are available in Singapore are only for Chinese speaking, twenty-five percent for females and thirty per cent for foreigners. The rest of the ten per cent is for the miserable unemployed people who are still looking for jobs.

I have got many friends who have a diploma or a degree, but the job that they are doing is totally not related to their course of study. This shows that no matter what you study, you might not get the job related to the courses you studied.