Any Job/Visa Info?

[steven7]

Hi,
This is Steven. Getting a job these days is tough and getting tougher.

[steven7]

This video will demonstrate how to stand out from the bunch and prevent your resume from getting tossed in the trash can or a growing piles of other job applications.

[steven7]

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[steven7]

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[bechampions]

ive asked similar questions in other threads but i suppose the point thats being brought up here is to look for a job after physically being in singapore first? but u would need a considerable budget saved up cuz if worse comes to worst u could be spending up all ur savings right

[ini_niki]

Yeah ... honestly you need to have a job to come to ... with a contract, visa, etc all sorted out. Visa only come from jobs and you only get jobs with the posibility of a visa.

The way I did it was
a. have a unique skill in an area that is niche market
b. made contact with the company I wanted to work with around a year ago
c. came of a holiday and organised to meet 'friends' at the company
d. let them know that I'd be interested in moving here
e. went home and forgot about it all ... but stayed in 'friends' touch
f. three months later got a job offer ...
g. three months after that ... finally passed all the visa applications / medical etc and got here.

It took a while and I was super, super lucky because it all started before the crash ...

Sorry ... but relocating isn't as easy as it used to be ... I should know, this is my fourth country so far

but ... good luck!

[seeingtheworld]

Thanks ini_niki!

That's the very organized advice that I was looking for! Truly this whole expat adventure is new to me and we are just getting started. We are currently in the US and are applying for a PR Visa in Australia with consideration of Singapore in the future. If you don't mind my asking what type of work do you do in Singapore?

Thanks!

[ecureilx]

Originally Posted by seeingtheworld

Thanks ini_niki!

That's the very organized advice that I was looking for! Truly this whole expat adventure is new to me and we are just getting started. We are currently in the US and are applying for a PR Visa in Australia with consideration of Singapore in the future. If you don't mind my asking what type of work do you do in Singapore?

Thanks!

My 2 cents - Australia allows PR before your being physically present.

Singapore needs you to be employed here, before accepting your PR application - except if you have 2 million $ or more to invest here.

Cheers

[ini_niki]

Hey ... I work in the media ... which is a tight area unless you're particularly good or have particular skills ... as I said I was super lucky to start all my stuff prior to the crisis.

Also re: Aust (being Australian after all) ... it's just as hard to get jobs there at the moment ... although, again, it depends on your particular skills. ... also in Aust if you've got a grand lump of cash you can apply as an economic migrant or something like that ... ie. say you're going to employ people / start a business in Aust ... so that's a good way of getting there too

good luck with it all