Originally Posted by sapphirejess

Thanks guys for the input.

We were very specific in our ad about hiring fresh to 2 yrs exp ITE grads/ or grads from similar institutions. We did receive quite a few diploma and degree holding applicants. However, degree holders were asking for too high. Our salary range is about $1700 to $2300 based on qualifications and exp. Education should be in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics Engineering or any related field.

We interviewed about 3 people from the first ad which none were suitable and none from the second. There were practically no replies for the second ad.

We has tried approaching ITE too and have broadcast in their weekly emails to students of related fields but did not get any favourable replies too. As for the career fair, we didn't think it was suitable as we only have that 1 position to fill. Would ITE allow us to set up a booth if we were going to just hire 1 person?

It's quite strange that we hear a lot about unemployment in Singapore and people losing their jobs, yet there are so few applicants for this position. And we really want to hire Singaporeans.