DSTA (under Mindef)

3 rounds of interviews.

1st round - with HR and it's just about knowing more about you, quite informal and they actually tell you about DSTA more than ask questions. 1st round seems mandatory, so i dont think it is used to assess you, it is more for getting all your neccessary documents and administrator stuff.

2nd round- with HR and directors. now they will ask you about your technical capabilities. like what is your specialisation, what is your favourite modules and why. what is your worst subject and why perform so badly?

3rd round- once u reach 3rd round u should be safe to say you are 80% being hired, unless you screw this round up. interviewer will be your direct supervisor.

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3 rounds of interviews.

1st round - with HR and it's just about knowing more about you, quite informal and they actually tell you about DSTA more than ask questions. 1st round seems mandatory, so i dont think it is used to assess you, it is more for getting all your neccessary documents and administrator stuff.

2nd round- with HR and directors. now they will ask you about your technical capabilities. like what is your specialisation, what is your favourite modules and why. what is your worst subject and why perform so badly?

3rd round- once u reach 3rd round u should be safe to say you are 80% being hired, unless you screw this round up. interviewer will be your direct supervisor.

wow, 3 rounds huh, i think that's more realistic. my friend told me that he went to a dsta booth in a career fair he attended and the HR personnel told him there's only 1 round.

going interview next week. any advice?

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going interview next week. any advice?

Which position did you apply??

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Which position did you apply??

Engineer (Air Systems).

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Engineer (Air Systems).

wow that's good.....how long did it take for them to contact you for interview? are u a fresh grad?

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wow that's good.....how long did it take for them to contact you for interview? are u a fresh grad?

Around 1 week. I'm in my final year now, haven't grad yet.

Is academic result a big part of their assessment? I'm in the dean's list right now, so as long as i don't screw up the interview, i stand a high chance right?

I have also done related industry internship.

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Around 1 week. I'm in my final year now, haven't grad yet.

Is academic result a big part of their assessment? I'm in the dean's list right now, so as long as i don't screw up the interview, i stand a high chance right?

I have also done related industry internship.

ya...I heard dsta see result seriously... inside all scholars ma haha....hais maybe coz im nt in dean list that's y I din receive any call haha

dun worry i think u stand a high chance....jia you...update here again on ur interview...gd luck!

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only apply during Year 4 sem 2. Because they need to see your sem 1 results too.
in the end, your honors determine your starting pay?

DSTA very xiong, my fren's bro only stay for 1 year. then he quit. after another year at PUB, he joined exxon. i think his pay now is $5k+.

dun ******** la. join DSTA 1 year, jump to PUB 1 year suddenly can go Exxon and earn 5k??

totally irrelevant work experience

How many months is their bonus?