GovTech

Originally Posted by Unregistered

before you joined GovTech, what is your last salary?

I didn’t tell them my last salary. they are okay. but they are insistent on expected

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I didn’t tell them my last salary. they are okay. but they are insistent on expected

But can you share what is your last salary? Just want to know how much jump difference you got.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

But can you share what is your last salary? Just want to know how much jump difference you got.

Low 5000s.

Yep, was working in lowball segment of software engineering

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Low 5000s.

Yep, was working in lowball segment of software engineering

What did you say for expected salary then?

So the question is hoe much ate you earning now that you have left

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I am resigning soon too. Do update us here what is your outcome! Thank you.

You all go in just to flip salary?
Seem like alot comment a few mth leave one, inside so jialat?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Pretty sure he might be just talking about the PB. Or maybe TAP has a different pay structure, idk.

Ah yes he meant the annual PB

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Low 5000s.

Yep, was working in lowball segment of software engineering

just quote high number. hr is not going to laugh at you or reject you just because your number is higher than their range.

my prev salary high 4k. at first they only want to offer me 7k+. then I tell them another company offering me 9k. then they jitao change and say they can offer 8k+ but with bonus and everything so should match close to my 9k offer

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Went in early this year, but left after a few months.

10 yr working experience at the time of entry, but was offered G, 6.5k. Only when I entered, then I realized that I was very much lowballed, and my career progression wud lag by 1-2 grades even if there wud be salary adjustments, and hence moved on.

Pro tip - when asked for current salary, flat out refuse, and cite their very own Jo Teo's words. This one I did

Pro tip 2 - when asked for expected, try to refuse, or if cannot, just give a very high amount, in order for HR to assess ur package based purely on skills and competencies from the interviews. Otherwise, if it is lower than what they preliminarily assessed, i.e. what they expect, they may choose to bump down your grade just to match ur expected.

Hi, can elaborate more on this? why progression will lag even with adjustments? So a G with 10yrs exp should roughly expect how much? you are SE?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Went in early this year, but left after a few months.

10 yr working experience at the time of entry, but was offered G, 6.5k. Only when I entered, then I realized that I was very much lowballed, and my career progression wud lag by 1-2 grades even if there wud be salary adjustments, and hence moved on.

Pro tip - when asked for current salary, flat out refuse, and cite their very own Jo Teo's words. This one I did

Pro tip 2 - when asked for expected, try to refuse, or if cannot, just give a very high amount, in order for HR to assess ur package based purely on skills and competencies from the interviews. Otherwise, if it is lower than what they preliminarily assessed, i.e. what they expect, they may choose to bump down your grade just to match ur expected.

D (fresh grad) to G usually takes 4 to 5 years to hit. If you got offered G for years exp then you got lowballed hard and HR must be thinking "good deal"!