GovTech Tech Associate Program (TAP)

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Mircrosoft doubles budget for employee salary increases too. Indeed this forum is full of trolls

Also reported on multiple news sites that Microsoft is slowing hiring in its Windows, Office, and Teams divisions

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Amazon is still hiring, so is Google, same for Netflix and Apple.

Since when FAANG = Meta

Useless garbage forum full of jobless retards spreading lies.

It's worth acknowledging that there's a general slow down in hiring in the technology sector, especially in high growth companies.

As interest rates go up and every dollar becomes more painful to spend, there's a general shift in mindset from growth to profitability.

Sequoia’s recent 52-page presentation is a helpful summary of what is happening now and the medium-term

Originally Posted by Unregistered

yep it's when you can't get into TAP. you can apply directly to the job roles and be interviewed by the engineers directly. 2/3 technical rounds. also don't need to be interviewed by senior management

but you'll be under contract, renewable annually/biannually. not on the perm establishment which you have to fight for during performance evaluation. only tappers emplaced on perm estab

tappers also start on a higher pay grade (and on the higher end of that pay grade)

i heard from my junior that last year (2021) only 18 got into tap and it's getting more competitive compared to 2018 days, when i got in. almost everyone is a first class if not valedictorian. for the rarer second uppers, they have a portfolio that stands them out of the crowd.

tap is a exclusive leadership trainee program. its a way for govtech to select potential future tech leaders, not a way for govtech to "mass hire"

So does this mean that if you're not valedictorian/first class honours/second upper with "portfolio that stands...out of the crowd", don't bother to apply?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

This forum is full of FAANG / GovTech wannabes who are probably doing insurance agents / OTing in some “tech consultancy” firm

ya sia

no idea where they get their info from. they just read some online news for the US side of things then immediately assume

"oh sg also hiring freeze"

so fking stupid. another one more dumb is "oh inflation so hiring slow down"

simi lj? same logic as

"oh people bring umbrella today so means today will rain"

no wonder people make fun of this forum on edmw, r/sg and NTUwhispers.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

So does this mean that if you're not valedictorian/first class honours/second upper with "portfolio that stands...out of the crowd", don't bother to apply?

apply. apply for anything and everything. however whether u can make it thru all the way past final round or not.... different story.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

yep it's when you can't get into TAP. you can apply directly to the job roles and be interviewed by the engineers directly. 2/3 technical rounds. also don't need to be interviewed by senior management

but you'll be under contract, renewable annually/biannually. not on the perm establishment which you have to fight for during performance evaluation. only tappers emplaced on perm estab

tappers also start on a higher pay grade (and on the higher end of that pay grade)

i heard from my junior that last year (2021) only 18 got into tap and it's getting more competitive compared to 2018 days, when i got in. almost everyone is a first class if not valedictorian. for the rarer second uppers, they have a portfolio that stands them out of the crowd.

tap is a exclusive leadership trainee program. its a way for govtech to select potential future tech leaders, not a way for govtech to "mass hire"

Just apply guys don't let comments about competition dissuade you

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Just apply guys don't let comments about competition dissuade you

agreed

take this trash forum with a pinch of salt, go look at ntuwhispers, discord channels and many more places. lots of people in tap lol a lot of the tech places in SG are mass hiring and the salary average is now 5-6k for mediocre devs

stop wasting ur time in this cesspool of false info, go find actual people in uni discords or linkedin.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

agreed

take this trash forum with a pinch of salt, go look at ntuwhispers, discord channels and many more places. lots of people in tap lol a lot of the tech places in SG are mass hiring and the salary average is now 5-6k for mediocre devs

stop wasting ur time in this cesspool of false info, go find actual people in uni discords or linkedin.

Lots of people in contract hires, not TAP. As noted by a number of others, TAP pays higher than contract hires and higher than 5-6k. If you are a NUS/NTU CS graduate you are paid better than 80-90% of your cohort

So TAP will be selective, but just apply!

Does anyone know and willing to share what is the latest pay package for TAP (any revision recently)? TIA

You are fake news