Local Uni Class of 2020 - COVID19 Batch - Are your lowering your expectations?

Originally Posted by anon2020

Hi just wondering anyone got offer from LTA roles? also do you know if gov jobs are mostly all start with contract first for fresh hires?

Thank you.

yes, can confirm it's almost always contract roles. The only difference is duration - LTA standard 3-year contract. Other SBs not sure. However, even under contract you can still enjoy benefits and bonuses just fyi.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

yes, can confirm it's almost always contract roles. The only difference is duration - LTA standard 3-year contract. Other SBs not sure. However, even under contract you can still enjoy benefits and bonuses just fyi.

yea.they offer u contract first. the reason being, their probation period at least 1 year.lol

Originally Posted by Unregistered

COE bidding suspended, ERP suspended, bus and mrt frequencies reduced, trpt minister still costs $1mil, so new hires not a priority.

Rather than sit at home and wait for the stars to fall, suggest to take any of the sai kang jobs in the booming covid sectors, supermarket and healthcare. Many ads urgently need supermarket x 100, fw dorm assistant x 100

Those sai kang jobs aren't worth the health risk and effort needed for what they are paying. Not to mention your working experience there will be 100% useless in your actual CV you use to apply to any future fulltime job. And don't expect SG HRs to be v understanding of why your employment history has a gap, even if it's for a valid reason such as COVID-19 retrenchment etc, in fact they'll likely still use that PLUS any salaried part-time job you declare doing during this downtime to lowball you based on your sai kang PT job now.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Those sai kang jobs aren't worth the health risk and effort needed for what they are paying. Not to mention your working experience there will be 100% useless in your actual CV you use to apply to any future fulltime job. And don't expect SG HRs to be v understanding of why your employment history has a gap, even if it's for a valid reason such as COVID-19 retrenchment etc, in fact they'll likely still use that PLUS any salaried part-time job you declare doing during this downtime to lowball you based on your sai kang PT job now.

Agree. If you're a local uni grad, this kind of jobs won't contribute any meaningful work experience to your CV. You'll be better off spending your time picking up some useful skill like data analytics (e.g. Tableau, Qlikview) or programming (Python, Java).

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Those sai kang jobs aren't worth the health risk and effort needed for what they are paying. Not to mention your working experience there will be 100% useless in your actual CV you use to apply to any future fulltime job. And don't expect SG HRs to be v understanding of why your employment history has a gap, even if it's for a valid reason such as COVID-19 retrenchment etc, in fact they'll likely still use that PLUS any salaried part-time job you declare doing during this downtime to lowball you based on your sai kang PT job now.

Agree. I not expecting the people to be understanding of my gap whenever I apply job, because they are already employed anyway. I consider myself lucky when people invite me for interview because it is very rare these days

Yes, I have being lowballed before where they base the pay based on my part time and claim it is market rate

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Agree. If you're a local uni grad, this kind of jobs won't contribute any meaningful work experience to your CV. You'll be better off spending your time picking up some useful skill like data analytics (e.g. Tableau, Qlikview) or programming (Python, Java).

Maybe can do internships. Pay likely lower but at least it provides relevant experience for resume

Don't forget, those poly graduates who wants to work after graduate have already graduated this week. And for SUSS, they be getting results around june so thats another group who will be finding job in june too. Lastly, those group of ppl who lost their job due to virus will be coming back in june to find jobs. Prolly june find job very hard

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Don't forget, those poly graduates who wants to work after graduate have already graduated this week. And for SUSS, they be getting results around june so thats another group who will be finding job in june too. Lastly, those group of ppl who lost their job due to virus will be coming back in june to find jobs. Prolly june find job very hard

poly and uni grads don't compete for the same jobs

Originally Posted by Unregistered

poly and uni grads don't compete for the same jobs

Depends. courses like marketing,hr business usually compete for same jobs due the the job education requirements.

They will put something like that, " o levels/diploma/degree/graduate diploma or relevant studies" rather than put , "minimally degree"

For eg, HR degree grads are actually competing for diploma level jobs especially in the private sector

Originally Posted by Unregistered

yea.they offer u contract first. the reason being, their probation period at least 1 year.lol

I got a offer in LTA, but its 1 year contract... anyone know what are the chances of them extending or giving you a perm role though? Sian I am a fresh grad graduating this semester but honestly I am reluctant to take up contract job lol