Third Party Contract From Government
 

Anybody receives offers from third party agency from Government companies?
i received an offer from them from GovTech


what are the chances to be converted to government contract?
Singaporean Here

Time and chance matters.

In terms of natural pathway you have zero chance.

But if your work puts you in close and frequent contact with the permanent direct hires, you can try to integrate yourself so well in their team and show that you can do their work as good as, if not better than them, to the point where when an opening comes up you can apply and they would be willing to seriously consider you.

If you work in some remote backend office then you wouldn't have that opportunity to even create an opportunity.

Thank you! have you heard people move from third party contract to Gov Contract.

Since there is covid going around, i decided to sign it. Hopefully i am able to gain exposure from this

Cheers, and congrats on your new job. I haven't heard of someone going from 3rd party contract to perm direct hire. But I have seen contract direct hire snagging a role as perm direct hire when th opening came up, simply because they fit in and could do the work well. This way of getting in should apply to a 3rd party contractor like you if you get enough face time.

You will have to work hard to carve out your opportunities. Good luck!

thank you for your wise words. i appreciate it !

i will continue work hard and hopefully get my supervisor recognition.

Are you a local or private uni grad? :(

hello, i am a private masters student. finished his MIT this year

Any job is better than no job now. Now is not the time to even think about salary or type of employment terms. Most important is the jobscope will add value to your experience and resume.

Even if its 3rd party contract, your status as is better as 'employed' rather than unemployed.

stand up against slavery. i'd rather find a company who treats employees with dignity than one which unscrupulously depresses wages by taking advantage of a downturn

you can say this only if ur parents are rich and are still willing to support you

u did masters at MIT? then u will not have any trouble finding contracts at govtech

I think he means Master degree in information technology at a private U

Opps my bad read that too fast. MIT also considered private research institute haha.

TBH, those masters from those places like kaplan, etc. doesn't really help.

Hope that this fellow can make back the money he spent for that cert ,.

Is this service as good as you described it?

I have been trying to find such threads for the longest time. I am in the same boat as you now. Also feeling unsure. But coming from the private sector, this is a good chance for me
to gain exposure in the public sector.

But my concern is the same as yours. How is the experience so far?

Hello,

sorry have no been seeing this post.

so far my experiences are good and have been pleasant. the collogues treat me as one of their own. What about you?

from i heard, if you perform well, they can actually hire you to join them directly

Almost zero chances of converting to govt contract. Even for govt short term contract, there is zero chance of converting to normal contract/ perm. This means there is no salary increment, benefit and bonuses, ending up you will feel unbalanced and unfair when working alongside with your colleagues. Unless you are currently unemployed, do not go for such job.

This same applies to third party contract to big private firms.

What is your definition of short term gov contract?

Recently i signed a one yr contract. Benefits all same as perm staff, except it is contract.

Nearing the end of your contract, if there is still a continued need for your role and your performance has been good, you’ll likely receive an extension of contract. If the project has ended, there will not be an extension. If a position in your department opens up due to a perm staff resigning and you apply for it, you’ll be evaluated against both internal and external candidates. The hiring manager and final approver have their pick of candidates to choose from. These include scholars, first class honours graduates and people with more experience in the field than you. Given such stiff competition, you should weigh how you stand in the pool of candidates. You should also know if you were hired to work on a short term project, there will not be a permanent opening to apply to once the project ends.

What is a third party contract? is it a contract to work as an outsourced staff? Can someone name me some example?

outsource staff.