Hi, how is the work life balance like at mindef?

Honestly its the best kept secret. Mostly just pointless emails and KPIs to try to justify the billions in sinkie taxpayers money wasted each year. In fact, I was so bored at work that I managed to find out my current DXO role can be best described by the American anthropologist David Graeber in his essay BS Jobs. In it he posits that the productivity benefits of automation have not led to a 15-hour workweek, as predicted by economist John Maynard Keynes in 1930, but instead led to "BS jobs": "a form of paid employment that is so completely pointless, unnecessary, or pernicious that even the employee cannot justify its existence even though, as part of the conditions of employment, the employee feels obliged to pretend that this is not the case." The only job more BS than my DXO job are the in camp regulars.

I'd already had doubts about my DXO job and there were bits in his essay that resonated with me (some good confirmation bias there). It made me seriously ponder what I'll be doing for the next 30-40 years given its such a stable but unexciting career.

whats your DX grade? DX7? DX9?

and you mentioned in camp regulars. congrats, you are in the army?

Whoa, i wonder if SID is different.

Anyone with SID application experience? Of course, nothing revealing.

seems like getting a job at mindef is really competitive. can anyone share the timeline after the first interview?

anyone have experience in the application process for SID?

I feel you, I'm in the defence ecosystem as well. It's really the biggest government welfare program in sg, sometimes I feel guilty of wasting taxpayers' money this way. The only way to continue living with myself is to justify that it is for the defence of the country, but I also find this meaning quite comical as I don't even like living here.

Any fresh grads here still looking for jobs while waiting to hear from mindef? :/

how long have you been waiting?

Anyone got offered recently? Had a Low 4 offer. Not sure if it's the norm

Was that an official offer?

Is it okay to ask the HR for any updates on the clearance process? Or will it be rude to ask?

No need to give HR face lah. Make them earn their keep, this is their job after all.

what is your position? local uni? how many years of experience?

anyone had an interview recently? i am waiting for them to invite me for site preview. how long does it take?

Just take it. As another poster has said, its free money from the taxpayers purse for a stable do-nothing job. A uniquely Singapore welfare system.

Anyone went for PT or interview recently? Applied for a position and was asked to provide salary slips but no news yet.

Wow, sounds like a dream job. Applying now!!

Same here. Have been waiting for 4 weeks since submission of payslip. You?

Since late July

Share your acad background, gender, experience and etc

have you heard back from them?

it's probably too secretive to share

op here, not yet. but no news = good news so...

Yeah it's kinda like waiting and at the same time not exactly sure which stage of the selection/assessment you are currently at within the overall scheme of the selection, due to the secretive nature of the process. Not a nice feeling I must say.. ~ mpt

How long do they usually take to respond after asking us to submit more documents?

which part of the process are you at?

when did they ask you to do so?

yes, challenging to wait for mindef while jobless.. u applying for other jobs concurrently?

Not op but which stage are y'all at? Maybe can try taking up traineeships?

Not the original poster, but which stage are yall at? Maybe can try traineeships?

They sent an email asking for more documents this week

Will any of you take up a contract or traineeship or other jobs while waiting for clearance?

This is the first time they’re requesting for additional documents or second time?

First time. Submitted my application last week. Just wondering if I’m shortlisted for the next round, how long will HR usually take to inform me? Also, I suppose the next stage is a written test is it?

yea but its been really tricking trying to land an offer, coz i dont have much experience as a freshgrad for the roles i want. im waiting to hear back from a writing test (not psychometric) i cid a month ago and i’m losing hope with every day haha

Tricky****** not tricking, did**** not cid, sorry fatfingers

Have you tried applying for contract or traineeship positions

no, i didnt apply for such jobs

why? at least thrs smth to do while waiting