MINDEF DXO (All FAQ on it)

Originally Posted by Unregistered

fresh grad with internship experience

Wow, 6k+ is a very high starting pay for fresh grad...

Are you doing tech or something as a DXO?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

HR?

My experience was weird. I just went for interview.

Mid Apr - submitted application
Mid-Late Apr - got a phone call by hiring unit. Head Branch called me for a phone interview
End Apr - went down for unit preview and second interview

Same day, i was already given g50 form. While the hiring unit appeared keen to hire me, they were professional enough to remain pokerfaced and didn’t explicitly tell me that I am the chosen candidate.

HR didnt contact me…

What was your experience like? I dont think I will fail G50 clearance because I am also from another gov agency with similar stringent security requirements.

Oh mine was similar like up till interview process. And then after that HR reached out to me to submit G50 (concurrently emailed the hiring manager for confirmation and she mentioned keen to consider which is why they ask HR to go ahead with the G50 process. Formal offer will be given after clearance is cleared).

I went down to attend the security vetting session early April. After that HR did reached out again to submit documents + medical declaration form. That was about 2 weeks ago. Current status: still pending more updates from their side.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Wow, 6k+ is a very high starting pay for fresh grad...
Are you doing tech or something as a DXO?

It sounds too good to be true.
Probably, a fake post.

The 2 week security clearance is a dead giveaway.

The posts are designed to make genuine applicants unhappy.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Oh mine was similar like up till interview process. And then after that HR reached out to me to submit G50 (concurrently emailed the hiring manager for confirmation and she mentioned keen to consider which is why they ask HR to go ahead with the G50 process. Formal offer will be given after clearance is cleared).

I went down to attend the security vetting session early April. After that HR did reached out again to submit documents + medical declaration form. That was about 2 weeks ago. Current status: still pending more updates from their side.

Hii I was the original poster of the post that you replied to. What was your waiting timeline? From application -> interview -> submission of G50 -> security vetting

Security vetting seems strange. In my current role at another Ministry, I am quite highly cleared but there was no security vetting when I applied. I guess MINDEF doesnt take risks with national security and rightfully so haha

I hope it isnt a long wait for it.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

i passed security clearance in 2wks, pay 6k+

i misread the thread as DSO 😅
doing analog design

Originally Posted by Unregistered

i misread the thread as DSO 😅
doing analog design

wow congrats 6k as a fresh grad, dso and dsta are known for paying well, maybe i should go back to study more hahaha

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hii I was the original poster of the post that you replied to. What was your waiting timeline? From application -> interview -> submission of G50 -> security vetting

Security vetting seems strange. In my current role at another Ministry, I am quite highly cleared but there was no security vetting when I applied. I guess MINDEF doesnt take risks with national security and rightfully so haha

I hope it isnt a long wait for it.

Applied: Early Feb
Interview + writing assignment: Mid to End Feb
Submission of G50: Early to Mid March
Security vetting session: Early April
Submission of docs+medical declaration form: Mid April

Fresh grad, female, and first time applying for gov sector job. I am honestly not sure how everything works etc. But yea, was a bit taken aback by the long wait for clearance (although my hiring manager mentioned will take about 1-2 months).

I did checked-in with HR about updates one week ago and she mentioned currently pending updates from department & her colleague will get back to me again. Hopefully she will contact soon again (before me chasing her for an update in 2 weeks time haha).

How long does it take for MHRD get back to u with salary?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Applied: Early Feb
Interview + writing assignment: Mid to End Feb
Submission of G50: Early to Mid March
Security vetting session: Early April
Submission of docs+medical declaration form: Mid April

Fresh grad, female, and first time applying for gov sector job. I am honestly not sure how everything works etc. But yea, was a bit taken aback by the long wait for clearance (although my hiring manager mentioned will take about 1-2 months).

I did checked-in with HR about updates one week ago and she mentioned currently pending updates from department & her colleague will get back to me again. Hopefully she will contact soon again (before me chasing her for an update in 2 weeks time haha).

Keep me updated!

Just to share right… usually in gov hiring process the waiting time can get quite long. I have about 7 years of experience in civil service. My current role also needs high security clearance and for that, i remembered waiting 1 month for my G50 to clear.

Its just that even by Gov standards, the hiring timeline for Mindef is opaque and very long.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Just to share my current timeline:

End Jan 2024- Contacted by hiring manager/hiring team for an informal interview
Early Feb 2024- went for the informal interview
Early Feb 2024 (before CNY)- did a writing test
Mid Feb 2024 (after CNY)- meet with another hiring manager (same department tho) for an informal interview.
Early March 2024- HR contacted me to submit G50. No verbal offer, but hiring manager said formal offer will be made once cleared the G50.

Any updates? Have you signed the package?