There isn't probation now. All new hires are offered a two year contract. After your contract is up, they will review your performance and consider if they want to convert you to permanent post.

thanks for replying.

what about leave policy for new hires? is there a period of time (6 months?) upon initially joining the ministry/sb where taking leave is not allowed?

asking because i might be starting a new civil service job but i want to take leave to visit my gf who is studying overseas.

31 yr old female, second upper hons, in a policy cum planning role drawing 6.7k at mx11a. Think im quite average.

can provide which years you start joining ?
how many years of exp ?

how much is your annual salary (inclusive all bonus)?

anybody working in HDB? How's the estate manager salary like?

You have 8 years of working experience? 6.7k at mx 11a with 8 yrs experience is considered quite good as compared to average pte sector worker.
Average total annual bonus = 4 months?
If that is so, you are earning close to 110k pa which is above average :)

Nope. You can apply leave unless your supervisor does not allow.

3.7k for 2nd upper, local uni, with NS

Started working in 2006. About 8 yrs working exp

byalthor 400
 

Will they consider 2nd lower local uni with NS?

agree ~110k with 8 yrs exp is above average

my private sector with 8 years exp

For "C" performer
starting = 3000
after 8 years with 2 promotions = 4300, annual salary = 75000 only

For "B" performer
starting = 3000
after 8 years with 2 promotions = 4600, annual salary = 90000 only

I heard from my colleagues that only those whose salaries were above the old mx11 bar (at least $6781), got emplaced in mx11a during the August exercise.

Did this happen in your case too?

There is a second criteria for emplacement, not quite sure what it is though.

Both your friends from oil and gas? 8 yrs in same company?

Ic. How many years were you in mx11 before you got emplaced in mx11a in aug?

yes..................

29. I believe she has worked for 6-7 years? Seems like all the policy people are getting paid highly. What bout operational people like tax investigator etc? Or audit? Or inspectors in NEA etc?

Got mx11 in 2011

What's your performance grade for the last three years? Was it C, B, B?

No need to ask further, obviously this is a high flyer/ very good performer with mostly Bs kind. She got mx11 after working for 5 years... I believe this is above the average norm already?

Trying to ascertain the second criterion for emplacement to mx11a. Prior to knowing about her case, had only heard of the salary criterion.

Anybody here can offer me some insight on CSIT vs DSO? Which organization offers better progression 5yrs down the road and what about culture?

Yes. $3.45k only.

Is it diffcult to secure a policy related job for mid-career seekers? I am 27 now. My current job is in the public sector, healthcare.

Healthcare policy seems like something which you can explore if you want to get into policy. It's easier to move to other policy roles once you have policy experience.

27? Looking for a job in policy making? From a healthcare public sector? Are you ROY NGERNG? haha.

To answer your question, its hard for ANYONE to get into policy related jobs. SMU/NUS/NTU pumping out so many idealistic humanities/social science grads who think they can make in the public policy. Lots of competition for the very limited jobs. But if you got good honours, you might still be able to make it. I know 2 pol science grads that are in policy. Quite fresh, both 2nd upper. One in mindef, the other in MHA.

fresh grad looking for jobs with the public service. local uni, second uppers in social science.

what does the day in day out work of a policy role actually entail?

increment too little?
 

2.5 yrs exp engineer
Start 3.9, now 4.3 after 1 pomotion. Ok? bonus include 13th month about 3.5 to 4

Start 3.9? 2nd upper?

Seems like that is the only kind of job these grads can get that pay decently. No idea what else pays so well.

Attending meetings, taking down minutes, translate the discussion during meetings into a paper. That's probably what I'm guessing.

Please provide the following:

Class of honours
NS or non-NS

all your salary details, see below

2012 July - 3900 starting
2013 July - ??? (+XX annual increment)
2014 July - ??? (+XX annual increment + YY promotion increment)
2014 Dec - 4300

Thank you.

Can someone share the salary range info from GLC aka Singtel or ST engineering.

E5 ranges
E6 ranges
M1 ranges
M2 ranges
M3 ranges
M4 ranges
M5 ranges
M6 ranges

???

Please see below...

Annual increment is always like 3%

Making lots of presentations, writing consultation papers to consult public on proposed policy changes, writing policy papers, doing research to substantiate policy proposals, being the secretariat to high-level committees, writing speeches for senior management, writing minutes, drafting responses to parliamentary questions, providing inputs to comms colleagues for media / public queries, accompanying senior management on overseas trips as a 'staffer' aka slave.

i'll share my pay progression in the public sector

figures are based on annual income
- 2011 (7x k)
- 2012 (8x k)
- 2013 (11x k)
- 2014 (12x k)

male, born in 1980s

Another male in public sector, early 30s

Annual income
- 2010 (~80 k)
- 2011 (~100 k)
- 2012 (~130 k)
- 2013 (~140 k)
- 2014 (~150 k)

Full of ******** posts today...

There is a little froggie in a well

29 and earning 7k. That's very high for someone on the normal MX scheme and a little unusual I think.