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Originally Posted by Unregistered

How does this compare with MX scheme?

grade 9 = mx11a
grade 10 = mx10 lower

Originally Posted by Unregistered

HDB ISG is it good?

Ancient IT technologies used in HDB. Chicken headed management. Over reliance on contractors to do coding. IT is lowest rung in HDB to support their main property and building businesses. Think twice before joining them.

IRAS any good?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

what's the culture like at MOM? joining as mid-career

Depends on which department you join.

Over reliance on contractors to do coding.

true for everywhere in the civil service except govtech.

Can I ask if civil service offers are usually underwhelming? 6 years experience in pte and got an offer from a stat board.

They offered $4.8k which is a huge margin below my current salary, not to say my expected salary. Should I even attempt to negotiate? The HR said the offer is based on a matrix based on my years of experience.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Ancient IT technologies used in HDB. Chicken headed management. Over reliance on contractors to do coding. IT is lowest rung in HDB to support their main property and building businesses. Think twice before joining them.

sounds like a good place to work 👍

Hi, i just got offered 4.5k with ministry. 31F, 10 years experience, private diploma. Is this ok? Prev earning similar.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Can I ask if civil service offers are usually underwhelming? 6 years experience in pte and got an offer from a stat board.

They offered $4.8k which is a huge margin below my current salary, not to say my expected salary. Should I even attempt to negotiate? The HR said the offer is based on a matrix based on my years of experience.

Same got offer from stat board with 6 years pte exp. Current salary already low, offer not even close to my expected. Starting grade is like fresh grad...is it normal for civil service to do this to people from pte?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi, i just got offered 4.5k with ministry. 31F, 10 years experience, private diploma. Is this ok? Prev earning similar.

just take the offer, dont need to think. u can thank me later.

why i say this?

- it's covid19 period now, very very difficult to land interviews let alone offers

- Civil Service is considered iron rice bowl for life/retirement, if u dun screw up and/or commit any offences

- it's practically unheard of for local diploma holders to break 4k salary barrier before the age of 35yo. furthermore u are private dip holder


note, u shld ask your employer is this a contractual role or 1 that u will be emplaced on perm scheme after passing your probation.