izzit common to have alot of meeting n presentation in civil service?

I have been interning in some ministry for less than a month and has already sit through 3 or 4 presentations and presented in one of them... + a few other minor ones and more coming up for my remaining time... is this the norm across the ministry/sb? or i happen to be in one that has alot of meeting?

poster of previous post.... sorry for quoting wrongly...

Lucky me!!!!!!

Normal lah.

And generally the more senior you get, the more meetings you have to attend.

i see... so disruptive, was rushing for deadlines but still have to keep going for those meetings/presentations

Generally the higher you go, the more meetings you have to attend, both internally and externally. On top of all that, you will also have additional meetings should you be in certain committees or task-force groups. That is why it is a misconception that civil servants have an easy life, one that starts at 9am and ends by 6pm. I can say probably only lower div officers can have that kind of life.

The more senior ones (DDs and above) attend meetings all day long, and can only start clearing their work after their meetings ended. The junior ones (entry level to ADs + some DDs) will have work to do all day (e.g. preparing papers, presentations, or prep notes for their bosses for the meetings etc.). Depending on their roles and responsibilities, they too have to work all day and night. These are the people that deals with policy issues usually.

But I digress. Yes presentation is part and parcel of those in the public sector. People usually "fight" to present, as that is one of the better opportunities to be known by those who matters. Putting a face to the name.

Hi, which area of the media industry are you working in? Broadcast?

G50 process
 

I am Indonesian apply job in singaporean government agency and have passed 2x interview test and assesment test also the other tests such as medical test, referee contact assesment. All tests took 1 month. But after I passed all they notified me I have been officially accepted as new staff and must fill in the G50 form before I sign the agreement.
They told me it will take 2- 3 weeks its stressing as I don't know what is G50 form actualy is and where this form is submitted?

It's for security clearance. It's done by our internal security department within the ministry of home affairs.

What type of position is this? Quite strange that they would hire a foreigner and seem G50 clearance. Usually only singaporeans get to handle jobs which require G50 clearance.

Sounds like mindef based on the number of tests. Nah, not really, G50 clearance is required for small small things. For example, in mindef, just using an intranet computer, which almost all admin staff require, also needs a G50 clearance.