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ok my total income for this year is slightly above 130k (before cpf contributions)

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi,

Has anyone worked / currently working in / at EDB or Spring Singapore before?

Is the nature of the work at these two agencies very customer-centric and involve lots of marketing / business development in nature?

Thanks for your inputs!

EDB is lots of business development unless you're in the rare strategic functions

Originally Posted by Unregistered

EDB is lots of business development unless you're in the rare strategic functions

Morning!

Thanks for your reply =)

Does the work in Business Environment - Tax and Financial incentives counts as strategic in nature?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Morning!

Thanks for your reply =)

Does the work in Business Environment - Tax and Financial incentives counts as strategic in nature?

this is a policy role. frankly speaking, i think the prospects for the biz development and policy functions in edb are equally good. you will get a chance to rotate anyway - common practice within edb.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

this is a policy role. frankly speaking, i think the prospects for the biz development and policy functions in edb are equally good. you will get a chance to rotate anyway - common practice within edb.

Hi, thanks again!

Haven't work in EDB before. Have only come across hearsays of its challenging work culture.

Do you find it tough personally, in terms of managing stakeholders and juģgling assignments?

What is the salary for deputy secretary in a ministry? Is the next jump to permanent secretary?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

What is the salary for deputy secretary in a ministry? Is the next jump to permanent secretary?

Not many people make it to DS level. In anycase DS-> 2PS -> PS. They earn prolly ~ 400k a year based on a 15.5 month package, also they are all AOs.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Not many people make it to DS level. In anycase DS-> 2PS -> PS. They earn prolly ~ 400k a year based on a 15.5 month package, also they are all AOs.

16 years in private sector. No job security, clock about 60 hours a week. Lot of night call and sometimes Saturday. 180k a year.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Not many people make it to DS level. In anycase DS-> 2PS -> PS. They earn prolly ~ 400k a year based on a 15.5 month package, also they are all AOs.

Wow, my old Best Friend and peer is a DS! In awe of her earning prowess and prospects but still not as fantastic as another peer who is MOS already in parliament..

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Wow, my old Best Friend and peer is a DS! In awe of her earning prowess and prospects but still not as fantastic as another peer who is MOS already in parliament..

Apple and Orange problem. Totally different things, imo senior management in civil service get there by virtue of the fact that they are intellectually brilliant. Political office holders on the other hand...

*cough recent MOM saga cough*