SPRING Singapore

[currypok]

hi everyone. I've applied for a job at Spring Singapore and went for the first round of interview. Would like to understand more abt the organisation and hopefully the seniors here who are working/had worked at Spring before to enlighten me:

1) how's the working culture like? i've been told that since spring deals with SMEs, it is quite 'xiong' compared to other govt agencies.
2) career progression - how long does it take for promotion for a typical above-average employee? 2 years minimally?
3) senior management - is the senior management 'open' or quite old school?
4) pay - since it is an agency under MTI, i am expecting the remuneration package to be above average? i came from a non-profit generating agency so pay was really low.

thanks seniors!

Originally Posted by currypok

hi everyone. I've applied for a job at Spring Singapore and went for the first round of interview. Would like to understand more abt the organisation and hopefully the seniors here who are working/had worked at Spring before to enlighten me:

1) how's the working culture like? i've been told that since spring deals with SMEs, it is quite 'xiong' compared to other govt agencies.
2) career progression - how long does it take for promotion for a typical above-average employee? 2 years minimally?
3) senior management - is the senior management 'open' or quite old school?
4) pay - since it is an agency under MTI, i am expecting the remuneration package to be above average? i came from a non-profit generating agency so pay was really low.

thanks seniors!

Where did you get the idea SPRING pays above average wages? From what I hear in the market and acquaintances, it does not sound like a good place to work in compared to other stat boards.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Where did you get the idea SPRING pays above average wages? From what I hear in the market and acquaintances, it does not sound like a good place to work in compared to other stat boards.

hello

chat with this grabhitch driver and his son's bf works there n said the pay is not bad. and also i assume that it's an agency under MTI so the pay cannot be lower than what i was already earning.

thanks for sharing!

[currypok]

son's gf**

From the looks of things you seem very desperate to grab any job to get out of current situation. Just pray hard for offer then sign on dotted line immediately, it doesn't matter all these other secondary things like career progression or work culture. Not like you have a choice at all.

[currypok]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

From the looks of things you seem very desperate to grab any job to get out of current situation. Just pray hard for offer then sign on dotted line immediately, it doesn't matter all these other secondary things like career progression or work culture. Not like you have a choice at all.

Hi

Not sure how you came to the conclusion that i'm desperate. Anyway, i am
not. Hence i bother to ask these questions. If i'm desperate, i would have sign on the dotted line without consulting seniors here

Spring is cmi stat board, very stale culture and the job mostly repetitive mainly doing documentation and report writing. Try to get into good stat boards like EDB, IMDA, A* or IE, their pay and people talent much much better.

Spring has a pretty stale culture and has a reputation of being ineffective and bureaucratic. It is relatively xiong, but u spend more time doing bo liao things that things that are really needed.

It also depends on you. If you are the box ticking type and wish for a stable, repetitive job, than it is fine for you.

Having said that, it is not easy to get in and offers an above average civil service pay.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Spring has a pretty stale culture and has a reputation of being ineffective and bureaucratic. It is relatively xiong, but u spend more time doing bo liao things that things that are really needed.

It also depends on you. If you are the box ticking type and wish for a stable, repetitive job, than it is fine for you.

Having said that, it is not easy to get in and offers an above average civil service pay.

Agree on above except pay is about civil service level, not above average.

[currypok]

thanks all for your replies!

oh, so far my experience with their HR is quite good. they are super efficient (i got a call within 1 week after application, to explain the JD in detail and to answer any queries i had. after that, they proceed to send me the link to do an online written assessment. Within 3 days after submission, they arranged for my first interview. 1 hour after my interview, i was informed that they will be calling my references. received another call within a week to schedule for another interview. maybe they are desperate to fill the position haha

guess i'll know abt the pay if they really offer me a job. will update again!