Optimum Solutions
 

I've just ended an interview session with them on the Graduate Trainee program. The weird thing was they immediately recruited me and wanted me to sign the contract next week (which he will email me again).
Is this very dubious? Anyone who worked here?

Generally speaking, other than top global MNCs and banks who have properly planned out accelerated programs backed by the required corporate investment, all others fall short of the advertising.

Some of the largest local blue chips like Singtel, DBS, Keppel etc. are slightly better in the sense that the pay, training and progression is better than normal hires, but they still fall short by global standards.

As for SMEs like the one you interviewed, those are just entry level executive hires which HR repackage for branding purposes. They have neither the budget nor the expertise to run proper management programs. Most of their managers/HR wouldn't know how to design a graduate program even if their lives depend on it.

A top MNC fresh grad hire will beat a SME "graduate trainee" by a mile in terms of CV branding and exposure for development.

if u ever attend a real gap/map ac b4 then the answer is very obvious already...

One of the many typical IT outsourcing sweatshops, I would rather go NCS or ST Elec even if no choice.

They need to increase the number of local staff as they are heavy on foreign staff who are seconded as contract employees to banks and other MNCs in Singapore.
Hiring a fresh grad is cheaper for them to maintain the ratio of local to foreign staff. I doubt there is much growth or learning in their grad program, but hey, I could be wrong.

They are an IT outsourcing HR services company. The Boss himself is from South Asia. The ENTIRE HQ in Changi is staffed by FT from South Asia. Maybe "ENTIRE" is the wrong word here, because they do have a few (as in, less than 5) local staff, excluding "New Citizens from South Asia". They do need to fulfill local work quotas, so what happens is almost all of their local staff are contracted to their customers. The plum HQ jobs are mostly taken up by FT from South Asia. Perhaps South Asia FTs always outperform local staff there?

The FTs inside are very good at politics, and always try to claim credit for work done by others. Good luck to you.

Golden rule always apply - If it sounds too good to be true, it is.

You should know yourself is roughly at what level, if you're just an average Joe and some guy conduct 1 simple interview and straight away offer you graduate trainee then 99.99% is a con job.

I went for their interview before.

The graduate trainee programme is just 3 to 6 months IT training. Most of which you already learnt in university if you study Computer Science. Java, Web Development, SDLC stuffs

Followed by being assigned to a project at 1 of its client company.

I would see them as a last resort choice as practically nobody I knew failed an interview there. It might be a good choice too if you are from a non IT background.

Anyone mind sharing how much is the starting pay for graduate trainee in Optimum Solutions? Thanks

4.2k if no change from last year.

Some say 3.3k some say 3.5k. During training 2.8k

It's 2.8 during the training period (first 6 months), 3.3K thereafter.

Its a contract based sort of services where you have to go through rounds of interviews with their clients and depending on their clients, decide whether to hire you and thereafter. Mainly works with financial industry and I believed its a collaboration with IMDA (from IMDA website with CLT)

Heard that it provide some form of training before you get posted out, but the nature of the role is too unpredictable. Would only recommend if you are prepared and ready for the environment and job available to you. Would be better off if you are able to get direct hired into other companies rather than this contract based job

Worst company I’ve come across. Please never join (for your own good).
People from my batch regretted their decision due to the unfair contractual agreements. The HR is not responsive for your concerns when you’re at client site. The account managers may act like they care but all in all, they treat all the ‘graduate trainees’ as cows that they milk money from. And they gon squeeze u dry.
The whole practice is disgusting and unethical. I’ve met sooo many people in banks that are stuck there because of such ‘body shopping’ organizations.
Contract states that after the first 2 weeks of ‘training’, any intent to quit, u will need to pay 3 months salary back to the company. If there were certification during training, it would be reasonable. Problem is the training that they provide has totally nothing related to the job scope that I am doing now.
So, utterly disgusted by their practice… even the people that I work with at the banks are in disbelief that im bounded by such contracts.
So, please learn from my mistake. And DON’T JOIN OPTIMUM.

Worst xompany ever
 

Do not join Optimum.

This is the worst comoany to join ever.
They will bend any contract to their liking.

Their clients are the worst especially Elite Logistics.
They make you work without pay or off in lieu.

Beware of joining.

do u accept the offer and work there in the end ?
 

do u accept the offer and work there in the end ?

worked and couldn't take it after being 6 months in client site. Training and work has no relation. Many times salary was delayed/wrong.
Broke the contract and paid the fee.

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