Singapore hitting 4.7 million people in population. Too many jobs too little people the garments say

There's something i actually don't understand. Recently, Singapore is on an ever push for talents to come and work in our little country. Our little country is also very worried that the current situation of aging population and little amount of babies born equals to the fact that it will affect any economic drive needed to push anything for the better. So I guess our garment is really happy should any migrants come over and make babies here. This is something i dig out from MSN news:

Singapore's resident population, including those granted permanent residence (PR) status, totalled 3.68 million, it said.

Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng, who is also in charge of population issues, told the Straits Times newspaper that 46,900 foreigners were granted PRs in the first nine months of the year. A total of 57,300 foreigners were granted PRs in 2006, he said.

Regarding concerns by Singaporeans who fear competition for jobs from newcomers, Wong, who is also home affairs minister, said: "Our challenge is not the number of jobs available; it is (that) we do not have enough people to match the current rate of job creation."

I guess Singaporeans might be worried about not finding any good jobs should all the talents come in. But I have to say, we are more worried if the economy slows down and many more out of jobs, less incentives, less pay, less benifits to the citizens. To me, I rather welcome more migrants. First thing, more people come in equals to Singaporeans need to hop out of the well, which means, its good for us. For the snobbish people we are who always think we are on top of the world, facing challenges means only we should improve. Many also said a lot of us go out leave and never come back. I believe that was what the country wanted us to do in the first place. No?

For those interested in living in Singapore, just go google "contact singapore" , or visit www.mom.gov.sg

Contact Singapore "Singapore – Your World of Possibilities" Afterthoughts

1. A lot of people came and asked how issit like to work in Singapore.
2. Many were unsure how to find jobs and work in Singapore.
3. Many asked about the currency exchange conversion of Singapore Dollars and RMB
4. The surveyors hired disturbed the visitors while they were actually viewing the exhibition. Blast them!
5. Booth information is not enough. Please go to Contact Singapore or Ministry of Manpower.
6. Many just come for freebies. Take goodie bag and head for exit.
7. Some directly went towards the photo taking area to have their photos taken.
8. There are many professionals out there who met to the needs of Singapore in search for foreign talents
9. Just maybe command of English language not good.
10. More people visit when Host is giving out prizes.
11. Every Booth should have a furniture called a chair for the volunteers -.-
12. All kinds of people come in. Quite funny and hilarious actually.
13. Especially if they asked "Singapore going to merge with another country?" due to Lao Lee recent interview saying that if Malaysia is a country that offers equal opportunities to all the diffrent races, perhaps MAYBE Singapore might merge with them one day. Go figure what he meant. LOL
14. One interesting guy even asked whether there are loads of Brothels and Nightclubs in Singapore o.O
15. One person asked how much I think his salary can fetch if he work in Singapore. I said 2500SGD. He said too little. He gets more in China. The he so confident, he can always try his luck in fetching a better salary in Singapore :) My judegement might be wrong.
16. Found out Chinese are actually angry that Singaporean Chinese or Singaporeans in general do have racial prejudice. When I heard this, I felt rather uncomfortable. Thiongs angry already.
17. Many worried they try get EPEC cannot find job in Singapore and worries about the standards of living and upkeep while finding jobs.
18. Some really pretty girls very keen on the EPEC, when asked about their qualifications, they go err ahhh err ahh.. I wonder what kinds of jobs they are really seeking in Singapore. .-.
19. Many are interested in finding a job, investing to get the so called GREEN CARD (permanent residence) in Singapore.
20. Many also think China can earn more than in Singapore.
21. Super Brand Floor 3 is a sloppish area. People might tend to walk down too fast to see exhibition.
22. The food area where Sauces for cookery by KEES very popular with housewives!
23. Optical Mouse giveaways attract crowds very fast.
24. The first day go this ah kua boy group maybe called BOBO or something attracted more crowds unfortunately. -.-
25. Damn shagged to work so long hours.
26. Surprised that other foreigners residing in China or touring Shanghai were interested with the exhibition. - Korean, Singaporeans, Malaysians, Hongkong People, Indonesians, Philippinos...etc
27. Many were really interested with the EPEC and EPSAT and spend long time playing around with it.
28 Also, those who were patient actually browse through all the information before leaving. 29. A lot more, brained freeze.
30. I think go some gay come also. Very nice people they all actually. More humble and friendly than some Aunties -.-

Contact Singapore "Singapore – Your World of Possibilities" Exhibition Day 1 & 2

Okay so to promote more about the Singapore Season. Here goes:

I was helping out as a Volunteer in Super Brand Mall in Zhu Jia Zhui, Pudong area, just beside Shangri-la Hotel and that Oriental Tower in an exhibiton helped by Contact Singapore called "Singapore – Your World of Possibilities". This exhibition is part of the theme Singapore Season help in China, to promote on what is it like to work in Singapore, living in Singapore and studying in Singapore. Tough work I tell you, you stand whole day [12 hours] cannot sit down, the exihibition area was on a slope in the Mall at third floor. After standing for hours the previous day in the Gala Dinner, the slope can kill your back i tell you. Funny thing is when you get to shagged after a couple of hours, the back pain suddenly just disappeared o.O

I was stationed at a booth based on the theme Manpower Singapore. Basically, job scope was to promote that Singapore is looking for foreign talents, what are the various work permits available to talents should they decide to work in Singapore, give out freebies, guide them in using the computers to find the information they need, tell them the various industries Singapore is looking for talents yada yada

If you are interested in seeking out more information in Chinese on how to find work and what is it like living in Singapore, there is a Chinese version of Contact Singapore Website you can look at. And this is what I can tell you after telling loads of visitors. To find an ideal job in Singapore, You can either directly contact the company or boards you are interested based in Singapore (example: Tamasek Holdings, Ministry of Education, Sprint, Sembcorp, IBM, etc..), send your resume if they have any vacancy and hope you get an interview and a job was offered to you, and viola you will get your residence permit and work permit and you are on your way to Singapore. Or you can try this:

quoted from Ministry of Manpower on EPEC:

The Employment Pass Eligibility Certificate (EPEC) allows foreigners who are i) holders of selected university qualifications, or ii) current or former holders of selected skilled migrant visas to stay in Singapore for up to one year to facilitate their job search in Singapore. Generally, if you have been granted an EPEC by MOM, you are likely to qualify for an Employment Pass upon securing employment in Singapore.

which basically means you can try to get a social visit pass (if you meet the requirements for EPEC), live in Singapore and adapt to the environment slowly, at the same time you can find job there in Singapore legally. This one of course, not just appy to Chinese citizens, any foreign talents from anywhere around the Globe can Apply!

You can try to evaluate yourself and see if you are eligible for EPEC via a personal test run using the EPSAT created by the Ministry of Manpower. Please don't disturb me on comments on how to help you find information on my blog. My voluntary service to the exhibition. If you need more information, just go visit Ministry of Manpower Singapore and Contact Singapore!

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