May 19, 2007

Work-on-Holiday!!! (Not for locals la)

"Earn a salary as you holiday in SG!!!... Grads and undergrads from foreign countries like the US, Germany, UK, HK, Japan, France and Australia are allowed to come to SG on holiday and look for jobs at the same time!!... This is to encourage foreign 'talents' to come work in SG during the later stages of their careers or even after they graduate..." - ST

The SG govt, as always, is trying to attract more "foreign talents" to work in SG on a permanent basis and hopefully entice them enough to obtain a PR/ citizenship. This method of increasing SG population is far more effective and EASIER than encouraging SG pple to give birth and raise more kids for the future!! What's more, these grads are ready made talents!!! Why raise kids and waste time and $$$ on education when there is a pool of talents out there waiting to "rush" in??? Why give birth??? DON'T!!! Leave population growth to these talents!!! Let us lose whatever local culture (if there is any) that we have and degenerate into a country with no identity and whatever that is associated with it!!! Of course, the reason why TOP foreign talents would wanna come to SG still baffles me... especially talents from the US and Germany... Erm... you sure we are attracting the right group of talents? Not 2nd rated talents right?...... ya... right....

Can SG also try to entice local grads to work locally, or well.... at least help each and every one of them get a job??? As you might already know (or didn't already know), there were many grads who 'chose' to take PHD instead of working right away. Not all of them had a choice in this... the problem is they can't find companies willing to take them in. NTU, pls... before implementing any NEW, SLEEK, SOPHISTICATED course, make sure there is a demand for it before doing anything stupid.... THANKS AH....

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

NTU says that 96% of their graduates get employed within 4 months of graduation. We still have 4 months to become the 4%.

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