So, a friend of mine from the U.S wants to visit Singapore for a few weeks/months (max. 6 months) just to see how it's like and he's hoping to, while he's here, find a job and rent out a small apartment ROOM/unit/condo instead of living out a hotel the entire time.
He'll have some savings, but generally he's hoping to rent within the budget of about $1000/mth preferably including utilities. So..yeah, a basic room alone is fine (to keep the budget goal realistic) but a unit/condo would be better.
He's 22 with like, 6 years of work experience in the deli back in the States; doesn't have any technical certification though, he just has this thing, a "liberal arts degree", and he's hoping to find a job here that will allow him to pay the rent and also still have leftovers to save!
Anyway, I'm a Singapore Citizen myself and I can put him up for a few days but I don't think it's feasible for me to do that long-term so anyway, my two questions for now are:
1) Is the budget realistic? $1000/mth for a room should be no issue, right? But how about a unit- are there any options that specifically cater to expats?
2) What jobs do you think would be applicable for his situation? Is there any good place for an unskilled worker like him to start that also pays decently?
The main concern though is the living arrangements since it's his first time visiting Singapore and I've lived here all my life so I'm not too sure what the process is for him coming over here (with regards to the living arrangements).
I won't bother you with asking for the visa requirements etc. but if there are any expats here who did a similar move here to Singapore or who can give any insight into this it would be most appreciated

Thanks in advance!
Nick