Reading a lot of cases on this forum and thought I might post my own. Please help me assess my profile and give pointers.
Nationality: Indian
Place of Birth: India
Race: Indian
Gender: Male
Age: 24 Years Old
Marital Status: Single
Salary: 5k SGD per month fixed
Pass: Employment pass application recently approved so currently on IPA
Work: I am about to start my first job at NTU as a R&D Manager. (Note:I am being granted a 5 year EP)
Additionally, the job is contractual for a year but mostly extendable although I will shift to industry once I get enough experience. The job is about research in field of Semiconductors
Education: Undergrad(in Materials Science) from IIT Jammu(A good Indian Uni)(July 2019 - July 2024)
and Master's(in Materials Science) from NTU (August 2023 - December 2024)
Stay in Singapore: It has been one year and five months (as in Jan 2025).
My questions are what do I need to do to improve my profile to maximise my chances of getting a PR. I have learnt from my friends that doing community service helps(One friend even went ahead and said, "Do it in a constituency where govt. is ruling." I am not too sure about that) but this forum says otherwise. I have no plans of marrying for at least 5 years, I am just going to focus on my career. That being said I am consistently looking for jobs that pay well once I have enough experience.
I can appreciate whatever advice anyone can spare.
If you can be comprehensive that would be extremely helpful. Thanks!