gold coast wrote:Hi Ruchira!
I am also a DP holder from AUSTRALIA and I have been looking for work in the same department as u and so far I have had 2 interviews but the pay for a month was 1/3 of what I used to make back home!I applied for nearly 60 positions but the minute they find out u are on a DP, they don't even bother looking at your resume!
I have been looking in the newspaper and on the net but somehow they would rather hire a local!
It is a very frustrating position because my husband will be working here for the next 5 years and if I don't find work I will go mad!
All I can say to u is keep trying and someone will eventually give u a chance but u have to be patient and keep looking!!!
And what have you been smoking? Welcome to the real world!gold coast wrote: I have been looking in the newspaper and on the net but somehow they would rather hire a local!
Global Citizen wrote:And what have you been smoking? Welcome to the real world!gold coast wrote: I have been looking in the newspaper and on the net but somehow they would rather hire a local!
I'm sure Australia only hires foreigners when they could be hiring locals for the same job..... (yes that's sarcasm)
I wish I had a right formula; I'd certainly give it to you but wages are quite low in Singapore because taxes are that way although Singapore is not really cheap to live in but it's all a matter of perspective. So doing a conversion may not necessairly work as most expats have other perks as well which can add up to a nice bit of change.riversandlakes wrote:GC,
I think this is an art when one moves from being a "local expat" to another place to become its "local"...just how much to ask for? Without having the luxury of a knowledgable local on the other side of that.
On magnitude, I would have taken a 39% paycut but in terms of conversion alone it was a 62% jump. It doesn't make sense to take either of these values on its own, so it's somewhere in the middle - that's where I'm smacked in now...
I googled tonnes to find some right answers for the True Conversion for paychecks between countries - but all I got was living costs, accomo, taxes, etc.
Perhaps a formula is too much to ask?
I could be wrong but isn't this the trend in Singapore these days, to hire on local terms as much as possible. This can actually work to your advantage in that you would be more cost effective for the company to take on. Like everywhere else in the world and especially in N. America, the bottom line means everything and loyalty doesn't count for much.riversandlakes wrote:Aah, but not for the "local expats" - as in expats with local pay hehe
Global Citizen wrote:as most expats have other perks as well which can add up to a nice bit of change.
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