Seeking A Career In The Healthcare Industry-Nursing

[er]

I;m currently working as a shipping executive in Singapore and now thinking of switching to nursing career. However, i do get some negative feedback that this is not a well respected career and also no career advancement. So i really hope to seek for your advice. Thank you.

[sundaymorningstaple]

Typing 'nurse' in the search facility turned up these posts which you could have done just as easily. These are relatively recent posts.

http://www.singaporeexpats.com/forum/ftopic43277.html
http://www.singaporeexpats.com/forum/ftopic43773.html
http://www.singaporeexpats.com/forum/ftopic40979.html
http://www.singaporeexpats.com/forum/ftopic37798.html
http://www.singaporeexpats.com/forum/ftopic34271.html

[er]

Thanks for your reply. By the way any CPF given to nurse?

[Strong Eagle]

Thanks for your reply. By the way any CPF given to nurse?

CPF is not "given", it is taken, from both the employer and employee. Only PR's and Singapore citizens may/must contribute to CPF. EP's and work permits cannot.

[sundaymorningstaple]

SE,

That one's pure local. Currently working as a shipping executive? Local parlance for Shipping Clerk. Probably only asked because of the low low salaries paid to nurses, a large percentage of them are freelancing doing homevisits or elderly sitting, changing feeding tubes, catheters, and that sort of thing. (self-employed)

[Jeppo]

SE,

That one's pure local. Currently working as a shipping executive? Local parlance for Shipping Clerk. Probably only asked because of the low low salaries paid to nurses, a large percentage of them are freelancing doing homevisits or elderly sitting, changing feeding tubes, catheters, and that sort of thing. (self-employed)

Sorry sms but I know plenty of expats (asian) working as shipping execs that use that term. They could easily be from Indo, Malaysia, Phil etc.