While not wanting to diss Medha, the following link will give you an idea of the upstream swim you are going to need to accomplish in order to fulfil your dream.
http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/ED ... itizenship
While the above article refers to new PR's & Citizens, it is actually true for Employment Passes and Work Permit/S pass holders as well.
While you are not interested in Work Permits, with effect of 1 June the new WP levies have gone up considerably, as have S Pass levies. This makes it more expensive to hire foreigners thereby hitting the employers bottom line. While EP holder's don't have levies (Q & P passes) They still have to get by the strengthened criteria for acceptance by MOM both from an academic standpoint and from an Employers "Need" to hire a Foreigner if there are Locals available who can do the job just as well.
A new graduate (which is what you are) doesn't have anything to bring to the table to be able to convince MOM that you skillset is rare, niche or sufficiently new to be able to compete with a local for a salary that would be half or less than what you would require.
This isn't what you want to hear, I know, but it is a brutal assessment of the current job market at the moment. Given the noise from the ground here, until the elections are over, sometime next year, I don't see a loosening up of the job market for foreigners. Having said that, the financial/banking industries are picking up rapidly, but unless you just want to take a vacations and do an exploratory trip here and combine it with a job search, I'd recommend submission to the local job boards and direct applications before coming here.
Regardless of your decision, good luck.
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