Should ask for extra for my accomodation?

[aerotekk]

Hi, I recently graduated in Aeronautical Engineering from the UK (in 2010).

I am a 32 year old male, and since my graduation I have worked at Airbus and Rolls-Royce , as a development technician, and also as a technical author/illustrator.

I currently make s$3500 per month in the UK.

Should I be asking for an allowance for accomodation on top of that?

Thanks

p.s if any one has heard of any good aero engineering or CAD jobs, then please PM me.

[nakatago]

Worry first about getting a job.

[beppi]

As usual, your negotiation position depends on which special skills you have that the employer cannot find locally. If they are desperate to get you, ask for the sky and you might get it. But if you compete on skills with local engineers, you will on salary too. S$3500 is high for a recent graduate here!

[aerotekk]

are the prospects aro ngieering any god?

include in that any fluid dynamic and design elemets i.e gas / oil pipe CAD work

[beppi]

are the prospects aro ngieering any god?

Sorry, I don't know if "Aro Ngieering" is a God.
At least I haven't heard of such a religion.

[sundaymorningstaple]

Don't know how good they are, but my future SiL graduated about a year ago with his PhD in Aeronautical Engineering (along with a Masters & Batchelors in the same field), but went to work for Halliburton several months ago.........

Having said that, yes, RR have a plant here and are expanding so it's somewhere you might pursue. The entry level salaries are not going to exceed 3.5K but might do 3~3.2K to start. Housing? Doubtful.

[aerotekk]

"Aro Ngieering" is a God.

My wireless keyboard keeps cutting out.

[aerotekk]

i would be happy with 3k.

and i would most likely try to find a house share to save bucks

[zzm9980]

i would be happy with 3k.

and i would most likely try to find a house share to save bucks

You won't have any other options at 3k/month.

Except maybe a tent in East Coast Park.

[aerotekk]

as nice as my current apartment is, I would happily trade it to live in a tent in Singapore.

Any Ex-pats from the Midlands would surely agree?

[the lynx]

Hmm 3K is still decent, depending on your expectation on living conditions.

And no, housing allowance is less likely for your range. So you gotta find your own place.

If you rent a single room in a HDB, it will be between SGD400 to 1000 depending on where you live. The closer you are to the city or the popular spots (like Holland Village), the more expensive it will be.

Double that amount for a single room in a condominium.

So where you will be working will play a role in this.