Why groom us when there is little intention of hiring us?

• googoomuck

  20 Nov 07, 07:18

  While still under construction, up to 90% of the office staff & Marina IR construction staff are foreigners. Once it is ready, maybe many of the graduates of IR related courses will ask the same question: why groom if no hireÂ…..kekeke
  
  OhÂ…and similarly from the graduates of the sports school too.
  
• sLeEpWaLkErInG

  20 Nov 07, 07:24

  Originally posted by googoomuck:

  While still under construction, up to 90% of the office staff & Marina IR construction staff are foreigners. Once it is ready, maybe many of the graduates of IR related courses will ask the same question: why groom if no hireÂ…..kekeke
  
  OhÂ…and similarly from the graduates of the sports school too.
  

  well, does singaporeans want to work as construction workers in the first place?
  I know a few of safety officers that are singaporeans in IR Marina.
• fymk

  20 Nov 07, 07:44

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  you read what your delusions tell you...
  
  no one put a gun to her head to make her study that field.. just like no one forced those idiots to throw their money at MLMs..
  
  

  I agree with bear.
  
  That is why I went (albeit unhappily) with my father's advice (and some financial coercion in regards to my lodgings) to nursing. My old man has better foresight than the government. I wanted to do biotech....but HENG ah....for once I didn't turn rebellious .
• T.Ryousuke

  20 Nov 07, 07:57

  In Sg the smart 1 rules, if u just want to be a follower, follow smartly not blindly.
  
  My big boss said this b4 " work smart dun work hard "
• Kuali Baba

  20 Nov 07, 12:08

  Originally posted by royston_ang:

  You shouldn't choose what you enjoy but choose what will put food on your table. For example, I am sure there are a lot of people enjoying art, but are there many great artist in SG? That's what reality is!

  So even if you can't find work here, you'll still have the passion to take it elsewhere, and have the aptitude to do well.

  Originally posted by HyperFocal:

  In truth, & to be more precise; SG is not a place where ART (of any form) can flourish....

  Which is true - it's still very much a niche market. The same applies to fine art, design and theatre, even though we have talented people.
• Fatum

  20 Nov 07, 12:12

  
  doesn't matter what field you're in ....
  
  if you get DDDDDDDDDDDDDD ... who'll hire you ? ...
• DayDreamer.SG

  20 Nov 07, 12:38

  I think those who rush to study tourism courses ppl are stupid and foolish.
  
  becuz..
  
  All of them wanna be sitting in office and be executives. But they didnt consider the fact tt govt says tt alot of jobs will be available onces the IR is done will include cleaners,dealers,bellboy,receptionist,ushers......
  
  By the time IR is done, how many fresh grad from tourism courses will be on the 'Rdy ..get set... go' mentality.
  
  Dont forget FTs also wanna fight for your rice bowl.
  
  
• fymk

  20 Nov 07, 13:06

  Originally posted by DayDreamer.SG:

  I think those who rush to study tourism courses ppl are stupid and foolish.
  
  becuz..
  
  All of them wanna be sitting in office and be executives. But they didnt consider the fact tt govt says tt alot of jobs will be available onces the IR is done will include cleaners,dealers,bellboy,receptionist,ushers......
  
  By the time IR is done, how many fresh grad from tourism courses will be on the 'Rdy ..get set... go' mentality.
  
  Dont forget FTs also wanna fight for your rice bowl.
  
  

  That's a good one Daydreamer.
  
  However tourism courses can extend to hotels. Tourism is Singapore's main industry .
  
  It is the people who take up those silly diplomas specialising in casino management . They will really suffer... Casino executives usually know the floor , they know the games and how it works. Heck some even know how to deal cards to VIPs. To run a casino , you need to know everything about a casino and the way it is ran. Each casino has a different system and they train their staff in a particular way. So what if you have working experience in one casino? Another casino won't take you in because it is easier to train a new comer to their system than pay someone more for their experience.
  
  I really pity the poor jokers who sign up for the diploma in casino management. I think that the dealer on the floor has a much better chance of going up the ladder. However it is still Singapore , so maybe they will require all dealers to be poly /uni grads?