NS Certificate of Service: How do Employers Actually See It?

• jonchao72

  19 Dec 10, 20:40

  is the ns testimonial crucial in job interviews?

  if im not wrong it is only important for jobs in the civil service but can anyone confirm this?

• ditzy

  19 Dec 10, 20:42

  Not really, but its solid proof of your conduct in NS, and that you completed it.

• Forbiddensinner

  20 Dec 10, 09:14

  Originally posted by jonchao72:

  is the ns testimonial crucial in job interviews?

  if im not wrong it is only important for jobs in the civil service but can anyone confirm this?

  No one can really confirm this with you, since officially, this testimonial is suppose to be able to help you get a job.

  But the common knowledge is that this will only help you in applying for government job, and will not help much, if even at all, in the private sector.

• Lokey

  20 Dec 10, 09:59

  NS Certificate of Service =/= ns testimonial NS testimonial ('drafted' by yourself, sign by your officer) is not crucial for job interview, unless you are extremely outstanding like ME. hahaha. NS Certificate of Service (that blue ugly looking cert) is important for government job because guys get $300 to $500 dollar more pay compare to gals because of this. All government job requires this paper in your profile.
• Rednano

  2 Jan 11, 17:49

  no, it's just to show them that you had completed it...

• mistyblue

  2 Jan 11, 17:53

  what you do in army... don't quite apply in corprate world....  

• Pure Emptiness

  3 Jan 11, 10:25

  Got relevance if u go SISPEC or OCS. Cos mean u gt leadership.

  Can put this certificate in resume.

• collinnxk88

  3 Jan 11, 19:19

  Originally posted by Pure Emptiness:

  Got relevance if u go SISPEC or OCS. Cos mean u gt leadership.

  Can put this certificate in resume.

  not neccessarily command sch, if your job [read: under branches of vocations] bears similarity to the useful jobs outside in terms of the skills needed/involved and perhaps knowledge, it can be very helpful too.

  btw many testimonials are generated by those at the top with feedback from those in charge.. for my command it's signed by the HRMC head (indirectly S1 of the command), and it's abit template-like structurally [macham auto-reply but with different key words for different personnel], esp with the adjectives/descriptive words used.

  misty is correct, but many at times the management stuff [some of it] learnt from air force, navy and police are quite useful..

• Pure Emptiness

  4 Jan 11, 10:11

  I think maybe security job/home team will come in handy and some other jobs.

  Jobs which need leadership go SISPEC and OCS will come in handy.

  None of my frenz said this certificate gt use. They go interview dun even bring this certificate.

• Junyang700

  4 Jan 11, 10:21

  Certificate of service (COS) is just a record showing that you have completed NS - Nothing at all. Everyone has it.
  
  Testimonial matters - but then again.... employers do not take it as a major criteria whether they should hire you. its just a sidetrack to check on your performance at work. it just adds in your chances of being hired, but ultimately your interviewing skills and qualifications matter more.

• Pure Emptiness

  4 Jan 11, 19:29

  None of my frenz use this during job interview.

• weymas

  6 Jan 11, 08:53

  usually most companies will ask for it to be submitted, but as to whether they really refer to it, nobody knows.

• Pure Emptiness

  6 Jan 11, 12:42

  I think this cert nt much help.

• Junyang700

  6 Jan 11, 13:04

  Originally posted by Pure Emptiness:

  None of my frenz use this during job interview.

  See people one. If officer write a few words... i rather u dun shame yourself. If its one full page of praises... see you wan show ur future employer not.

• Pure Emptiness

  6 Jan 11, 17:48

  Originally posted by Junyang700:

  See people one. If officer write a few words... i rather u dun shame yourself. If its one full page of praises... see you wan show ur future employer not.

  
  I agree.