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Fresh graduates are pickier than before, and are willing to accept only jobs which pay more. Many do not take into account the quality of their resumes or their exam results. They do not think about working their way up. Why would employers pay more for Singaporeans who are less willing to work hard, as compared to foreigners who can be more capable and are willing to learn? Rather than question why there are no jobs available, fresh graduates should instead ask themselves why they should be hired. The mindset of Singaporeans must change in order for them to be more competitive in the job market.

According to one of our readers, Pinoy forummers have been up in arms over a recent exposure by A.S.S. about the type of tricks that illegal job seekers have used to try and gain employment in Singapore at the expense of locals. They have also made their forums accessible to members only in an attempt to protect their "trade secrets" from being monitored by the authorities and other concerned netizens.

I do not believe the arrogance which I have seen from the comments or actions from various FTs in Singapore over the past few years, the insults and humiliation on our people (Singaporeans) , although its considered as only a handful of them. I know many of us still reckon that most FTs are pretty reasonable and kind to us Singaporeans, we know from posts that foreign migrants doing good deeds which helped our country and our citizens.

To make a long story short, my cousin recently got a job in a systems and IT company in town. And out of 20 employees, only 4 are Sinkies and the rest are all Pinoys. Then on his first day, the Pinoy colleagues asked my cousin out for lunch. They sat down and started bombarding him with questions like "Why did you study IT?", "Why you want to work in IT sector?".

I was browsing Jobs Bank looking for relevant positions when I came across this company looking for an Marketing Assistant Manager. Thinking that this job was relevant to my experience, I clicked on the link and was shocked to see the position being offer to Indonesians!

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) says that out of 150 firms that it had called in for "talks" over the past year, 38 were identified for close scrutiny as they were not doing enough to hire and groom Singaporeans.

What is the breakdown of the total number of jobs in the Information and Communications category and IT jobs, into Singaporeans, PRs, employment pass, S-pass and work permits?" What’s the point of having an Infocomm plan to promote learning or higher economic growth, when we allow foreigners from all over the world to flock to Singapore to compete unfairly and take away jobs from Singaporeans?

I am a Singaporean degree holder who has graduated with first class honours from an established university. I even got a first position in my whole entire class for my thesis. My CV is pretty ‘attractive’, according to the interviewers at the interviews I’ve attended, coupled with the 3 years of working experiences I have in the same industry. However, till now, I am jobless despite applying to everything, even to jobs outside of my industry. You know why? The reason is simple – FTs are spoiling the market.

According to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) today, Singapore’s unemployment rate went up in the second quarter of 2015, after declining for the past four quarters. The unemployment rate rose to 2 per cent in June, up from 1.8 per cent in March, due to "softer economic conditions".

According to Global workforce expert ManpowerGroup, the top 5 hardest job positions to fill in Singapore are accounting and finance staff; sales representatives; engineers; secretaries (including receptionists and administrative assistants); and, marketing, public relations and communications specialists.