Imagine if you are hiring manager at a certain private enterprise, will you recognise a candidate's experience if you see that he/ she was a public or civil servant or uniformed personnel at his/ her previous job? For example, if you are a hiring manager at an aviation MRO company, will you recognise the experience of an applicant who served as an engineer in the Air Force or with the likes of DSTA in his/ her previous job? Or conversely will an experience in the public or civil service or uniformed service be a demerit point to hire that candidate, knowing that his/ her experience are not exactly "real world" profit making experience.

Are Singaporean graduates too entitled? I've been interviewing several NUS undergrads. Many are asking for pay much above the median despite having zero experience. Everyone wants to WFH at least half or all the time. Want good work life balance and not be disturbed over evenings or weekends. This makes foreigners look much more attractive. I can get someone from ASEAN or further with 4-8 years of experience at the compensation of the median fresh graduate. They are willing to work much harder and don't job hop. I don't have to pay their CPF or worry about them going for reservist. The only reason I hire Singaporeans is to fulfill the quotas and to get EDB subsidies. Without those, I'll be blunt, Singaporeans are too overpaid and underqualified for every role. With the recent flex-work consideration rules, I further see no reason to get local workers if I have a choice. If you want to WFH, I might as well get someone else remotely at a cheaper rate.. Tell me fresh inexperienced graduates, what can you offer over the hungrier foreigners other than being a Singaporean?

I am the OP of #108520 While many people have said that what transpired between me and her was mere flirting and nothing more, and even though my rationale thought agrees with that, emotionally, I still feel the connection deeply etched in my feelings. I feel like life before and after that episode has transformed me as a person completely. For some funny reason, I suddenly realised the need to change certain habits of mine which she said she found concerning to my health and well-being-both physical and emotional-when I did not even sense a subtle need to change these very habits before she said those things. Her advice and whatever she said whenever I shared troubling moments in my life with her seems to be still etched in my mind, and those seem to be the motivating forces which continue to push me to view any troubling situations which I face even today. While I may not consciously think of it in this way, I feel like many of my decisions in life these days are guided by the thought of "What would (she) have said if I had shared this situation with her". While I still am cognisant of the fact that she is never coming back, I kind of feel her presence staying on with me and being the guiding force in helping me see the light in any darkness in life. Imagining what she would have said in times of struggle, or even imagining her simply being there as I go about my every day life has made me see things in life very differently since then. After this 1++ years, while I confidently can say that I have reeled from the feeling of missing talking to her or just missing her being around, I feel like I continue to feel her presence, albeit in an intangible way, in my day-to-day life, and especially in guiding my decision-making process. My rationale thought knows that she will never come back and I rationally kind of accepted that as a fact, but I kind of find myself in a place where I have to tell myself that she is no longer alive (like what some comments in my earlier post said) even though I very well know that she continues to exist as a physical person in this world. Is it wrong of me to feel this way? I feel like this is one connection that, to me, felt more than just mere romance or flirting, and I feel like I started seeing her somewhat like a force within me that enables me to materialise the balance between rationality and my thoughts and desires of wanting something. Beyond the aspect of moving on in romance, how can I resolve this dichotomy for myself, of feeling her presence all around me while knowing for sure that she will never come back?

I stumbled upon my boyfriend's old phone, so we decided to check it out together. I was surprised to find that he has numerous photos and albums of beautiful girls: some scantily dressed, some with angelic faces, some stunningly gorgeous, and some with, well, ample assets. He takes screenshots of these and regularly shares them with his male friends. I believe they still engage in this activity. To the male population, is this a common practice, even when in a relationship? If given the chance, would you leave your current partner for one of these girls? Why collect or view these images when you're already in a relationship? What do these girls offer that your partner doesn't? Is it normal for me to feel insecure knowing that his phone contains photos of other females? I'm struggling to articulate why I feel this way, but it's making me feel inadequate and unattractive. The thing is, despite having had many admirers in the past, I struggle with low self-esteem.

Hi! I am currently working as a research assistant at NUS and I am considering my options for the future. I have been working at NUS for 3 years but would like to pivot to a career in data analytics/science instead. I have been offered a Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics at NUS, but I am also considering applying for the Online Master's in Analytics at Georgia Tech. I am seeking advice here as I am unsure whether I should accept the offer from NUS. Please note that the master's programs will be self-funded, with the NUS course costing over 50k and the Georgia Tech course costing over 15k. Thank you!

Dear #108677, please listen to the seniors in the engineering industry taking time to write to alert everyone to avoid it. I wrote #107803 many moons ago. If you have not read it, I will repeat. Embedded is a SUNSET industry. Embedded is closely tied to the manufacturing industry and most manufacturing firms have already left SG due to our high costs. EE is also in decline in the West with most jobs shifted to China. Since you secured a job, take the embedded role first. EE should have given you enough coding fundamentals. On your free time, brush up on your coding and AI/ML skills. Plenty of materials online to help you. Once you are ready, make the jump to the tech industry. Finance is also another option. Please do not stay in the embedded line for the long term. Before NUSWhispers, batch after batch of engine grads stupidly head for the engineering industry only to be burnt. Now you have the benefit of seniors from the engineering industry telling you to not repeat the mistakes we made. Please listen! Ask yourself, why the majority of engine grads are not working in engineering and switched to software or finance industries? Who do you think is more credible, the people who have been there done that, or academics like Prof Ben and Dr Rajesh with no industry experience? I dare Prof Ben to comment if I'm wrong, he conveniently avoids commenting on any Whisper which questions his credibility.