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I’m a mass-affluent banker working for ICICI in Mumbai, but in just eight weeks I’m relocating to Singapore. In theory, I’m lucky to be moving to a larger and more mature financial centre, but there’s a catch: I’m going because my husband’s tech company has transferred him there. I don’t have any calls with recruiters lined up, and the weeks are counting down.
I pushed my husband to take the transfer partly because I thought it would be fairly straightforward for me to get one or two initial interviews underway, or at least start talking with a few recruiters in my field. While I knew I was unlikely to land a job all the way from India, I thought I could get the wheels in motion.
Why did I think that, despite knowing that banks in Singapore are generally focused on hiring local people?
Firstly, there’s strong demand for talent in priority/privilege banking, and I know that many RMs from India and other foreign countries are already working in the field in Singapore. I’m certainly not in a sector in which banks are finding it easy to hire. Secondly, unlike most overseas applicants, I’m fully committed to living in Singapore – we’ve already found an apartment there and my Dependant’s Pass visa is already approved. I’m hardly what employers would call a ‘flight risk’. Thirdly, I have a decent CV, and am fairly experienced – I've been in banking since 2009.
With the above in mind, about three weeks ago I began researching recruiters in Singapore who deal with RM jobs. I then contacted 12 of them via Linkedin messages or email. So far none of them have even responded. Next week I’m going to follow up with phone calls, but the initial silence suggests this won’t make much difference.
More at http://tinyurI.com/y42uaej2
I pushed my husband to take the transfer partly because I thought it would be fairly straightforward for me to get one or two initial interviews underway, or at least start talking with a few recruiters in my field. While I knew I was unlikely to land a job all the way from India, I thought I could get the wheels in motion.
Why did I think that, despite knowing that banks in Singapore are generally focused on hiring local people?
Firstly, there’s strong demand for talent in priority/privilege banking, and I know that many RMs from India and other foreign countries are already working in the field in Singapore. I’m certainly not in a sector in which banks are finding it easy to hire. Secondly, unlike most overseas applicants, I’m fully committed to living in Singapore – we’ve already found an apartment there and my Dependant’s Pass visa is already approved. I’m hardly what employers would call a ‘flight risk’. Thirdly, I have a decent CV, and am fairly experienced – I've been in banking since 2009.
With the above in mind, about three weeks ago I began researching recruiters in Singapore who deal with RM jobs. I then contacted 12 of them via Linkedin messages or email. So far none of them have even responded. Next week I’m going to follow up with phone calls, but the initial silence suggests this won’t make much difference.
More at http://tinyurI.com/y42uaej2
