Singapore job market for US citizens.?

I am of Indian nationality and of US citizenship. I have close to 3 years of experience in .NET C# software engineering.





Basically, I am trying my best to apply to jobs in Singapore over sites similar to and including Monster.com. Even though I have applied for over 50 - 100 relevant job postings over the past year or so, I have yet to even get a response back.





I don't have any blots on my resume, but I know it really depends on the hiring manager's taste. I seem to get a lot of interest from other US companies, but not even a reply back from one posting in Singapore. I am willing to pay for relocation and take a big salary cut.





Anyone know how difficult it is to get a Computer Programming job in Singapore for "westerners"? Anyone have any tips on how to better catch the eye of Singaporean hiring managers?





(Over 80% of the jobs say you have to be a Singaporean to even apply, btw)... its getting a bit frustrating :(... so any honost advice would really help!





Thanks!

Singapore job market for US citizens.?
Although Singapore is an IT hub for many large multinationals, most of the IT jobs have been staffed by large IT consulting firms which have their own developers and consultants from India and elsewhere.





Your best bet is to join a large IT consultancy firm such as TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant, HCL, Accenture or Bearing Point and hopefully try to get onto a project that will be based in Singapore.





A lot of foreign IT professionals not just Americans like to go to Singapore for a few years because:


(1) low income tax rate - 20% is the top rate vs. 33% just for the Federal in the US plus you have to pay state (and sometimes city); HK is another favorite among ex-pats- top rate is only 16%


(2) no capital gains tax - trade till you drop!


(3) you will get the CPF contribution back once you leave Singapore plus interest. In the US, money you put into SSI cannot be withdrawn until you're 62 or later and is subject to US income taxes again.





To get the attention of the hiring managers, you need to be skilled not just in any combination of programming languages, you should have an industry-specific background or subject matter expertise, e.g. Risk Management application development, Basel II compliance, SOX compliance systems, Telco OSS.





Also you need to learn or known some proprietary technology such as IBM Websphere, BEA Aqualogic/Weblogic, TIBCO SOA/BPM development tools, then you will be more marketable and have a better chance in Singapore.
Reply:What would you want to move to Singapore? US is nice place..





Here is Singapore, competition for jobs is steep. There are lots of foreigners and locals competing for jobs everyday. Companies receive lots of applications and they can pick and choose.. Even locals here find it hard to find a job.. Obviously, employers will prefer Singaporeans or PR to foreigners, unless you are very outstanding.





Try changing your resume to make it more impressive or find some job networking thru friends or job agents to increase your chances.. Good luck.
Reply:It is very difficult to get a job in Singapore, even for Singaporeans. Employers want people with high qualifications, and long experience. Keep applying, since they can take more than one year to reply you.
Reply:If you get offers from US companies, why don't you work with them?


Even Singaporeans are looking for job opportunities elsewhere so you can imagine how competitive it is here. As an Indian, you are better off living and working in the US. Singaporeans will hate me for saying this but they are pretty rasict here.


Sorry to get your hopes down but why bother relocating and getting a pay cut if you're going to have a poorer quality of life?