job requirment: able to speak both mandarin and english
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eh.im 20 this year. currently scooling at poly. this scool holiday i've been goin to so mani job interview. looking for part time job and so many dont suit me sia wa lan leh. sian le.he say u need to know to speak mandarin den can. its like wtf. i like jia lat not knowing how to speak mandarin. so what will happen to minority like me? im malay. so the question is should i start goin for mandarin class? or is singapore national language is 75% mandarin 25% hokkien ? i oni know one word in hokkien word which is "SONG BO!!!"...... hais.... sian wtf
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Go and sell Nasi Lemak. Better for you.
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with more and more dealings with mainland chinese there will be more companies needing chinese-and-english-speaking workers.
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just for communication and hope to do business with mainland aka china
my mandarin aka chinese 100 time better than my english
so what
still the same what
lppl understand
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if in future mainland co - their hr can just hire their own prc
others are not allowed
in the end whether you know the language or not
also make no difference
there is cons and pros in learning a new language
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Originally posted by Nasi-lemak-boy:
eh.im 20 this year. currently scooling at poly. this scool holiday i've been goin to so mani job interview. looking for part time job and so many dont suit me sia wa lan leh. sian le.he say u need to know to speak mandarin den can. its like wtf. i like jia lat not knowing how to speak mandarin. so what will happen to minority like me? im malay. so the question is should i start goin for mandarin class? or is singapore national language is 75% mandarin 25% hokkien ? i oni know one word in hokkien word which is "SONG BO!!!"...... hais.... sian wtf
You know "wah lan leh. sian le." also hokkien lah...
I thought you chinese sia...
Good to know mandarin. Can go learn. Its like learning Japanese, French or German. One extra language you learn, one more country you can visit, be it for business or pleasure.
But speaking of finding part time work, actually there are many ways to land a job.
Bigger companies usually just need to speak English.
Small SMEs, on the contrary, love hiring their own race, probably easier to communicate in their own language amongst few staff, though they do not specifically say sometimes. -
if cannot answer, just say wa men ti lor. :D
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Originally posted by Nasi-lemak-boy:
eh.im 20 this year. currently scooling at poly. this scool holiday i've been goin to so mani job interview. looking for part time job and so many dont suit me sia wa lan leh. sian le.he say u need to know to speak mandarin den can. its like wtf. i like jia lat not knowing how to speak mandarin. so what will happen to minority like me? im malay. so the question is should i start goin for mandarin class? or is singapore national language is 75% mandarin 25% hokkien ? i oni know one word in hokkien word which is "SONG BO!!!"...... hais.... sian wtf
actually what kind of jobs are you applying?
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Originally posted by Nasi-lemak-boy:
eh.im 20 this year. currently scooling at poly. this scool holiday i've been goin to so mani job interview. looking for part time job and so many dont suit me sia wa lan leh. sian le.he say u need to know to speak mandarin den can. its like wtf. i like jia lat not knowing how to speak mandarin. so what will happen to minority like me? im malay. so the question is should i start goin for mandarin class? or is singapore national language is 75% mandarin 25% hokkien ? i oni know one word in hokkien word which is "SONG BO!!!"...... hais.... sian wtf
You are lucky to be living in Singapore, an international trading centre, despite the dissatisfaction of some minority here.Our country serves all kind of customers from the world as well as penetrated into their markets to sell our products and services- US, Europe, Middle east, latin americans, russians, etc.
Language use is one means of market penetration.
But for you, with your expertise in only english and Bahasa Malay, it would be foolhardy to find employment in markets that cater mainly to China and chinese speakers who knows not english well. You will not be able to grow and get promoted even if you are hired, for your performance will be below par and lingo will be your hindrance.
However, if you were to move into markets that serve Malaysia, Indonesia and the middle east - huge markets, - you will greatly prosper, quicker than your chinese counterparts, for malay and muslims are of a lower percentage in this trading centre. Your chinese friends have a long queue up the corporate leader just serving the chinese sector.
You are in the advantage. So long as you pick the right courses and right companies to display your talents, being a diploma holder. Or if you wish to try to compete in the chinese markets, you can start learning different languages.
The world is your oyster. It would be up to you and how you culture it to offer up you her pearl. Good Luck!
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Originally posted by sgdiehard:
actually what kind of jobs are you applying?
mostly retail. sibei sial. my friend teach me hmm... hum ji,kua ci,kam lan,ciau chee tan....
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In SG, u gotta learn these "suck thumb" LPPL", meesiam mai hums" :/
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Originally posted by ahpork:
In SG, u gotta learn these "suck thumb" LPPL", meesiam mai hums" :/
wad do u mean? wo pu ming bai. -
you are not looking at the right places.