I'm a Singaporean and I don't think I've ever seen such a sign before. Unless you can provide proof, I'd say it's simply exaggeration. I can't think of any reason why Indians would not be allowed to work on construction sites. In fact most of the construction workers I've seen are either Indian or Bangladeshi or from that region.
What does occur is more insidious. A lot of job postings list Mandarin as a required language. This automatically excludes non-Chinese races without saying so outright. One can argue that some jobs do require Mandarin but with the frequency that these job postings occur I would be surprised if all of them were legit. I read a local news article about how a Malay graduate who had been unemployed for more than a year started taking Mandarin courses so he could qualify for those jobs. No news on whether he succeeded though.
The blogger quoted in the post, Mr Miyagi (aka Benjamin Lee), is one of the most popular bloggers in Singapore. He helped organize the first Blogger-con in Singapore and has given numerous public talks on how to blog to the uninitiated.
His blog can be found here and the post where he talks about the charges can be found here.
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Since I can't seem to get to the one that was mentioned here.
I was in exactly the same position as you until the beginning of this month when I was hired by a good company with very competitive pay after 2 months of job hunting. I graduated with a B.Sc. in CS from a fairly decent public university last December and took some time off before starting my job hunt.
One stroke of luck that came my way after graduation was when my college professor, whom I had done some work for in the past, hired me to work on a project for about 2 months. Although the project wasn't long-term, it benefited me in 2 ways. Firstly, it helped put food on the table and secondly it helped to beef up my resume. The second reason really helped me in my job hunt because I was able to use that project as an example of how I had experience in a fairly large (okay, larger than CS homework) software project. People often say that internships are the best way to land you a job right after college, but if you're like me and was not lucky or did not try hard enough to get an internship, look for professors who need help with projects because those can serve the purpose equally well. I also worked as a Java developer for my campus computer store and was paid a pittance but that also served as a great resume item as it showed that I had programming experience outside of classes. Incidentally, I did not list my job as a computer lab assistant because it would not help my chances a whole lot. My advice would be to look for jobs with professors or with the offices and establishments on campus which will give you exposure to software development outside of class.
On a related note, a fellow classmate of mine got a job at Microsoft because of research he had done while doing his undergrad degree. I do not think it takes a phenomenally talented person to do that sort of research. Instead luck, hard work and perseverance are the main factors. How to go about doing research alone could become an Ask Slashdot article by itself so I won't go into detail, but the vital points are to look for a professor who'll guide you and who is doing good and groundbreaking research. Of course being thoroughly enthusiastic about the research helps too.
During my job search, I made numerous revisions to my resume and had multiple friends critique it. I also had the luck of reading the Interview and Resume Guide from Vault.com which proved invaluable for revising my resume and performing during an interview. Try and read good resume and interviewing guide books.
I also kept a brief journal of my job hunting experience. This helped me keep track of the companies that I talked to as well as how many companies I sent my resume out to. I am a lazy person by nature but keeping a journal helped to motivate me into sending out at least a resume a day.
Another stroke of luck for me was when I decided to travel to a job fair in the Bay Area even though I live in Southern California. That was a pivotal point for me because I met my future employers at that job fair. That made the 12 hour round trip drive I made all the more worthwhile. You have to be very determined in job hunting and grab every opportunity you come across even when it doesn't work out in the end. I went to another job fair in Los Angeles which turned out to be crap but it was a good experience talking to recruiters nonetheless. It also helped that I didn't have any preference as to where I wanted to work. The lesson here is to go to job fairs in places with a large tech industry such as Silicon Valley or Austin, Texas, and you'll definitely increase your chances of find a job.
Networking is also very important. Tell ALL the people you know that you are looking for a job. I got to know of the job fair in the Bay Area through a friend who was living there even though I don't talk to him on a regular basis. Other friends I talked to also got me phone conversations with hiring managers they know and even though those didn't work out I made the effort which is the most important point.
Bruce was at the small art house theatre across the street from my university yesterday taking questions after the movie. He was actually sitting in the audience during the showing, but I don't think anyone noticed. After he got up and started answering questions, someone around the area where he had sat asked him if he knew who owned a car with the license plate number "Oregon XXX-XXXX". Bruce, who was the owner of said car, immediately replied, "What my license number is is none of your business!", probably thinking the asker of the question a psycho stalker. The audience member then waved a driver's license in the air and Bruce was visibly surprised while the rest of the audience roared with laughter as Bruce apologized and even offered the guy a part in his next movie.
I thoroughly enjoyed the rest of the Q & A session with Bruce. He was witty and sarcastic and did not shun from making jibes at audience members such as calling those who had bought the paperback edition of his book cheapskates. He also commented on how he didn't want to make "Legally Blonde"-type movies, and how many of the Hollywood-made films shown in airplanes just make him want to walk out.
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... is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_kYaPZ6eds
What? That's udder madness!!!
Only one of the accused was a blogger. The other was posting to a forum. The sites are http://www.doggiesite.com/ and http://www.upsaid.com/.
a rged-with-sedition-for-racist.html.
The racist posts in question have been deleted but the fallout can be seen here and here. The deleted blog used to be found here. A nice aggregation of analysis and comments can be found here http://singaporeangle.blogspot.com/2005/09/two-ch
I'm a Singaporean and I don't think I've ever seen such a sign before. Unless you can provide proof, I'd say it's simply exaggeration. I can't think of any reason why Indians would not be allowed to work on construction sites. In fact most of the construction workers I've seen are either Indian or Bangladeshi or from that region.
What does occur is more insidious. A lot of job postings list Mandarin as a required language. This automatically excludes non-Chinese races without saying so outright. One can argue that some jobs do require Mandarin but with the frequency that these job postings occur I would be surprised if all of them were legit. I read a local news article about how a Malay graduate who had been unemployed for more than a year started taking Mandarin courses so he could qualify for those jobs. No news on whether he succeeded though.
His blog can be found here and the post where he talks about the charges can be found here.
Since I can't seem to get to the one that was mentioned here.
http://www.google.com/search?q=sincity.mp4
One stroke of luck that came my way after graduation was when my college professor, whom I had done some work for in the past, hired me to work on a project for about 2 months. Although the project wasn't long-term, it benefited me in 2 ways. Firstly, it helped put food on the table and secondly it helped to beef up my resume. The second reason really helped me in my job hunt because I was able to use that project as an example of how I had experience in a fairly large (okay, larger than CS homework) software project. People often say that internships are the best way to land you a job right after college, but if you're like me and was not lucky or did not try hard enough to get an internship, look for professors who need help with projects because those can serve the purpose equally well. I also worked as a Java developer for my campus computer store and was paid a pittance but that also served as a great resume item as it showed that I had programming experience outside of classes. Incidentally, I did not list my job as a computer lab assistant because it would not help my chances a whole lot. My advice would be to look for jobs with professors or with the offices and establishments on campus which will give you exposure to software development outside of class.
On a related note, a fellow classmate of mine got a job at Microsoft because of research he had done while doing his undergrad degree. I do not think it takes a phenomenally talented person to do that sort of research. Instead luck, hard work and perseverance are the main factors. How to go about doing research alone could become an Ask Slashdot article by itself so I won't go into detail, but the vital points are to look for a professor who'll guide you and who is doing good and groundbreaking research. Of course being thoroughly enthusiastic about the research helps too.
During my job search, I made numerous revisions to my resume and had multiple friends critique it. I also had the luck of reading the Interview and Resume Guide from Vault.com which proved invaluable for revising my resume and performing during an interview. Try and read good resume and interviewing guide books.
I also kept a brief journal of my job hunting experience. This helped me keep track of the companies that I talked to as well as how many companies I sent my resume out to. I am a lazy person by nature but keeping a journal helped to motivate me into sending out at least a resume a day.
Another stroke of luck for me was when I decided to travel to a job fair in the Bay Area even though I live in Southern California. That was a pivotal point for me because I met my future employers at that job fair. That made the 12 hour round trip drive I made all the more worthwhile. You have to be very determined in job hunting and grab every opportunity you come across even when it doesn't work out in the end. I went to another job fair in Los Angeles which turned out to be crap but it was a good experience talking to recruiters nonetheless. It also helped that I didn't have any preference as to where I wanted to work. The lesson here is to go to job fairs in places with a large tech industry such as Silicon Valley or Austin, Texas, and you'll definitely increase your chances of find a job.
Networking is also very important. Tell ALL the people you know that you are looking for a job. I got to know of the job fair in the Bay Area through a friend who was living there even though I don't talk to him on a regular basis. Other friends I talked to also got me phone conversations with hiring managers they know and even though those didn't work out I made the effort which is the most important point.
Good luck with your job hunt!
Yea I think he meant driver's license number. I must have been confused. But hey, it's Oregon, it could be possible! =) j/k
Bruce was at the small art house theatre across the street from my university yesterday taking questions after the movie. He was actually sitting in the audience during the showing, but I don't think anyone noticed. After he got up and started answering questions, someone around the area where he had sat asked him if he knew who owned a car with the license plate number "Oregon XXX-XXXX". Bruce, who was the owner of said car, immediately replied, "What my license number is is none of your business!", probably thinking the asker of the question a psycho stalker. The audience member then waved a driver's license in the air and Bruce was visibly surprised while the rest of the audience roared with laughter as Bruce apologized and even offered the guy a part in his next movie. I thoroughly enjoyed the rest of the Q & A session with Bruce. He was witty and sarcastic and did not shun from making jibes at audience members such as calling those who had bought the paperback edition of his book cheapskates. He also commented on how he didn't want to make "Legally Blonde"-type movies, and how many of the Hollywood-made films shown in airplanes just make him want to walk out.
Actually at the end of the movie there's a humorous plug for a sequel called "Bubba Nosferatu".