What's the value of this program? [long awaited review after a few years of leaving the company]
Pros
Work life balance Australian culture Good amount of Annual Leaves Friendly colleagues (80% worth)
Cons
1)While Australian culture is mentioned above, there is a Singapore culture at various business units, all of which is under the control of the most powerful woman situated in Singapore. This is a bad thing because you practically can't provide much value when the big boss is fixated in her way of doing things. No wonder so many people leave during my time 2)value for graduate program not really visible. Post grad still an exec, whereas other companies make you senior exec. You can climb faster else where 3) don't get me started on salary. increment every 6 months on a seemingly low base for 2 years (i.e. 4 times over the 2 years program) is soooo bad. Low base + increment = still low base when you exit the company and ask for a higher base. You practically get low balled outside everywhere. You can forget about having a good increment internally unless they promote your job grade or promote you which will take many years. Not sure what's the current salary at the start but i was paid 3.4k by end of program I was about 4.5k. Do the math yourself with 4 increments in between. 32% seems alot overall but outside pays much better with a higher base. I hope the current and new batches get a higher base, although looking at how snake HR is about bonuses and increments, I would think they will adjust base pay at the start, but decrease your increment such that you still end up with 4.5k like me after the program.. 4) chances of going for their Talent Export Program (going overseas to work for a few years) is rather low. They used this to entice fresh grads during the interview. Upon coming in you will realise its not that easy to apply. This is especially so at the Singapore office going abroad. Not sure about the other countries coming into Singapore or elsewhere to work