Advice on Career as Customs Officer

1 of my friend recently got a job offer as Customs Officer. He also got another office job offer so he is thinking which 1 should he chose.

Anybody here work as Customs Officer before? Come and share your experience whether it is good or bad etc..

The ones that work at airports, and border checkpoints, or the ones that work in office like at IRAS?

The ones that work at airports, and border checkpoints, or the ones that work in office like at IRAS?

work at checkpoints and airports.

the type that check export permit, gst etc

I cant get what you mean ts.

You friend was offer customs officer.

What is the other job?

I cant get what you mean ts.

You friend was offer customs officer.

What is the other job?

The other is a normal admin job offered by a pte company lor.

So he is deciding which one to accept so want to help him to find out if anyone here work as custom officer than can give him advice lor

How about salary?

I am sure pte company offer much higher than working in ica right?

It really depend on your friend what he really want to work.

His interest and his ambitions.

Where he want to move up. His inspiration to progress.

ICA has its advantages and disadvantages.

So do admin job (pte company).

Is Singapore Customs not ICA dude.

Pay is the same.

He does not really know whats Custom Officer job like so I help him to ask 1st than he can decide dude

Custom officer is something related to meeting lots of pple. Not those admin job where you sit at your desk doing paper work.

Custom officer require to walk or man the counter or do searching.

Customs is under IRAS not ICA.

i have always been a Customized Officer

Doing counter job is not easy.

Looking at the faces of customers and their mood.