6 years pri, 4 years sec, 3 years poly. The world class
education system in singapore is only worth $1200 per month?
go find @ marina bay sands
IR or sentosa IR...
an entry-level casino
table dealer's job is a guaranteed $1800 / month,
and this hasn't even + plus + tips, commissions, and overtime
payment yet...
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from www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/445700/1/.html
SINGAPORE: Singapore will for the first time boast a
gaming industry, when two integrated resorts (IR) open in
2010.
One of the resorts, Marina Bay Sands, is having difficulty in
finding enough dealers. It has only managed to fill less than half
the 4,500 positions needed to man the gaming tables.
Ken Davie, senior vice president of casino operations at Marina Bay
Sands, said: "In Macau for example, or the United States, if you
say dealer or croupier, everybody knows what that means.
"Initially when we had the first job fair, we felt that we had the
numbers we need, then realised that many of those were duplicates.
And as we looked into the numbers we realised that more than likely
the Singaporean group we were going after may not exactly
understand what a dealing job entails."
Marina Bay Sands' first recruitment drive in March saw about 8,000
applications for all positions.
Mr Davie said the resort has had better success recruiting
non-gaming vacancies - in particular, marketing positions are the
most popular.
The company said the starting
pay for dealers is S$1,800 a month, before tips. They may move up
to become pit managers, earning up to S$6,000 a month. Shift
managers may earn up to S$11,000.
Since March, 1,500 dealers and dealer inspectors have been
recruited, but the casino needs another 1,000 more. It
hopes its job fair at Suntec City this weekend will help boost
numbers.
However, with a second casino opening on Sentosa island, the pool
of eligible candidates is set to shrink.
"You have to remember also there are two IRs. So the dealing pool
may be split between both of them," said Davie. "So I may say we
have 1,500 people, but it may not be that amount when we finish up.
They could be applying for both, they could have Letters of Intent
from both, and we can't prevent them from doing that."
Marina Bay Sands said it is focusing its recruitment drive on
Singaporeans, but what if targets cannot be met?
"We haven't crossed that bridge yet," said Mr Davie, adding that
experienced senior gaming staff will be brought in from its other
casinos in the initial period.
An applicant for the position of a dealer need to be over
21 years old, know basic mathematics and pass a colour-blind
test.
Prior experience is not needed as successful applicants
will go through an intensive three-month training course at
Mountbatten Square, fully paid for by the casino. Training
will start in the fourth quarter of this year.
Those who complete the course will receive a Workforce Skills
Qualifications Certificate in Casino Gaming.
- CNA/yb
