Guides
Short, practical answers for students, graduates and the companies that hire them in Singapore, written from what we see on Worksider every week.
Internship pay in Singapore What companies offer interns, by field and by year, from the allowances on their own listings.
For students and graduates
- Internship periods in Singapore: when each university and poly is free When students at NUS, NTU, SMU, SUTD, SIT, SUSS and the polytechnics can intern, how long for, and when to post a role so they see it in time.
- How to find an internship in Singapore Where internships in Singapore are actually posted, when to start looking, what a fair allowance is, and how to get replies instead of silence.
- Part-time jobs for students in Singapore The part-time work students in Singapore actually do, what it pays, the rules for international students, and how to fit it around your timetable.
- Writing an internship CV that gets replies What a Singapore hiring manager looks for in an internship CV when you have little work experience, with the mistakes that get one skipped.
For companies
- Internship periods in Singapore: when each university and poly is free When students at NUS, NTU, SMU, SUTD, SIT, SUSS and the polytechnics can intern, how long for, and when to post a role so they see it in time.
- How much to pay an intern in Singapore What Singapore companies offer interns, by field, from hundreds of real listings, and how to pick a figure that gets you applicants.
- How to hire your first intern in Singapore A practical checklist for a Singapore company taking on its first intern: timing, pay, CPF, work passes for international students, and writing a listing people answer.
From the archive
Pieces by students and graduates that Worksider published in 2020.