RE: Singapore jobs - culture and similarity?

I've come across this during recruiting from a few other countries as =
well. It's standard practice in some locations to incorporate photos, =
father's job and other details in which we may not request from US =
applicants.=20

-----Original Message-----
From: Darren Duncan [mailto:[email protected]]=20
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 11:44 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Singapore jobs - culture and similarity?

Hello,

I've noticed during the last couple weeks two job postings ...

1.  http://jobs.perl.org/job/13380

2.  http://jobs.perl.org/job/8974

... and am wondering if any of you have experience concerning such.

For example, the above 2 have a number of similarities but talk like =
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unrelated.

Also, how appropriate is it to be asking an applicant for their photo, =
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both of these do?

Maybe its a different culture thing with Singapore, but as far as I know =
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North America it is inappropriate to be asking for a photo with an =
application,=20
same as it is inappropriate to ask questions on one's family status or =
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or politics etc in a job interview.

Do or have any of you worked for a Singapore company and do you have any =

thoughts concerning these postings?

-- Darren Duncan