GUY PUT “NS OFFICER” IN HIS CV, EMPLOYER IMPRESSED & HALF OF INTERVIEW TALKED ABOUT NS

Is it a big deal to have served as an officer during NS?

My friend told me of his interesting interview experience tt day. He served as an infantry officer during NS and listed it in his resume. His interviewers were apparently impressed tt he was an officer and 1/2 of the interview was talking about his officer experiences. The job is not related to the military and is not a leadership position.

I wanna ask from your daily experiences, do people rlly show ‘respect’ or are impressed by someone who was an officer during NS?

Netizen’ comments

1. Reality is that if you go into a MNC and work with expat teams and colleagues, nobody is going to care if you were an officer.
   But if you happen to work for Singaporean boss who also siao-on NS and was an officer then there is the chance that being in OCS will reflect well on you lor.
   It’s the same bias that elitist school alumni have when they see someone else from their same elitist school. “Oh you also ACSI one ah? I was an old boy Best Is Yet To Be HOOYA something something.”
   For the record, I was an officer in NS but have never once included this in my resume because I got better things to include lol. Only mentioned if interviewer (usually Singaporean males) asks what I did in NS.
2. The best kind of officers are those that you didn’t know they are an officer till you asked them first.
3. Yes if:
   – Your hiring manager is expat foreigner and holds military service in higher regard than other Singaporeans. (Americans xdd)
   – If you’re fresh out of university with no other notable work experiences, your NS experience can be part of your resume
   – Applying for a civil service job.
4. It’s not a big deal if you’ve been in the workforce for 5 years and still put NS in your resume because you have nothing else to put there.