Hi, i have inquired from Certis already regarding the bonus. 16k will be paid out in tranches over a 4 year period, of about 2k each time. The bond is only 1 year. so if u resign within 2 years, u will only get a partial payout of the bonus. For exact month and exact figure of each payout, i'd suggest you ask during the interview.
Basic salary is 2.6k/2.7k, with all your OT allowances/incentive, gross is about 3.7k.
In comparison, Company S actually pays higher as their basic is 3.3k, gross about 3.8k and bonus of 20k over a period of 3 years.
However, Company S has longer working hours as compared to Company C. So this justifies for the lower salary at C. Company C is 4 working days with 2 days off before cycle repeats, whilst company S is 5 working days per week for half the month, and 6 working days per week for the other half. This means that for Company C, you will be working 20 days per month while for Company S you will need to work 22 days.
In addition, the 12 hour shift for company S is excluding lunch hour, so total woking hour per shift is actually 13 hours. whereas for Company C, 12 hour shift is inclusive of the 1 hour lunch break. Correct me if i am wrong on this portion, but this is what i gathered from the interview.
So, if you are looking for more $ and willing to work longer hours, join company S. Wanna work lesser hours, join company C.
Hope this helps anyone who is thinking of security as a career.