May 3 2013, 11:51 AM
QUOTE(hokin @ May 3 2013, 11:47 AM)
I want to add my 2 cents on salaries and getting a job in Sg.
My observations:
This first set of observations should be universal throughout the world:
a) Each country will have its pay scale / range for different roles and professions, be it starting salaries for graduates or experienced hire, so one cannot compare salaries for same position / role country to country;
b) If you have a skill that is highly sought after, you get a premium compared to someone else who does not have your skill;
c) If you hold a good degree from top schools / universities, you will most likely get called for an interview and offered a job….provided if you are not too cocky or a show off or be able to carry yourself well and articulate your responses well;
d) Inter-personal skills (and good English skills) plays a big part on how one progresses in your career, vis-à-vis salary;
This second set of observations are Singapore centric:
a) Civil service and statutory bodies, LTA, PUB, NEA, etc., offers competitive salaries – priority goes to Singaporeans thou’. Teachers are well paid here, I was told fresh grads during training can get between SGD3-3.5K;
b) Start-ups and SMEs pay scale is usually at the lower end of the spectrum compared to MNCs;
c) Employers preferred grads from Singapore institutions of higher learning and are willing to pay higher compared to someone with regional obtained degrees / diplomas.
d) You are competing with talents from whole of Asia, from India to China and closer to home, from the region, from Myanmar to Philippines…and I can tell you the ones I have encountered from this region, a great number can speak better English and carry themselves better than Malaysians! The only advantage is perhaps we are closest in relation to culture to Singapore and perhaps some can speak Mandarin and BM…apart from these, you are just any foreign talent!
My observations are based on my short 1.5 yrs here and I am here not because I came down to cari kerja but on a company reassignment, so my observations may be skewed. Therefore I do stand to be corrected.
Very good and I agree.My observations:
This first set of observations should be universal throughout the world:
a) Each country will have its pay scale / range for different roles and professions, be it starting salaries for graduates or experienced hire, so one cannot compare salaries for same position / role country to country;
b) If you have a skill that is highly sought after, you get a premium compared to someone else who does not have your skill;
c) If you hold a good degree from top schools / universities, you will most likely get called for an interview and offered a job….provided if you are not too cocky or a show off or be able to carry yourself well and articulate your responses well;
d) Inter-personal skills (and good English skills) plays a big part on how one progresses in your career, vis-à-vis salary;
This second set of observations are Singapore centric:
a) Civil service and statutory bodies, LTA, PUB, NEA, etc., offers competitive salaries – priority goes to Singaporeans thou’. Teachers are well paid here, I was told fresh grads during training can get between SGD3-3.5K;
b) Start-ups and SMEs pay scale is usually at the lower end of the spectrum compared to MNCs;
c) Employers preferred grads from Singapore institutions of higher learning and are willing to pay higher compared to someone with regional obtained degrees / diplomas.
d) You are competing with talents from whole of Asia, from India to China and closer to home, from the region, from Myanmar to Philippines…and I can tell you the ones I have encountered from this region, a great number can speak better English and carry themselves better than Malaysians! The only advantage is perhaps we are closest in relation to culture to Singapore and perhaps some can speak Mandarin and BM…apart from these, you are just any foreign talent!
My observations are based on my short 1.5 yrs here and I am here not because I came down to cari kerja but on a company reassignment, so my observations may be skewed. Therefore I do stand to be corrected.
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