if you're a fresh grad then you just explain to them that it's your first job and you don't have a previous employer... However you will still need the letter even if your previous company is in Msia.

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Each of the functions you mentioned ie. lawyers, HR, finance, accounting, marketing... each have a role that utilises a specific skill and creates tangible value for the company. A BA graduate takes classes in all these subjects but none of them in any real depth. As such, they become a jack of all trades, master of none. All BA graduates will end up working in a specific function eg. HR, finance, accounting, marketing, sales, IT etc etc and undergo on-the-job training and take professional qualifications if they intend to formally enter that profession. No company will hire a BA (Business Administration) graduate to specifically "administer their business".

Hence again, BA is not a profession.

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jack of all trades, master of none is only applied to students who are, just like you mentioned, couldnt decide their career yet (sad to say, the majority of them). But for example, there are people who specialize in marketing their product, able to do study on how to generate profit through detailed market research, effectively cutting cost, skills to manage an efficient team and all. IT, lawyers and doctors couldnt do those. to me they fit most the description of profession,which you already mention at the bolded part. no restricted membership, though. thats why one of my experienced lecturer once said business course's importance is always being overlooked. well, its just something out of topic as i mentioned earlier. we can discuss this in other thread somehow, since singapore is firing foreigners to give ways to their own people, i think they will start with the professionals rite?engineer or IT professionals?

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you should be worried if you follow whatever your lecturer says... if he's so "well versed" about all these things he won't become a lecturer...

and of course if I'm someone teaching BA, I would always tell my students the good things about it .. i wouldn't start a class by saying negative things would I ?

Why don't you organise it!!

We meet at Bishan Shopping mall? haha

she's working in the office... lol

i smell a frog under the coconut shell....

Dude.. you're the one giving out nonsense in this thread...... the title of this thread is about Working Life in Singapore V2....


please read the title.. It does not say "Crap Thoughts from Txi V1"

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Added on March 25, 2009, 8:50 amJust ignore this frog.... Carry on discussing about this thread's title... it's about Working Life in Singapore V2

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Added on March 25, 2009, 8:51 amthere's a frog out of the coconut shell...

This post has been edited by cktwai: Mar 25 2009, 08:51 AM

better to wait till your PR got approved. coz if not you'll have to apply for a new EP...

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Added on March 26, 2009, 9:56 pmbishan mall? no matter what sure got 4 of us right

This post has been edited by cktwai: Mar 26 2009, 09:56 PM

now isn't this much better...

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Added on March 28, 2009, 7:47 amhmmm lets meet one of the weekdays then... at least now we should have chessgal, myself and few others


This post has been edited by cktwai: Mar 28 2009, 07:47 AM

I worked at penang for a short period of time back in 2005.

currently working in SG


how about you?

as usual my side will have 2

if your work place in bishan and don't want to stay at bishan, you may want to consider Yishun? it's a few stops away from bishan and rental prices are pretty cheap..

erm.... I think you should target other countries... Starhub's call back to Msia is cheaper than local call charges... not sure about SingTel though...

how much does it cost? What's the startup fee? what's the name of the company?

is it cheaper than starhub's 8 cents per minute calls back to Msia???

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Added on May 13, 2009, 8:01 amtake it ler... better than you getting RM 3500 anywayz...


This post has been edited by cktwai: May 13 2009, 08:01 AM