Now it a bit harder than 5 months ago. What do you want to work as?

Below is my company's salary structure for fresh grats:-
Business Executive - $2.2K - $2.3K
Accounts Executive - $2.5K
Admin Executive - $2.2K
IT Executive - $2.7K

Singapore's public sector has different pay scales for first class degrees. Generally 10-15% more than normal degrees.

For the private sector, a first class is not a guarantee of a higher salary. It depends on which university that first class came from. Let's just say a normal pass from Melbourne U or NUS is much better regarded than a first class from UiTM or a polytechnic uni. The rest of your resume and your interview performance plays a big part of the employer's starting salary decision.

And there's also the fact that Business Admin is not a profession like law, medicine, architecture or accountancy. Therefore a bachelor's degree in a non-professional subject will not carry the same weight, especially if you're aiming for a specialised field.

I disagree. The word I used is profession, not professional.

A profession is a collection of practitioners of a certain and specific skill. A profession contains a detailed and deep body of knowledge typically unavailable to people outside the profession. On top of that, it has a formal structure consisting of organisation, hierarchy, training, code of conduct & body of ethics. In almost all cases, the boundaries of a profession is defined by restricted membership.

By definition, a professional is someone who professes a profession. But these days, people tend to regard a professional as someone who simply takes his job and responsibilities seriously.

So no, BA is not a profession, although there are associations for office administrators.



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.