which have a better prospect, business or engineering? - Salary.sg Forums
Salary.sg Forums  

Go Back   Salary.sg Forums > The Salary.sg Discussion Forums: > Income and Jobs

Income and Jobs Discuss jobs, career options and of course salaries




which have a better prospect, business or engineering?

Reply
 
Thread Tools
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 11-01-2016, 10:38 PM
Verified Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 12
ngkj is on a distinguished road
Default which have a better prospect, business or engineering?

Hi all i have just ORD from army and now deciding to study UNI but don't know which to choose. I graduate from NYP in Electronics,computer and communication Engineering specialized in wafer fabrication.
i plan to study engineering but many says that business have more future prospect being higher pay,office environment and of course more gals compare to engineering lesser pay and blah blah blah. And so now i am in a dilemma to choose between business or engineering.
if into engineering it will be electrical or electronic in the mean time trying to get into marine if possible.
For business i have not made any choices yet.
any advice between this two anyone which has a better prospect and salary?

Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 11-01-2016, 10:42 PM
Unregistered
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Mr lohhhhhhhhhhhh

Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 11-01-2016, 10:42 PM
Unregistered
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

dont waste ur time on a biz deg. u dont need to spend 4 years and 30k to learn fluff.

Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 11-01-2016, 10:49 PM
Unregistered
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

What type of business function are you interested in?

Marketing
Procurement
Sales
HR
Finance
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old 11-01-2016, 11:20 PM
Verified Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 12
ngkj is on a distinguished road
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
dont waste ur time on a biz deg. u dont need to spend 4 years and 30k to learn fluff.
true that but i was told that business have better prospect compared to engineering. Better pay,better working environment.
Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)  
Old 11-01-2016, 11:22 PM
Verified Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 12
ngkj is on a distinguished road
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
What type of business function are you interested in?

Marketing
Procurement
Sales
HR
Finance
i am open to all except sales, but what important is that which have a better prospect,pay and job advancement?
Reply With Quote

  #7 (permalink)  
Old 12-01-2016, 07:48 AM
Unregistered
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by ngkj View Post
i am open to all except sales, but what important is that which have a better prospect,pay and job advancement?
Prospect depends on u, not ur deg.

Does being an engineer stop u from getting into Prestigious and well paying banking jobs? No.
Will the faculty of engineering advertise it when their students get into such non engineering role? No.
Will the faculty of biz advertise it? They will make sure the whole world knows about it.
If u r jus average or below average, will u get a job as an engineer? High chance.
But with a biz deg with no hard skills, u r screwed.
Reply With Quote
  #8 (permalink)  
Old 12-01-2016, 08:18 AM
Unregistered
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by ngkj View Post
Hi all i have just ORD from army and now deciding to study UNI but don't know which to choose. I graduate from NYP in Electronics,computer and communication Engineering specialized in wafer fabrication.
i plan to study engineering but many says that business have more future prospect being higher pay,office environment and of course more gals compare to engineering lesser pay and blah blah blah. And so now i am in a dilemma to choose between business or engineering.
if into engineering it will be electrical or electronic in the mean time trying to get into marine if possible.
For business i have not made any choices yet.
any advice between this two anyone which has a better prospect and salary?
well, when i left the force i was once in a dilemma but i continue to pursue an engineering degree. now in the workforce, i would say that if you intend to get a private uni business degree, then i might as well you get an engineering degree from either a local uni or a prestigious university. Reason being you dont need waste the money to get a business degree as if you have a good engineering degree, you can get into business sector doing technology or engineering related business. furthermore, local sme or GLC honestly prefer local grad (or prestigious) uni grad rather then pte uni. I'm in the GLC and yup although they do hire pte uni grad but the advancement was really bad and they dont pay well too. nowadays, places like banks and other business sector wants engineering students more then others because engineering is a course that makes you think a lot further and nowadays a lot of business is related to technology and engineering, if you dont have any knowledge in them, how are you gg to create business for the company?

business is too general and not all pays well. if you wan good pay and dont mind the hectic hours, finance or accountant is good. But if you analyse the market, engineering can bring you further then business. last but not least, apply and see what school you can get into first!
Reply With Quote
  #9 (permalink)  
Old 12-01-2016, 08:51 AM
Unregistered
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

if you want to study business, study accountancy instead, the language of business. A professional degree. Dont need to worry about securing job when grad as always in demand. Studying in a business school also helps you hone your soft skills like public speaking, presentation, etc.
Reply With Quote
  #10 (permalink)  
Old 12-01-2016, 09:01 AM
Unregistered
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by ngkj View Post
Hi all i have just ORD from army and now deciding to study UNI but don't know which to choose. I graduate from NYP in Electronics,computer and communication Engineering specialized in wafer fabrication.
i plan to study engineering but many says that business have more future prospect being higher pay,office environment and of course more gals compare to engineering lesser pay and blah blah blah. And so now i am in a dilemma to choose between business or engineering.
if into engineering it will be electrical or electronic in the mean time trying to get into marine if possible.
For business i have not made any choices yet.
any advice between this two anyone which has a better prospect and salary?
I think it depends on whether you're choosing a local/private university. I agree with one of the posters that taking a local engineering degree is better than private business degree.

I'm not in the engineering sector but from what I've heard, it's quite a stable industry. With a business degree, you can get into really high paying jobs but you will probably have to have excellent grades or good relevant working experience.

If you want stability in business you can also consider accountancy? Studying accountancy will also allow you to get into banking jobs if you do well. (for local university, i don't have sufficient info for private degree) At the same time, you can always go into auditing or accounting that is pretty stable.

Hope this helps!
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
NUS Industrial & System Engineering Career Prospect & Salary jklmno Income and Jobs 16 13-03-2017 12:31 AM
Business or Engineering? ngkj Education and Personal Growth 0 08-01-2016 03:44 AM
Prospect and Pay Scale of Business Analyst ? Share your salary pls. happyman Income and Jobs 0 06-06-2013 02:39 PM
SIM business or engineering xxl Income and Jobs 55 09-06-2012 10:14 PM
Prospect of R & D Engineering assistant no1ne Income and Jobs 0 15-07-2011 07:22 PM

» 30 Recent Threads
Career as Teacher ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
10,834 Replies, 6,666,800 Views
Is getting a PMP worth it ?
4 Replies, 7,110 Views
Q: Big4 - Yearly salary increment ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
15,309 Replies, 4,983,612 Views
Lawyer Salary ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
21,014 Replies, 10,329,648 Views
GovTech ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
5,161 Replies, 2,163,684 Views
MAS for Mid Career Professionals ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
1,801 Replies, 1,044,377 Views
LTA (Land Transport Authority) ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
679 Replies, 388,393 Views
Visa Graduate Development Program ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
207 Replies, 134,628 Views
SIM-UOL fresh grad starting pay ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
6,922 Replies, 2,902,723 Views
UOB Management Associate Program ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
1,455 Replies, 784,464 Views
Nparks ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
39 Replies, 34,382 Views
MINDEF DXO (All FAQ on it) ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
5,828 Replies, 4,656,956 Views
ITE Polytechnic Scheme ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
309 Replies, 369,061 Views
Civil Service Performance Bonus ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
5,338 Replies, 4,770,638 Views
Compare civil service salary ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
16,342 Replies, 12,455,966 Views
Civil Service Current Estimated... ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
169 Replies, 309,158 Views
Constituency Manager (People... ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
989 Replies, 813,956 Views
Julius Baer Graduate Program 2023 ( 1 2 3)
21 Replies, 14,809 Views
Roles in accenture singapore ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
7,385 Replies, 2,324,330 Views
HTX (Home Team Science and... ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
752 Replies, 358,462 Views
Shopee fresh grad pay ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
1,049 Replies, 440,585 Views
DSTA (under Mindef) ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
1,464 Replies, 1,375,248 Views
ST Electronics ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
3,767 Replies, 1,544,931 Views
IMDA (under MCI) ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
1,260 Replies, 613,624 Views
Civil Svc/ Statboard - Typical... ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
6,123 Replies, 3,738,623 Views
MX12 reappointed at MX11
8 Replies, 824 Views
Hospital (Private or Public)... ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
749 Replies, 405,590 Views
NCS (SingTel subsidiary) ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
1,329 Replies, 1,142,329 Views
MFA- Foreign Service... ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
54 Replies, 84,983 Views
Cybersecurity/Info security career ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
511 Replies, 268,615 Views
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.2



All times are GMT +8. The time now is 07:28 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.5
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.3.2