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Originally Posted by MCIsadboy
(Hello! Sorry, I posted this on another thread. Please let me know if it's ok to do that or not!)
I'm an NUS FCH graduate that recently started work in February at MCI with a gross monthly salary of $3.2K. I know that the 75th percentile has a median salary of $3.9K in my course. I accepted the job because I thought COVID affected the job market and I should just snatch whatever I get, since I'm a really risk-averse guy.
Can someone please advise on whether I should make the attempt to jump ship now? I know I may not land another role, but I'm wondering if I should try. I was going to stick it out for 1 year and then leave, but a person I know in MSF who works as an AD says there's no need to wait, I should jump ship now. I enjoy what I do and I really am grateful for this job, but I'm scared the longer I wait, the more my career will be affected.
Would really, really appreciate any advice. Should I at least attempt to interview at other ministries? I don't know whether jumping ship in just 3-4 months is a really bad look that will also haunt me wherever I go, but I also do need the pay as I'm supporting not just my family but my grandparents.
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Uh...even with movement policy, i think you should really only jump after finishing at least 1-2 years, or at least that's what my HR (im from SB) advised when i asked about movement. Reason being, if you jump in less than 1-2 years, you hardly learned anything on this job and your new SB may also take you in as just another inexperienced fresh grad (0-1 years hardly count for formal experience).
Which means, if you jump now and get accepted a fresh grad in this current covid climate, you risk drawing an even lower market rate than your current 3.2. If i were you? Stick it out until the economy recovers.