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Originally Posted by Unregistered
To be specific, I imagine there would be a long waiting list for certain learning opportunities (e.g. post-graduate studies, secondments to external organisations, internal mobility).
Just curious about whether joining as a mid-career professional puts one in a lower standing for such opportunities, as compared to someone who joined as a fresh grad (e.g. graduate officer scheme). Naturally, in this comparison we would assume similar work performance, as that would more likely than not be the most crucial factor.
To provide even more context - I allude to an earlier post (pg. 13), which might be a bit alarming for mid-careers:
"As with government service, the prospects of everyone differs and is generally as such:
1) Top Tier - MAS / Presidents' Scholar (who transfer from other ministries)
2) Second Tier - First Class Honors Fresh Grad who join MAS direct from School
3) Third Tier - Other Second Class Honors Fresh Grad who join MAS direct from School
4) Bottom Tier - Mid Careers |
I'm not sure why you need to imagine but I must say your imagination is rather colourful.
Broadly speaking, there are only two "tiers", those who are scholars, and those who are not.
It doesn't matter that much whether you joined as first/second/third class honours fresh out of school or whether you are a mid-career person. Like I said, you are either a scholar or not. If you are, your promotions are generally quicker and you also get more responsibilities.
However, there is also a lot of room for non-scholars to move around the organization. It is common that people move around. Moving to external orgs is also common. Post-grad studies, you need to be decent at your work cause your boss will obviously be asked about your performance. But I don't think it is prohibitively difficult to get these.
P.S. The way you write is off-putting. I cannot pinpoint what it is, but it sounds as if the queen is trying to get a job, but is concerned that she is too high and mighty for it. I certainly hope this is isn't the case. Good luck.