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Originally Posted by Unregistered
Pro Tips from a SIM Alumni:
OUT: Employers that deem SIM as a less valuable degree
A) Public Service
B) Local Banks
C) Pretty much any local company.
D) Big Asset Mgmt/ Hedge funds (they only hire 1-2 local grads. They very much prefer big US brand names for the connections)
IN: Employers with HR based overseas. They don’t differentiate SIM from NUS etc
A) Many foreign banks
B) Smaller Boutique Funds
C) Fintech Companies
The sad fact is that the biggest discriminator or degree value are our own people - because they know the system. |
This has to change, but it would require a massive team effort.
PM Lee gave an excellent suggestion to SUSS students previously on how to level the playing field which in my view is applicable for SIM too. The school itself has to maintain high standards and students study hard, which I think this is already a given. But more importantly, Alumni/graduates like yourself have to do well outside and fly the flag high (sort of like crediting your success to the education and nurture you received at SIM) so people know what SIM graduates are capable of and will acknowledge SIM is a good place, and will send their kids there.
This is a long-term project, but it can be done, as it had been done before with other universities.
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