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Originally Posted by freshie86
Hi guys, I am graduating from a local uni this coming May. I am currently actively looking for a job but I am in a dilemma of whether to join the civil service or private sector.
While many have claimed that the progression is better in private, I have also realized that there are many who are unable to progress in the private sector (<$4k with more than 5 years of exp). If that's is the case, wouldn't civil service be better since you get your annual increment even with average performance?
I am sincerely seeking advice from adults from both private and civil service and hope it can be a good guidance when choosing their career path in time to come. If possible, it would be nice to share your progress and remuneration along the way. Thanks in advance !
About myself: Graduating from a local uni, bright and competencies are above average. Able to cope with demanding challenges but desire a good work-life balance. Very interested in civil service but am pretty worried about remuneration and progression wise. Afterall, I gotta support my family once i gradaute.
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Hi freshie86. I'm in the same dilemma as you. I have been trying to seek opinions around as well if you would browse through my previous postings. There is really no one good answer to the question you have asked. No one knows how you would perform in the private sector and what possible opportunities are there to come by.
Imho, I think fresh grads who are ambitious would like to venture into private sector and you are right to say that there is no guarantee that they will succeed. You have to weigh the likelihood of you earning big bucks in the future; industries and job scope are the decisive factors. On the other hand, the need for work life balance might be non-existence for the private sector esp MNCs. I do have friends who rather enter public sector than to trade off their time for a better paycheck. To add on, the current job market is not too encouraging for the fresh grads and many bright/above average grads would rather enter public sector than to accept pathetic offers by MNCs. We cannot blame MNCs for doing that since they have a large pool of candidates eyeing for the same position.
My advice to you is that you could try applying for jobs in both sectors and see for yourself the difference in terms of salary package and decide to see which is a better offer. No point pondering about which is better without even being offered a job.