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Originally Posted by gingerbreadb0y
Hi.. I'm currently an undergraduate studying in SIM GE - BAFFT awarded by UOL LSE (Yr 2-3)... However I wish if there's any seniors out there who is willing to share on the career progression of SIM ACc and Fin graduate... as well as some sharing of the industry situation currently? If can knowing the starting pay relatively to our local grads would be nice  ... |
First thing first, our degree is not awarded by
LSE. If it is awarded by
LSE, our scroll will have
LSE's name and recognition, but it does not. Its just that the course was given academic direction by
LSE and Goldsmith which people tend to conveniently leave out. I am an Acc and Fin grad but I haven't gone into the workforce yet. Currently enrolled for my masters in
NTU(yes its possible, but very difficult). I have some friends who have started working with accounting firms. The starting pay varies between about 2.4k-2.9k. The higher end are those with better honours and complement with ACCA and other certs.
Relative to local grads, quite hard to find a firm that will pay us the same rate as local grads from what I hear. Jobs are still available though, but try to ask for about 200 less than your local peers to get the job easier. Once you're in, you can prove yourself to be on par as them and ask for a raise sometime down the road. Private sector is much easier to get into than public sector. Public sector will always have a good flow of local grads hence alot of competition.