Originally Posted by Unregistered

I agree that the military / defence related engineering jobs being higher paid, but readers should take note that that is only in certain govt sectors such as DSTA, DSO, TL and that's pretty much it.

What kind of boss you get depends in the dept. Some were very experienced engineers who worked their way up, and these are the best bosses any capable engineer would want. Most others, unfortunately, are scholars who are promoted very quickly to managerial roles and have little working ecperience, let alone engineering skills. I am usually wary of young managers or project leaders that are my interviewers. They may spell certain doom to the project you are assigned to, along with your career!

I also agree with the choosy part. Checked with my cousins that guys with 1st class got offered mid to high 4k+, and for 2nd upper, not all got offered. That's a lot for fresh grads!