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Originally Posted by Unregistered
Since there's only 1 finance director, how many will make it to that position like you did? Going by your reasoning, if there's a course to groom undergrads to become the PM or a minister in Singapore (political science?), will that be an obvious choice for you?
I would say engineering is a safe bet, but capable risk takers in other disciplines will be richly rewarded IF they succeed.
That said, an easier path would to be to do sales. You don't even need a degree. Just look at the successful property and insurance agents, or those commission-based sales / accounts manager in big companies. Many make more than 15K and don't even have a degree. And there are many such positions available, unlike just "1 finance director in 1 MNC".
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You dont get my point at all. Every year the number of Engineeering graduates churned out by the 3 or 4 local universities are around 3, 4 times more than Finance/Biz graduates, so most Companies hire Engineers in huge numbers compared to more selective hiring of Banking/ Finance graduates in the Financial sector, so do you think they can afford to pay much higher salaries to Engineers? The companies will sink under the high overheads.
It is the nature of the Engineering profession. So to those Engineers in this forum who are complaining about low pay after years and years of slogging, either be contented with a lower but stable pay or switch to industries where skill sets are rarer such as the Banking/Finance and are better rewarded. Or you can go into sales/front office roles where you will be rewarded for bring in revenues.
I also want to correct some of the comments posted here: The Acct/Banking/Finance sector dont hire stupid people. You dont find stupid or so-so people making lots of money there. If you have no brains, you will not survive, much less make big bucks there. Top earners in Finance sector such as Derivative traders/ Product Controllers/Private Bankers are not only straight A graders but also individuals with high EQ/IQ. You know what I mean when you talk to one.