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Originally Posted by Unregistered
I think LSE is considered good, but not prestigious in Sg. Part of it is their brand got damaged by hordes of SIM students claiming to be LSE in their CVs as well.
As for 50k all-in package I already told you that's the norm. Pay isn't just about certs, the big factor is state of economy. In a poor job market like now where private unis are getting contract jobs at 2.5k+ a month and many local uni grads in pte sector getting 3k perm packages, how much leverage does a LSE grad actually have?
I think 50k package is on the low side for your cert, but it is not so low until totally unreasonable. If you were to go for typical MO type of analyst job in the banks they would probably pay 3.8-4k w/o AWS and 1-2 mths bonus which will pitch you closer to 55k range.
Of course you can say IB or trading house make a lot more, but in this environment where FO jobs shrinking, headcount freeze and many experienced retrenchees looking around, it will be a very tough sell even for a LSE grad.
How long have you been sending CVs before you got this offer? |
Not really long. Have been sending since October but wasn't that aggressive in spamming resumes. Reason was I couldn't find much entry level jobs in analytics or perhaps I'm looking at the wrong direction. Most of the analytics requires around 2 years of experience. Recently I'm contemplating to just join MO in banks, which isn't something that I'm actually interested in. I'm interested in this field but if the salary in this field is facing the same fate as other IT or engineering jobs, then I guess it's time for me to reconsider going this path. Most of my friends went into consulting so I guess that's why I feel that I'm even more underpaid compared to them.