To further studies or not to

Aiyoh, want to work in the CS must show resourcefulness and initiatives lah. Like that how to get employed by them?

This kind of info easily available. Extracted from the PSD website:

"Does the Public Service have a list of recognised degrees awarded by universities located outside of Singapore?"
There is no central government authority that assesses or accords recognition to degrees for employment purposes. In general, degrees from universities accredited by the home government of the country where the university originates will be considered for appointment into the Public Service. This applies to degrees obtained full-time or part time, through distance-learning or twinning programmes, etc. In addition, for professional qualifications, the degrees obtained from local or foreign institutions must be recognised by the relevant professional bodies in Singapore to be considered for employment into the Public Service.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Thinking of going overseas to study overseas, either US or UK.

Does anyone who has knowledge of civil service/stat board recruitment processes know if the SG government care about reputation/ranking of universities?

I know that the usual suspects like Oxbridge, Yale, Harvard, LSE etc. are looked upon favorably but what about below those? Is there a difference in the mind of the public service recruiters between a quite good but not top university and a mid-tier university? For example, universities like Manchester, Edinburgh, Bristol etc...they are quite prestigious in UK but wondering if there is any 'reputation effect' in the eyes of the govt employers here.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Aiyoh, want to work in the CS must show resourcefulness and initiatives lah. Like that how to get employed by them?

This kind of info easily available. Extracted from the PSD website:

"Does the Public Service have a list of recognised degrees awarded by universities located outside of Singapore?"
There is no central government authority that assesses or accords recognition to degrees for employment purposes. In general, degrees from universities accredited by the home government of the country where the university originates will be considered for appointment into the Public Service. This applies to degrees obtained full-time or part time, through distance-learning or twinning programmes, etc. In addition, for professional qualifications, the degrees obtained from local or foreign institutions must be recognised by the relevant professional bodies in Singapore to be considered for employment into the Public Service.

way so resourceful indeed. saw that already la. come on, that kind of politically correct spiel i knew already. asking about what REALLY happens.

[aplover]

The value to get a degree from a diploma is definitely very obvious and present. But the value of getting a masters is not always there.

You think it is politically correct answer then why you ask? I think you know the answer also.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

way so resourceful indeed. saw that already la. come on, that kind of politically correct spiel i knew already. asking about what REALLY happens.

i guess at the end of the day acceptance of qualifications is still dependent on the respective employers.

[DYTW]

Originally Posted by Erica Lim

Hi, i am currently a diploma holder. I am contemplating to further studies. Do you think it will help me in my career in terms of pay rise, promotion or better job opportunities? Any advice anyone??

My wife is only a Diploma holder. I met her in 2000 when she was in her final year at Nanyang Poly. She is the only one among her peers and friends who decided not to pursue a University degree and went straight into the Industry that was related to her Diploma. Today, her annual salary inclusive of bonuses is around $290K and she is not even doing a sales job.

She is not academically smart but her EQ and work attitude is excellent. The key to success is that whatever industry you are in, make sure you find a specialized and niche area of that industry and strive to make a name for yourself. Unfortunately for her, she is now feeling very stressed out by the demands of her job and is in danger of a burnout. Part of her problem is she made it that far in her career through sheer hard work and not through talent so she had to work harder than others.

Not easy for her to give up her job because she is so used to the high pay now. By the way, she is considered underpaid because her Caucasian expatriate colleagues are paid even more.

So bear in mind that having the right paper qualifications don't mean much nowadays especially with the influx of Third World foreigners to compete with you on pay and paper qualifications alone even though oftentimes those paper qualifications are somewhat dubious.



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