Salary of a diploma holder in Chemistry with 7 years experience

[April]

Hi, I am a diploma holder in chemistry with 7 yrs of experience, curently drawing 2.7 k.

Would like to find out if i am underpaid

would appreciate if member of similar quanfication n experience would post their salaries here as a comparision,

Thks

Originally Posted by April

Hi, I am a diploma holder in chemistry with 7 yrs of experience, curently drawing 2.7 k.

Would like to find out if i am underpaid

would appreciate if member of similar quanfication n experience would post their salaries here as a comparision,

Thks

What's your job now? For proper comparison, you need to at least put down what you are doing now.

[April]

I am urrently working as a qc lab analyst

2.7k isn't a lot after 7 years for a dip holder. aim for 4k.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

2.7k isn't a lot after 7 years for a dip holder. aim for 4k.

You got to be joking right?? 4k for just diploma holder?? HR would rather hire a 1st class honors at a cheaper salary than to pay 4k to a diploma holder whose "experience" may not be exactly "professional" experience... most likely to be in an assistant kind of job position or some other menial supporting role...
My advise is to pursue a chemistry degree so that people will not use your diploma status against you when you are negotiating for better salary.. In Singapore, without the right papers to back you up.. You will always be at the disadvantage... This is more so in the chemical industry where you are from.. Knowledge certified by a degree is a must for better remunneration...

Originally Posted by Unregistered

You got to be joking right?? 4k for just diploma holder?? HR would rather hire a 1st class honors at a cheaper salary than to pay 4k to a diploma holder whose "experience" may not be exactly "professional" experience... most likely to be in an assistant kind of job position or some other menial supporting role...
My advise is to pursue a chemistry degree so that people will not use your diploma status against you when you are negotiating for better salary.. In Singapore, without the right papers to back you up.. You will always be at the disadvantage... This is more so in the chemical industry where you are from.. Knowledge certified by a degree is a must for better remunneration...

wrong. in singapore, you are disadvantaged by the fact that you are a citizen.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

wrong. in singapore, you are disadvantaged by the fact that you are a citizen.

Alternatively, if you want stand a better chance of getting the job.. You can try to convert your citizen to PR then...

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Alternatively, if you want stand a better chance of getting the job.. You can try to convert your citizen to PR then...

That's what everyone is doing! The best education is to open one's eyes and see where this country is heading. Then form up the best solution to turn one's fate around.

The best path for young people now: go overseas to study, work in any professional job (though jobless rate high, you still can find work), then get citizenship there, and come back as a foreign talent. There are more and more such cases.

If you can't beat the foreign talent here, join them!

Originally Posted by Unregistered

That's what everyone is doing! The best education is to open one's eyes and see where this country is heading. Then form up the best solution to turn one's fate around.

The best path for young people now: go overseas to study, work in any professional job (though jobless rate high, you still can find work), then get citizenship there, and come back as a foreign talent. There are more and more such cases.

If you can't beat the foreign talent here, join them!

Great plan!!! I'm so glad i'm reading this now.. Now how am i gonna find the money to study overseas??? Rob a bank??

Originally Posted by No $$ to Study abroad...

Great plan!!! I'm so glad i'm reading this now.. Now how am i gonna find the money to study overseas??? Rob a bank??

Easy. Beg, borrow or save up.