UniSIM Finance with FCH starting pay.
 

Anyone know what;s the range?

2.5-3k......

Most employers dont pay you based on your qualification or class of hons. You can be a first class hons, but be jobless for months if you suck at interviews. And they will not pay you more just because of your first class. At most, it will give you a higher chance of securing an interview.

Mostly 2.4-2.8k i think, those co w/o aws might offer 3k since bonus lower.

If you are going to private sector, having a FCH or second lower, doesnt mean much.

as one of the commenter has mention, having a FCH will only increase the chance of you having the interview. (that's all)

based on my friends who grad from SIM, you can probably expect 2.4k to 2.8k

Of course maybe finance field might pay more and also depending on the position that you are applying. I believe some position might have more pay. Also, it is important how you present yourself during the interview and also how you negotiate the pay

for what its worth, i have a friend w a 2nd lower uniSIM acct & fin degree. she secured a job in compliance w a brokerage pulling 3.5k (but with v v little increment and little possibility of advancement). but then i think the fact that she had been a paralegal for a few years before that helped.

Like that is considered having some relevant work exp, so the 3.5k is a mid career hire, not really fresh grad.

I suppose you are right. But then most people who do a part-time degree should have the same sort of experience. My friend is around 25-26 so its still pretty early on.

Depends, your friend was lucky in the sense that her few years spent in legal is considered very close to compliance (a lot of legal train ppl join compliance) so they probably treat her as a deg grad with experience.

If she had join compliance with other job exp like sales, IT etc. dun think that will count and probably offered as fresh grad.

You are definitely correct. I doubt the 2nd lower would have gotten her the job otherwise.

I suppose that that means anyone that wants to leverage on their part-time degree should be employed (during their term of education) in a position that is related to their degree. On the bright side, that also means that life isn't over if you don't get an FCH or 2nd upper!

all these banking hr are a joke. a local uni FCH joins as ma get 4.5-6k and the same FCH from a SIM they pay 2k+.

ok even if we give the benefit of doubt local uni is better maybe pay 20% higher, how can justify double in starting pay for local unis? are they trying to say a nus fch can do 2 times the work and 2 times smarter than a pte uni fch? it is just illogic hiring discrimination honestly.

Getting FCH in local uni is at least twice as hard compared to SIM in my opinion. Anyway, you need more than just FCH to enter MA programmes.

Fark u lah. Mai anyhow leh.

I seen a pte grad earning more than a local grad.

Ok. Whatever that rocks your boat.

I hope I don't sound incoherent with the following but here goes..

1. First of all, I am not too sure if FCHs from private unis are even able to gain entry into the MA programme. As far as I know, of the many MA programmes offered by the banks, only OCBC's YBP took in private uni students (and it is debatable if OCBC's YBP is truly an MA programme). Other banks' MA programmes have no private uni students in it, regardless of FCH or other classes of honours.

2. In light of the above, there is really no such thing about private uni FCH receiving only $2k + in the MA programmes.

3. There is no rule to determine whether a 20% premium in pay for local uni students is fair, or whether 100% premium is fair. If the banks really decide to practice such discrimination, then it is up to them to decide what is the % premium to settle on. If anyone is displeased with such a practice, feel free boycott that particular bank or raise it up to the relevant government authorities.

I have no intention of driving a wedge between private university and local university students. Just wanted to point out the fallacies in quoted post. Sincere apologies if I rubbed anyone the wrong way.

how is it a discrimination when they are simply not equal?

why do all these unisim kids think they even have a degree in the first place?

I dont see a reason why not? They earn it, with money and hardwork, not as if they just buy it from somewhere. I know it because I have friends who studies at unisim really give their best in obtaining the degree.

Although it is not as tough as NUS/NTU (I have been through that since I am from NUS), that does not mean we can deny their qualification.

Of course, the reality is harsh, my friends who studied in unisim knows that because they always share with me about the competitive edge of local uni vs private uni and etc. But that does not mean that their degree is not recognize.

Not sure why you make such comment and that was a harsh comment. Is like people from MIT or Harvard say why NUS/NTU kids think they have degree in the first place. (But not sure about your qualification though, maybe you really are in the Ivy league) But even if you are, your character sux, thats all I can say

That guy is an idiot. Just ignore him.

do sme difference in pte or local u?

Different role of cos different pay lar.

U think profit-crazy banks will spend more to hire a local uni if they can get someone else to do it at a cheaper rate? Obviously, the standard is different... That's y bank are willing to pay so much more. Use ur brain lar.

Of course they have different rates for different qualifications and the school's reputation. Of course they cannot really measure whether local uni is better than private uni, but also how do we ensure that private uni is on par or better than local uni student?

The only way to do is to see your academic performance, which is the certification. If you are able to work hard and prove yourself, then go ahead go to local uni or ivy league (dont say that you have financial problem or whatsoever, because you can get scholarship if you aim for FCH).

It is not illogical but is a way to weight each individual candidate. Certainly I am not say private uni students are not good, but this is how the society works. Not matter what you say or push blames to HR, it will never change.

So why not equip yourself with relevant skills/specialize skills or start up your own business (hire those local uni FCH grads to work for you) and get higher pay then those local uni grad? Some private uni student had done that, so why not you?

unisim FCH can easily get 8-10k for a FO banking job. I know many unisims FCH working as traders taking away jobs from local grads.

Name 3 individuals please.

peter, jack and joe. They jin satki, earn a lot sia unisim wan sui

hahahahah, why unisim so many jokesters??

I can't think of a good reason why not. They don't merely acquire it; rather, they labor for it and pay for it with their own resources. Friends of mine who are now enrolled in universities have told me that they put in extraordinary efforts to graduate with honors.

Despite the fact that it is not as rigorous as NUS/NTU (I know, because I went to NUS), we cannot question their certification.


My college-educated acquaintances are the first to tell me the truth about the cutthroat nature of the higher education market by comparing the advantages of public and private institutions. However, this does not imply that their degree is not valid.