so sad to hear that masters degree is not worth a single cent.
thanks for the perspective.

Here's a tip - join the civil service when u r young, prove ur worth in the first few years, get a gov scholarship to do a masters degree related to ur field of work, and study full-time while getting paid

Good deal, no?

Lol. Why must masters degree be worth anything at all? Most masters degrees are all coursework based. Its basically just an extended undergraduate term. Most masters degrees can even be completed in one year full time. What makes a masters grad so special? PhD might be a totally different story due the intensive research. But masters is just like doing another final undergraduate year.

how dare you?

only a lucky few can get this...

Being involved in the hiring process at my company, I can say that whether your masters degree counts for anything generally depends on your previous work experience and the position you're applying for.

I work in the RnD industry and the best masters candidates, in my opinion are those who have relevant working experience, know the domain and took up the degree to train themselves up in a niche area. I find such candidates to be even better than the average PhDs that apply. For masters without relevant experience, it's very much a hit and miss whether they are better than a bachelor's.

career changers who took up a masters more or less unrelated to their first degree?

Hi everyone, I am a NTU second upper degree holder major in comm studies, around 1 year plus of working exp so far, but probably not relevant to civil service jobs.

I am turning 27 this year, with ns. My main aim of joining civil service is to have stability and work-life balance...read: monday to friday, working hours standard 8-530 or 6... I'm ok with doing overtime during busy periods/events but it should not be a common thing. And I definitely don't want shift work or weekend burning jobs.

Which ministries/sbs have this kind of working culture? Not very fussy about pay as I understand I will probably be treated like a fresh grad.

Thanks.

Well as far as I know, you should avoid economic agencies then. Cause these are the ones that are usually busier than others. Look for MSF, MCY and the agencies under them.

But considering that you're a mass comms graduate, you will most probably be looking for corp comms related jobs. From what I've seen, corp comms people have busier schedule due to the nature of their job. Else look for jobs in corporate function (e.g. Corporate Services, HR, Finance etc).

Hmm yea that's kind of the problem actually...I want to avoid media-related jobs like corp comms/content production stuff that can have irregular hours, and that's why I said my 1 year working exp is probably irrelevant since I've been in the media.

I've been applying to some HR positions but I think people with business or psychology degrees probably have the edge.