| 08-03-2026 09:35 AM |
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Graduated in a similar private degree, all I can say is
1) Good grades is a must, think first class honours equivalent
2) Do quality internship as much you can (not just applying online, network, cold call whatever methods that work), best case is you get that conversion into full time (this will be your best starting point, and aim for top roles like management consulting, MBB possibility is extremely low but there are good tier 2 and tier 3 around)
3) Post consulting is where all the money comes in and where you career get accelerated
Started off with >5K in consulting , somewhere down the road through a mix of hoping and promotion, am netting 19K a month
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Would like to ask if choosing between these 3 unis for Economics degree with GPA of 2.84 to 3.2, which is best?
1) SUSS
2) SIM UOL
3) Monash
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| 06-03-2026 11:48 PM |
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Graduated in a similar private degree, all I can say is
1) Good grades is a must, think first class honours equivalent
2) Do quality internship as much you can (not just applying online, network, cold call whatever methods that work), best case is you get that conversion into full time (this will be your best starting point, and aim for top roles like management consulting, MBB possibility is extremely low but there are good tier 2 and tier 3 around)
3) Post consulting is where all the money comes in and where you career get accelerated
Started off with >5K in consulting , somewhere down the road through a mix of hoping and promotion, am netting 19K a month
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| 25-01-2026 08:46 PM |
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
Graduated from SIM UOL during 2021 covid period. First job was the SGUnitrd traineeship (now known as GRIT)
Aug 2021 - Feb 2022: 2.5k (6 months contract)
Feb 2022 - May 2022: 3.5k (contract extension)
July 2022 - Dec 2022 4.3k, (changed job but still on contract basis)
Jan 2023 - Aug 2023 5.3k, (contract extension, nego for pay increase)
Sept 2023 - Dec 2023: 5.8k (converted to perm employee)
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024 6.1k (yearly increment)
Jan 2025 - Dec 2025: 6.6k (yearly increment, good performance)
Jan 2026 - now 7.6k (yearly increment, good performance)
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Congratulations for your good progress!!! Which sector are you currently working in? 
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| 25-01-2026 07:23 PM |
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
Graduated from SIM UOL during 2021 covid period. First job was the SGUnitrd traineeship (now known as GRIT)
Aug 2021 - Feb 2022: 2.5k (6 months contract)
Feb 2022 - May 2022: 3.5k (contract extension)
July 2022 - Dec 2022 4.3k, (changed job but still on contract basis)
Jan 2023 - Aug 2023 5.3k, (contract extension, nego for pay increase)
Sept 2023 - Dec 2023: 5.8k (converted to perm employee)
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024 6.1k (yearly increment)
Jan 2025 - Dec 2025: 6.6k (yearly increment, good performance)
Jan 2026 - now 7.6k (yearly increment, good performance)
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This is the most realistic comments like have seen so far so good job poster. No like some big cannon fairies quoting unrealistic amounts
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| 18-01-2026 11:15 AM |
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Graduated from SIM UOL during 2021 covid period. First job was the SGUnitrd traineeship (now known as GRIT)
Aug 2021 - Feb 2022: 2.5k (6 months contract)
Feb 2022 - May 2022: 3.5k (contract extension)
July 2022 - Dec 2022 4.3k, (changed job but still on contract basis)
Jan 2023 - Aug 2023 5.3k, (contract extension, nego for pay increase)
Sept 2023 - Dec 2023: 5.8k (converted to perm employee)
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024 6.1k (yearly increment)
Jan 2025 - Dec 2025: 6.6k (yearly increment, good performance)
Jan 2026 - now 7.6k (yearly increment, good performance)
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| 10-11-2025 01:33 AM |
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Congrats! Keep it up |
Thank you, I hope to be able to pay off my loan from my parents next year.
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| 09-11-2025 09:18 PM |
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
I'm not sure how much the performance bonus is, my basic is 4.7k per month. AWS will be pro-rated this year. There's some option to buy P&G shares every month as well.
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Congrats! Keep it up
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| 09-11-2025 06:46 PM |
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
Thank you for sharing
What is your annual compensation now? |
I'm not sure how much the performance bonus is, my basic is 4.7k per month. AWS will be pro-rated this year. There's some option to buy P&G shares every month as well.
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| 09-11-2025 04:07 PM |
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
I graduated from SIM 3 years ago, joined J&J as a fresh grad, before going over to P&G this year. J&J offered me 3.7k back then, may be higher now.
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Thank you for sharing
What is your annual compensation now?
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| 09-11-2025 01:38 PM |
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I graduated from SIM 3 years ago, joined J&J as a fresh grad, before going over to P&G this year. J&J offered me 3.7k back then, may be higher now.
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