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05-04-2020 11:37 AM
ongmeiyan
Old thread but curious to know what happened after 8 years...

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Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
It's been 8 years....curious as to whether OP made it.
Yes, I am wondering the same. Just curious whether he has achieved his goal?
06-08-2019 01:53 PM
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Simply, a manager position earning $7K to $8K will have ways to make his plans happen, not just wonder if it will possible or not.

So, the real question is: Do you have a way to make your plan happen?
It's been 8 years....curious as to whether OP made it.
09-08-2011 12:51 AM
Unregistered Simply, a manager position earning $7K to $8K will have ways to make his plans happen, not just wonder if it will possible or not.

So, the real question is: Do you have a way to make your plan happen?
08-08-2011 05:46 PM
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Yea, I know that MBA does not guarantee $7k, i read up a lot of masters with $3k+ in this forum too...

But i thought that if i have a 2 years of experience at a managerial level in a regional company, coupled with MBA (albeit not a listed company). I might have a chance to get a managerial position in a SME, which is probably about $7k? Please correct me if i am wrong.

Of course, I am not yet a manager yet in my company, but i am rather confident in doing so, so please advise base on the above scenario.
get a degree first (part-time) while holding your current job.
after that, try to aim for a Team Lead role and work your way up.

EQ, people, presentation, marketing skills are key to $7-8k/month.
It is good that u plan for your longer term (after 40) ... do note that there will be different challenges with those $7-8k/month job.

MBA ($40-80k) to be consider when u go to an environment where there is a need. eg. Mid-to-Top mgmt influence or networking for better opportunity
01-08-2011 11:11 PM
Unregistered I personally think he should not even be considering MBA at this point.
01-08-2011 09:02 PM
Liverpool
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Yea, I know that MBA does not guarantee $7k, i read up a lot of masters with $3k+ in this forum too...

But i thought that if i have a 2 years of experience at a managerial level in a regional company, coupled with MBA (albeit not a listed company). I might have a chance to get a managerial position in a SME, which is probably about $7k? Please correct me if i am wrong.

Of course, I am not yet a manager yet in my company, but i am rather confident in doing so, so please advise base on the above scenario.
there is no SME that pays u $7k a mth, unless u r the SME boss or u damn zai and bring in more than $7k worth of business a mth.

assuming u are going corporate route and want to be middle management, MNC always pay more, sad to say u will always lag in terms of qualifications to others who graduated from good local unis.

find ur niche, dun compare apples to apples, and in your case, degree to degree or mba to mba with those from good schools, because you will always lose out.
01-08-2011 06:22 PM
Unregistered Eh you can't even spell expensive properly. The whole paragraph is filled with grammatical and spelling errors. Suggest that you brush up on your English first bro... Presentation, good writing skills is also a key to getting a 7-8K pay. In the logistics industry, especially in the 3PL/4PL line, unless you are in sales, to get 7-8K pay is tough.

But if your boss likes you, you might not even need to get an MBA, just get your degree first and see how things go.
01-08-2011 01:23 AM
seablue Of course, I am not yet a manager in my company, but i am rather confident in doing so, so please advise base on the above scenario. Also, i opt for birmingham as it is decent (in FT top 100), and does not require 3 year post degree working experience (which i lack), not too expansive (i am poor).
01-08-2011 01:12 AM
seablue Yea, I know that MBA does not guarantee $7k, i read up a lot of masters with $3k+ in this forum too...

But i thought that if i have a 2 years of experience at a managerial level in a regional company, coupled with MBA (albeit not a listed company). I might have a chance to get a managerial position in a SME, which is probably about $7k? Please correct me if i am wrong.

Of course, I am not yet a manager yet in my company, but i am rather confident in doing so, so please advise base on the above scenario.
01-08-2011 12:28 AM
Liverpool
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Hi all,

I am a diploma holder from nanyang polytechnic in electronics, computer and communication engineering (graduated in 2004). My GPA was quite okay (3.301) but I did not enter NTU as my family income is too low to even apply for a loan. From 2004 till 2010 December I am working as an insurance agent (above average performer) and then a real estate agent (above average performer).

I decided to quit as income is unstable nearing the end of my real estate agent's career, and also I do not wish to do direct sales till I am 60 years old. Really cannot imagine myself being an real estate agent at age 40 onwards. I thought of doing my own small business after purchasing my HDB from the resale market (I am married with no kids) I am left with $0, in fact in debt.

I went around hunting for job, and realize that diploma really get you no where. In the end I am lucky enough to get a job as a project sales executive from a regional logistics company (4th party logistics). The starting pay is $3080 basic (after probation) + commission.

I know that in Singapore working world, my diploma basically gets me no where generally ($1800 starting, $3k+ at age 40?). If I eventually left my current company I am dead. I did some research and plan to get a 1 year part-time degree (honors) from Auston, university of coventry. After that I plan to use the degree to study for MBA from SIM, university of birmingham.

I estimated that by the time I get my MBA (after 3 years), I will most probably be having a managerial title at my company with 2 years managerial experience. I estimated I will be able to get a job outside with pay of about $7000-$8000 if my current company cannot match my wish.

Please advise on the below.

1. I personally think my current job is good enough for me currently, except travelling time of 3 hours a day. Please comment.

2. My choice of study path, please note that I have to study part time due to finance constraint.

3. My perceived scenario after getting my MBA from birmingham.

Thank you very much in advance.
the grass is always greener on the other side... ppl in stable jobs want to go out and do sales like sell property because they think they can maximise their potential... u on the other hand want a stable job and want to give up your sales job... I would say something in between is the best, like your current job which has a basic and the rest of the commission is up to how much you can sell...

I hate to break ur bubble but MBA does not gurantee anything, more so that your MBA is not those of the top tier. Hence its hard to ask for 7-8k when someone with a good MBA may not have that.

The industry you are also in is very important towards what you get. Banking obviously pays more, but the more an industry pays, the more people flock towards it, the more compeition you have, and thus the higher chances of u not getting it.

I would say your job currently now is not bad. I suggest you can get a degree first if you want, but meanwhile since your job pays u a basic, it keeps u from going hungry, and for the sales component, aim for the sky and u may earn additional commissions too.

MBA does not equal 7-8k. I have seen people with Masters just getting $3k+ only (depending on the industry). It gives you a start but the rest in life really depends on you.
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