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09-07-2014 07:31 PM

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Is a Business degree worth more than an Accountancy degree?

According to the Graduate Employment Survey throughout the years, the starting pay for fresh biz grads are higher than acc grads. This trend has been reflected in NUS, NTU and SMU.

Plus, it seems that that acc courses take in more academically inclined students than biz courses throughout all 3 unis. The irony is that despite their generally higher competency, they end up earning lesser than biz students.

Reason for that is many acc grads go into big 4 audit firms. Low starting pay but potential for much higher jumps subsequently. Looking some years after starting their respective careers, a acc grad should do better than biz grad ceterus paribus.

09-07-2014 06:44 PM

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08-07-2014 07:28 PM

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salary and bonus

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Actually I know of quite a few stat boards that pays avg performers 4-5 mths bonus. This is inclusive of everything of course.

So typically which industries in the private sector or/AND public service, pays annually without fail, a total bonus of 4-5 months in all economic conditions?

Is basic salary meaning 12 months? what about the AWS component included as basic pay as well or categorized together with bonuses segment?

Next question is pretty interesting-does the vast majority of people in Singapore across all income groups get (12months basic pay+4-5 months bonus=16-17 months/year before tax income)? or whats the percentage like?

Lastly, what is considered a high basic income across all industries generally speaking, starting from how many thousands per month? 5,6,7,8k or 10k plus?

14-06-2014 04:42 PM

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if i am applying for an exec position as a fresh degree grad, will 2700 be too high?

thanks
I am an exec and I am getting 2.8k. Not sure whether they took in my 3 years of exp.

14-06-2014 10:13 AM

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my son INDONESIAN 2600 in NCANCER CENTER

if the salary is real, it explains why employers prefer FTs.

13-06-2014 08:29 PM

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my son INDONESIAN 2600 in NCANCER CENTER

10-04-2014 09:27 AM

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I think both sides should avoid generalising whether SIM or local U grads are better or worse. At the end of the day, a degree is basically a Job referral letter, proving to your potential employers that you have the qualifications and attitude necessary to work in their company/department.

Different people have different skills sets that others might not have. A person that is trained as an Engineer at NTU might not have the same amount of interpersonal communications training a SIM grad receive in his course. Similarly, a fresh grad from SMU with a 2nd lower class degree might be more hard-working and more well suited to the job than a 1st class grad from SIM.

Building a strawman doesn't really help anyone's argument in this debate. It is dumb to form value judgement on grads based on the worst performer from SIM and local Universities. Do not let our prejudice influence our judgement. It's a poor way of judging people's capabilities.

I agree that it's a poor way of judging people's capabilities, but it's the most logical way to judge fresh graduates with no working experience thus far. Of course judging by the degree itself cannot tell a full story; hence the need to understand the applicant's academic history from primary all the way to tertiary education. Employers will also look into your CCAs, internship, and any other involvement of activities outside of schoolwork. It is possible to draft a fairly clear picture of the applicant once you've all these information.

09-04-2014 10:02 PM

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04-04-2014 10:58 PM

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The key word here "IF"

04-04-2014 11:18 AM

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what a sweeping statement. you are likely jealous to NOT make it into local U, and trying to put local uni grads down as much as you are trying hard to defend local U ppl putting non-local U ppl down.

why not make more sweeping correlation statements?

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this is just low level thinking by the not so smart.

if i am the boss, i will def go for the sim grad as they are more street smart and entrepruner and know how to get things done compare to the local grads who are more taking exams good.

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