Comments on: SMU Fresh Grads Make $4k to $10k

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By: Shanghai

Shanghai — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:43:45 +0000

DT, great sayings..

I am really wondering which company is doing their sums so wrongly that they pay out 10k to a fresh grad.?

Well, it could happen if that these fresh grads are actually experience managers whom had worked many years in their field and now going into SMU for upgrading degree courses and of course, when they graduated with their new degree course, they are considered fresh grads and at the same time, getting a pay rise above their present wage. That is one possible permutations and not to mention further permutations.

By: DT

DT — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:31:13 +0000

Remember that some SMU students have rich fathers. And once they grad, they join father’s business as a manager or a director.

So SGD10k is possible.

Why then is the average low?
Some who chose to be private tutors can dont declare salary. And those who went to further studies are not earning anything.

Forget the extremes.
Life is like bowling, just play your best and you can score. Doesn’t mean he get SGD10k you cannot.

Be motivated, take it as, if he can earn SGD10k, I can too. Go get it!

By: chnrxn

chnrxn — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:31:02 +0000

adiemuso, you talk about the importance of critical mass to fostering creativity, and HCA has already brought up Hong Kong as a counter example.

Allow me to also bring up Isreal, according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel, they too, only have a population of 7.2 million.

Being small did not stop them from digging into themselves to innovate and become one of the most advanced economies in Southwest Asia. A lot of successful techological companies have also sprung out of Isreal. They also have the 2nd highest school life expectency in Asia (after Korea).

Now you know where all the LG, Samsung came from, considering that Korea doesn’t have that big a population as well.

If critical mass is that important, then China must necessarily top the list of producing creative entrepreneurs.

By: HCA

HCA — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 14:56:18 +0000

If you are referring to graduate pay with 10k/mth, i do not know of any (or rather many) graduates with 10k/mth upon graduation. And in today’s climate, i am not sure if the PE and IB roles still exist, esp for Graduates!!!

Like i said earlier. Do something you like, stay focused, and you will be rewarded. This is true for ALL professions.

By: bracket

bracket — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:58:10 +0000

excluding specialist roles in medical and law industries..

high paying graduate entry level jobs include private equity, investment bankers, banking sales or wealth management, management consultants etc..

90% of these jobs, in respectable companies, command more than 5,000 a month for entry level graduates.. up to more than 10,000 especially for PE and IB guys..

By: Christina

Christina — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:22:36 +0000

So what are the Job and the course of study allow them to achieve highly-paid job such as 10k/mth ?

By: HCA

HCA — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:42:12 +0000

I totally agree with you that that we have some of the best brains in Singapore in the Govt Linked Companies such as SIA, Singtel, PSA…etc. I can’t imgaine what will their achievement be if they strike out on their own. They could well be some of the best entrepreneurs in Asia. However, unlikely they will do that, becuase of their highly paid job!! THat’s my point!

By: adiemuso

adiemuso — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:07:30 +0000

we have GIC n Temasek employin some of the best brains in singapore. SIA, Singtel, PSA, etc…

well not exactly private owned. if thats your point…

By: HCA

HCA — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:40:05 +0000

I can name a few! Li & Fung, Hutchinson Whampoa (which own Watson, 3, mega ports, utility / infrstructure group, and if i am not mistaken, at one stage owned big chunk of Vodaphone!); Cheung Kong Holding, Swire Pacific; Cathy Pacific; Shangri-la, Mandarin Oriental and some mega developers – ALL privately owned!.

Are HKers more determined and goal driven than SGs? or are they more entrepreneurial? or both? upto your interpretation.