Greatbirdlegend 1st Gear March 22, 2011 Share March 22, 2011 The good news keep coming! Congratulations to the class of 2010! More good years! ----- Mar 22, 2011 Class of 2010: More jobs, better starting pay for grads By Jane Ng Miss Ku Kairong, 25, from NTU's school of art, design and media, got a job as an art director with advertising agency TBWA before she graduated last May and will soon be joining another agency. -- ST PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN WITH the economic recovery, the Class of 2010 from the three local universities is reporting higher employment rates and better starting salaries compared to graduates from the year before. In particular, graduates from the Singapore Management University (SMU) last year had a record employment rate of 99.9 per cent and higher starting salaries across five of the university's degree programmes, surpassing the performance of graduates in 2009, when 96.8 per cent found employment. At the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), about 90 per cent found jobs within six months. These were among the findings of the Graduate Employment Survey just released by the Education Ministry. The average monthly salary among SMU graduates in full-time jobs was $3,271, an improvement of 5.8 per cent over 2009's figure of $3,093 - it is also the highest for SMU graduates since its first cohort graduated in 2004. In addition, the top 20 per cent of its graduates, usually those working in financial institutions, took home an average salary of $5,062. There were some among the 125 top-earners who were paid up to $13,000 a month. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windwaver Turbocharged March 22, 2011 Share March 22, 2011 This is only the beginning, hopefully they don't get the same $$ after 10 years Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatbirdlegend 1st Gear March 22, 2011 Author Share March 22, 2011 This is only the beginning, hopefully they don't get the same $$ after 10 years Think those top 125 earners taking home up to $13,000 a month would not mind as much? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windwaver Turbocharged March 22, 2011 Share March 22, 2011 (edited) fresh grads being paind $5000 a month ....they must be very capable !! Hey fren, don't like that la, I still have design engineer friends from uni still earning 3K+ after 10 years , they also very capable leh Edited March 22, 2011 by Windwaver Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whathefish 5th Gear March 22, 2011 Share March 22, 2011 13k...no track record...just pay them 13k per month? wow!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollagt 5th Gear March 22, 2011 Share March 22, 2011 Born to the wrong era..I shd have born later. When I fresh grad at 2005, got 2K and some of my peers envy me..coz most of them are getting 1.8K Now 3K plus liao.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porche 5th Gear March 22, 2011 Share March 22, 2011 elections coming so must have more positive news...they can't say i have a grad starting pay $2000.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windwaver Turbocharged March 22, 2011 Share March 22, 2011 13k...no track record...just pay them 13k per month? wow!! It's true. I have one cousin from NUS BA, 1st job already 5 figure in the same sector stated above (age 20+). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windwaver Turbocharged March 22, 2011 Share March 22, 2011 Born to the wrong era..I shd have born later. When I fresh grad at 2005, got 2K and some of my peers envy me..coz most of them are getting 1.8K Now 3K plus liao.. Hey buddy, think I'm from the same era as yours Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike1234 1st Gear March 22, 2011 Share March 22, 2011 Well, one of the main reason why these fresh grad are paid highly is becos they are in the " B&F" industry... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whathefish 5th Gear March 22, 2011 Share March 22, 2011 Hey buddy, think I'm from the same era as yours true lor....my 1st job as a grad is 2k only....knn...we r lower tier Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windwaver Turbocharged March 22, 2011 Share March 22, 2011 true lor....my 1st job as a grad is 2k only....knn...we r lower tier Haha, really wonder why some employers still frown when people with experience ask for lower pay than fresh grads Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babyt 4th Gear March 22, 2011 Share March 22, 2011 which pea brain coy will give fresh grad 5k? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatbirdlegend 1st Gear March 22, 2011 Author Share March 22, 2011 true lor....my 1st job as a grad is 2k only....knn...we r lower tier It's a lot to do with luck if you graduate into a bad economy. But even if it's good times you can still fall into the wrong sectors. I have a few very brilliant friends who got into engineering back when the govt was hyping it up. They went into semicon industry and the rest as they say is history. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollagt 5th Gear March 22, 2011 Share March 22, 2011 It's true. I have one cousin from NUS BA, 1st job already 5 figure in the same sector stated above (age 20+). Har ? 1st class honours ah..5 figure salary. Issit must work 24 hrs a day, 365 days a year ? A fresh grad doc also dun earn that much sia. Can reveal nature of job abit ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollagt 5th Gear March 22, 2011 Share March 22, 2011 Hey buddy, think I'm from the same era as yours I wont forget prior to this job, got one job lobang as admin assistant in HS** in their risk dept as temp for 3 months. Hourly rate is $7.50. My eyes brighten up and say I want I want ..the HR ask for qualifications. I say fresh grad then no reply liao. I wanted to cry out coz spend so much $$ study cant even secure a $7.50/hr job. Not fogetting I got some work experience. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shull Turbocharged March 22, 2011 Share March 22, 2011 Think those 5-digits are into trading or private banking. Earn so much, but almost no life, gotta monitor worldwide market condition..anything happen activated (macham on standby during army times) immediately. Or big ass customers worth billions flying into Singapore tomorrow for a few hours, die die must make time to entertain him/her. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator March 22, 2011 Share March 22, 2011 I wont forget prior to this job, got one job lobang as admin assistant in HS** in their risk dept as temp for 3 months. Hourly rate is $7.50. My eyes brighten up and say I want I want ..the HR ask for qualifications. I say fresh grad then no reply liao. I wanted to cry out coz spend so much $$ study cant even secure a $7.50/hr job. Not fogetting I got some work experience. go do a part time ITE course in case you need to show lower level cert [laugh] lucky i still have 2 diploma cert [laugh] ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In NowRelated Discussions
Related Discussions
Mercedes G Class
Mercedes G Class
More MRT Lines Announced
More MRT Lines Announced
Spam calls starting from 31290xxx
Spam calls starting from 31290xxx
Mercedes Coupe E class Coupe C124 (1987 to 1996)
Mercedes Coupe E class Coupe C124 (1987 to 1996)
Mercedes C class W204 (Facelift) Reliability
Mercedes C class W204 (Facelift) Reliability
2016 Mercedes E-class (W213)
2016 Mercedes E-class (W213)
2019 Mercedes A class (W177) and Sedan (V177)
2019 Mercedes A class (W177) and Sedan (V177)
Marriage registration fees in Singapore to increase
Marriage registration fees in Singapore to increase