Fresh Grad's pay
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miloice
Well-Known Member
what do you expect for doing admin work? Degree is not some super pass for high pay.
Given you are the employer, would you pay more than that for degree to do admin work?
Anyway, one that is looking at the starting pay is pretty short sighted. I started my pay as programmer at 2.3k while my peers started with a general degree at 1.6k. But, within 1st few yrs, most climbs to wages surpassing me completely. I only woke up after 5 yrs employed by my previous company.
Given you are the employer, would you pay more than that for degree to do admin work?
Anyway, one that is looking at the starting pay is pretty short sighted. I started my pay as programmer at 2.3k while my peers started with a general degree at 1.6k. But, within 1st few yrs, most climbs to wages surpassing me completely. I only woke up after 5 yrs employed by my previous company.
strawberry_love
New Member
Pinky,
Cannot be that high.
Cannot be that high.
strawberry_love
New Member
i was refering to ur earlier post @ 1.46pm
Here are some data from Jobstreet:
Admin assistant: http://myjobstreet.jobstreet.com/career-enhancer/basic-salary-report.php?param=Administrative%20Assistant|000|sg||sg (copy and paste entire url)
Administration: http://myjobstreet.jobstreet.com/career-enhancer/basic-salary-report.php
Secretary: http://myjobstreet.jobstreet.com/career-enhancer/basic-salary-report.php
PA: http://myjobstreet.jobstreet.com/career-enhancer/basic-salary-report.php
Given that your friend is a fresh grad and (I assume) without experience, her average pay would be below $2k ba. Have to be realistic also.
Admin assistant: http://myjobstreet.jobstreet.com/career-enhancer/basic-salary-report.php?param=Administrative%20Assistant|000|sg||sg (copy and paste entire url)
Administration: http://myjobstreet.jobstreet.com/career-enhancer/basic-salary-report.php
Secretary: http://myjobstreet.jobstreet.com/career-enhancer/basic-salary-report.php
PA: http://myjobstreet.jobstreet.com/career-enhancer/basic-salary-report.php
Given that your friend is a fresh grad and (I assume) without experience, her average pay would be below $2k ba. Have to be realistic also.
why dun u ask her to take up something more challenging and offers a Higher potential for fiancial progression.
why should she lower her expectation?
is the job of admin work a must-have job?
if the questions are wrong, the answers will be wrong... life will not turn out as expected.
why should she lower her expectation?
is the job of admin work a must-have job?
if the questions are wrong, the answers will be wrong... life will not turn out as expected.
i think with the current line of Q&A going.. neither u nor your fren can go very far as far as high pay is concerned.
dun mean to be rude, but is your line of questioning for real? it sounds like my mother trying to find out if i have a gfren when i was 21.
do u think this level of interllect deserves any high pay? the degree hides the lower quality sometimes..
dun mean to be rude, but is your line of questioning for real? it sounds like my mother trying to find out if i have a gfren when i was 21.
do u think this level of interllect deserves any high pay? the degree hides the lower quality sometimes..
Thomas: I agree with you.. Luckily my current pay consider ok, average.. last time really peanuts. littlewoman: no worries, that was in the past. now you make it.. (",)Sibei: I really don know.. she started off the same time as me, i got mine but she has nothing.. no joke. I ask her to study bachelor of accouting or something similar, not necessary must be ACCA, she don want.
moistfaucet
New Member
it is true, degree does not mean anything.
but the only way people to see you while you work and they don't know you at all, and want to hire you as well, is by the Degree you got. Even nowadays with a degree you got only average pay work as sale get a commision. what if you don't have ? better have than not, and the degree is not only about your pay, but about the enrichment of your self too.
unless the employer really know who you are.
if you don't like the system, so get out and invent your own.
but the only way people to see you while you work and they don't know you at all, and want to hire you as well, is by the Degree you got. Even nowadays with a degree you got only average pay work as sale get a commision. what if you don't have ? better have than not, and the degree is not only about your pay, but about the enrichment of your self too.
unless the employer really know who you are.
if you don't like the system, so get out and invent your own.
mum_of_2_girls
New Member
Hi,
My staff's daughter is a new grad (business admin), working in foreign bank, starting pay $2k plus. Work for 1 yr, jump to another foreign bank $3k plus.
She is not that smart, uni results so-so, didn't really make money for the bank but she's pretty, hardworking, humble and has great PR skills.
She can follow through Bosses' instructions well. Bosses can have a peace of mind. Basically, a "yes" lady, no input is required from her.
My staff's daughter is a new grad (business admin), working in foreign bank, starting pay $2k plus. Work for 1 yr, jump to another foreign bank $3k plus.
She is not that smart, uni results so-so, didn't really make money for the bank but she's pretty, hardworking, humble and has great PR skills.
She can follow through Bosses' instructions well. Bosses can have a peace of mind. Basically, a "yes" lady, no input is required from her.
Rather than spending months and months looking for the dream job when you don't even know what is the definition of your dream job.
It would be easier to get ANY job and stay there for a year, learn what you need and later find a higher pay job in other companies with the experience you have. Each hop usually gives you about 15-30% increase for a degree holder. After a few years you will end up with what you wanted. And of course it would be good if you start off with the industry you want to be in. Eg, accounts assistant if you want to be an accounts manager. Sales coordinator if you want to be a sales manager, etc. Thats the trend i think.
It would be easier to get ANY job and stay there for a year, learn what you need and later find a higher pay job in other companies with the experience you have. Each hop usually gives you about 15-30% increase for a degree holder. After a few years you will end up with what you wanted. And of course it would be good if you start off with the industry you want to be in. Eg, accounts assistant if you want to be an accounts manager. Sales coordinator if you want to be a sales manager, etc. Thats the trend i think.
bobochacha
New Member
i'm got $1.5k as admin 6yrs..
my nus colleague got $2k when he just joined as tech few mths ago..but rose to $2.5k already..
my another friend in marketing taking $2.6k..she just joined..
me here is depends on experience..nt qualifications..
so depends ah..
my nus colleague got $2k when he just joined as tech few mths ago..but rose to $2.5k already..
my another friend in marketing taking $2.6k..she just joined..
me here is depends on experience..nt qualifications..
so depends ah..
texasholdem
New Member
a degree cert is really nothing, unless you want to specialised in something eg. lawyer, doctor. ah..then the certs are useful.
nowadays, anyone u grab on the street can tell you they are degree holders. big deal. every half yearly, there are new batches of fresh grads.
most impt is how to be street smart, not book smart
nowadays, anyone u grab on the street can tell you they are degree holders. big deal. every half yearly, there are new batches of fresh grads.
most impt is how to be street smart, not book smart
tat's the thing i wonder abt sometimes... especially the post-lehman stage when u have all the pple wanting their money back etc... then when i meet pple n older folks, they're hoping their children get a good job in the banks, and the children themselves wanna join the banks...
it's just one of those things that struck me as being interesting, and subsequently there were some articles that says that humans have short memory... Wah, u can imagine how that really put things in perspective.
the ceos with the million-dollar salaries were being brought down... then the new batch of graduates who dream of the million-dollar salaries... quite the irony...
it's just one of those things that struck me as being interesting, and subsequently there were some articles that says that humans have short memory... Wah, u can imagine how that really put things in perspective.
the ceos with the million-dollar salaries were being brought down... then the new batch of graduates who dream of the million-dollar salaries... quite the irony...