I asked my friend if he has honors degree and he told me he has. I asked if its a prerequisite for government sector jobs. He told me, because it is not honourable to work in there, hence its a prerequisite to have honors degree'. Haha.. I know it sounds pretty lame, but the lameness of the statement is really quite funny.
Another friend of mine is currently looking for jobs, and he sounded dismayed when the human resource person from a particular government sector asked if he has honours, why he could do master degree,etc, etc. He susbesquently told me , a manager friend of his told him, he shouldnt even include his master degree in his resume, and that he should have studied his basic degree well, etc, etc. .cos thats all the government will look at. That a master degree is only for those who are hardworking.. dont mean the person is smart..
If everyone thinks like this manager, graduate schools , Chicago business school, insead, to name a few , can all close shop. No one will be thinking of 'improving' 'knowledge' by going for extra courses, etc..since 'one would just look at the basic degree'.
Maybe the government works differently? Maybe this applies to only the government?Perhaps. All I know is if the dear ministers and the like wants the workforce to keep relevant and 'upgrade'.. then the mindset to only look at the 'basic degree' has to change... assessment will need to be made on a more rounded level.
That aside.. its indeed very stressful to go through interviews.. Its never fun to be 'grilled' by another party. If its any comfort, at least its not the "Apprentice' or 'American Idol'.. or any of those reality shows, when you are constantly subjected to scrutiny by other contestants, judges, tv audience, etc. So Interviews are really quite easy afterall huh?! :p
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Wow, what a starting pay
If statistics dont lie , fresh graduates are are now said to enjoy starting pay of $2500, in some cases, this can be as much as $3000 or $3500. (The pay in the papers are usually taken from the 'brightest' , 'creme de la crop' high fliers).
No doubt this will leave a bitter after taste for some of us, who has started from much humbler 'beginnings',during the economic crisis that sees pay freezes, retrenchments and the like.
But taken from another perspective, its indeed been a good decade since we graduated. With rising costs and inflation, perhaps the increase in the starting pay is only understandable.
Wait! What about the rest of us still slogging with low pay that probably took us longer time to rise to the current levels these freshies are drawing? Oh well...as the saying goes, life is never fair.
All's not lost though. Just as starting pays are higher for freshies, it would probably be reasonable to see higher pay rise, etc for employees. If anything be, we better enjoy the current good times, before the next downcycle hit us again. Afterall, we mustnt ever forget, what goes up, will come down. All's a matter of time.
No doubt this will leave a bitter after taste for some of us, who has started from much humbler 'beginnings',during the economic crisis that sees pay freezes, retrenchments and the like.
But taken from another perspective, its indeed been a good decade since we graduated. With rising costs and inflation, perhaps the increase in the starting pay is only understandable.
Wait! What about the rest of us still slogging with low pay that probably took us longer time to rise to the current levels these freshies are drawing? Oh well...as the saying goes, life is never fair.
All's not lost though. Just as starting pays are higher for freshies, it would probably be reasonable to see higher pay rise, etc for employees. If anything be, we better enjoy the current good times, before the next downcycle hit us again. Afterall, we mustnt ever forget, what goes up, will come down. All's a matter of time.
Nice Ending
I like how the last book in the harry potter series end. RK rowling has indeed tied everything up nicely. Great story
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