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  • Catknight's Avatar
    2,075 posts since Oct '07
    • I watched a taiwan drama by famous host interviewing a famous writer..success he said cannot be determined by a cushy job after Ivy league university education.
      So that means if you are to be a cook after yale, it seems to be a waste here in Sg but in States you’re are considered creative and elite…
      So my question is how many Sg parents will let their children play music and be a artist after they graduated from top uni?
      And if the mindset still remains the same, how SG going be creative?

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    TehJarVu's Avatar
    63,560 posts since Dec '03
  • Catknight's Avatar
    2,075 posts since Oct '07
    • Ok I can just hear many neighbours and relatives said”aiyoh, why you let your child be a volunteer in third world country after harvard/MIT?”
      “Got to work in investment banking, lecturer..research engineer
      etc”SG way loh that’ why even our top students stay in america loh

  • Fs4751's Avatar
    338 posts since May '08
    • I have a friend who graduates from NUS with a first class honours degree but works as an insurance agent..Making big bucks and better income than his fellow classmates.! ..so bros out there,,do paper qualifications needed to excel in s'pore?

  • King of sgForums
    TehJarVu's Avatar
    63,560 posts since Dec '03
    • i have a friend engineering fisrt class honours NTU with master's degree working as a pastor in a church

  • Fs4751's Avatar
    338 posts since May '08
  • eagle's Avatar
    16,868 posts since Aug '01
    • Originally posted by TehJarVu:

      i have a friend engineering fisrt class honours NTU with master's degree working as a pastor in a church

      best

  • eagle's Avatar
    16,868 posts since Aug '01
    • Originally posted by Fs4751:

      I have a friend who graduates from NUS with a first class honours degree but works as an insurance agent..Making big bucks and better income than his fellow classmates.! ..so bros out there,,do paper qualifications needed to excel in s'pore?

      How big is big?

      Most likely his job scope is way harder and work attitude is way better than his fellow classmates at the initial stages; he's being rewarded for the risk he took, the hard work and dedication he put in, and his good attitude. You don't see every insurance agents making big bucks too.

      Simply put, it's different.

  • Fs4751's Avatar
    338 posts since May '08
    • Agree with you bro eagle..!..he works 7 days a week..initial stage no life..but subsequently it'll be better...

  • eagle's Avatar
    16,868 posts since Aug '01
    • Originally posted by Fs4751:

      Agree with you bro eagle..!..he works 7 days a week..initial stage no life..but subsequently it'll be better...

      From what I know, it is more of residual income they earn.... means every time some client pays his monthly/yearly amount, he gets a commission.

      Thus over time, he will earn more and more without working more and more.

      But then, insurance agents do take on a bad rep of being money-faced.

  • Catknight's Avatar
    2,075 posts since Oct '07
  • Catknight's Avatar
    2,075 posts since Oct '07
    • Originally posted by TehJarVu:

      i have a friend engineering fisrt class honours NTU with master's degree working as a pastor in a church


      Pastors seems to make a better living than engineers

  • Fs4751's Avatar
    338 posts since May '08
    • Originally posted by Catknight:

      Insurance commissions declined yearly meaning new cilente is needed yearlySmile


      Yup...true...until they become manager, they need to work hard...managers cna overwrite commisions...this is some info i get...dun know true or not...

  • cassie's Avatar
    2,941 posts since May '08
    • asian parents only want their kids to study: med, engineering, law, accounting; anything else, they'll kill u!

  • King of sgForums
    TehJarVu's Avatar
    63,560 posts since Dec '03
    • Originally posted by Catknight:


      Pastors seems to make a better living than engineers


      your head lah
      i am not talking about those senior pastors
      those 1 mega church only have 1
      he is only 1 small pastor slaving away those type

  • Kuali Baba's Avatar
    16,690 posts since Nov '03
    • Originally posted by Catknight:

      So my question is how many Sg parents will let their children play music and be a artist after they graduated from top uni?

      Mine do. It means zilch to outsiders - what do they know when it's just a manifestation of their jealousy? - but everything to their children.

  • Arapahoe's Avatar
    2,133 posts since Jan '07
    • but if you think about it. If you Add up all the top 10 - 20 ivy league graduates over the last decade. 

      Do we really get that much success out from these pool of people? Even if you take financial return as a bench mark.

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