grad question

[Weebie]

Hi all,

I'm interested in living in Singapore. I've spent much of my life in Asia and I would like to live in a world city close to my home city of Perth. Obviously I've been to Singapore many times and I like the place.

My question is what chance will I have finding a grad position at 27 years of age when I complete my Marketing degree here in Perth?

I've worked for a few MNC mainly in EPCM here in Perth and in the UK, so I have a few years professional experience. Also Singapore has a working holiday agreement with Australia which will give me 6 month visa or essentially maybe an "In" into the country. Obviously I feel the negatives I have will be my age and limited experience in a sales or marketing role.

Any feedback positive or negative will be accepted.

Cheers.

i will finish my marketing degree in Perth at the the age of 27

[Realistically speaking]

Chances = ZIP !

[Weebie]

Cheers that's the answer I pretty much expected. I have excellent O&G experience with the big boys but have since left the sector. In Australia I could easily bring that in my favour but obviously I couldn't do that in Singapore?

[jalanperak]

You might see if your university has any ties to NUS or NTU, and see if it's possible to do some kind of an exchange program. You could also apply to do a Masters degree, but the success of that depends on your grades and the ranking of your university.

[Sounds like]

your experience is not related to your degree?

[sounds odd]

"World class city", "big boys" are classic local phrases.

[Weebie]

Cheers for the Feedback.

No my experience is from the resource sector here in Perth and London which I did for a good 4-5 years.

I've got a US passport so might have to go there for a few years before I have a crack at Singapore. It's a shame though Singapore is my first choice.

[Sounds]

Cheers for the Feedback.

No my experience is from the resource sector here in Perth and London which I did for a good 4-5 years.

I've got a US passport so might have to go there for a few years before I have a crack at Singapore. It's a shame though Singapore is my first choice.

Weebie,

When I said you sound like you didn't have experience related to your degree, I wasn't taking a shot. I wanted to know if you have the type of experience (though unrelated to marketing) that could get you employment here.

With the right qualifications to go with your epcm experience, I think you could work here. If getting to work in Singapore is the immediate priority, then get here on the steam of that experience first and then see whether you can steer your career towards marketing, which seems to be you ultimate goal.

All the best.

[seriously?]

Cheers for the Feedback.

No my experience is from the resource sector here in Perth and London which I did for a good 4-5 years.

I've got a US passport so might have to go there for a few years before I have a crack at Singapore. It's a shame though Singapore is my first choice.

dude, just man-up and go!! you will never know unless you give it a go! save a few bucks and rent a room (illegaly? pretend they are your friends? you decide), or even do a local college course. grow some hairy balls and go. once you here look for jobs 9am-10pm, and look through ALL the recruiting agencies. do you think the US is any better?

bets of luck

[Kapitan Obvious]

A degree in marketing...ok you and millions of others.

A few years work experience...just like millions of others.

You speak English...so do millions of others.  Lots of them also speak other languages too.

Nothing is setting you apart.  You might land a job here by a fluke, but Singapore is a miserable place to be broke or on the low end. 

You would make more as a waiter or bartender in the US than here, and your living costs would be the same or lower.

[To pp]

A degree in marketing...ok you and millions of others.

A few years work experience...just like millions of others.

You speak English...so do millions of others.  Lots of them also speak other languages too.

Nothing is setting you apart.  You might land a job here by a fluke, but Singapore is a miserable place to be broke or on the low end. 

You would make more as a waiter or bartender in the US than here, and your living costs would be the same or lower.

You're a dick.

[to to pp]

Normally he is a dick.

In this case he is pretty much right. Op should get some experience (at least 5 years I'd say) before coming here, at least financially.

[Kapitan Obvious]

To be a dick, or not to be a dick.  That is the question.  Whether 'tis nobler in the minds of men to have their heads filled with useless cheerleading or to tell it like it is, and in so doing actually provide real help...

The advice I gave is legit.  FYI, if a Singaporean with those qualifications asked me about working in the US I would tell them the exact same thing.

Developed and desirable countries aren't handing out work visas to people with low qualifications / experience.

[Weebie]

Cheers for the feedback everyone I got some good advice there from everyone.

I will get a 6 month work visa due to Australia's WHV agreements with Singapore so I might go in there and try my luck and see what happens. With regards to Cost The AUD is strong and the salaries in Perth are high so I'm not to worried about funding anything for a long period of time. Finally hopefully through this if I can show my skills I might beable to get a more perminent work permit but this is all subjective atm.

IF worst comes to worst I can go to America so it's not the end of the world.

Cheers,

Weebie

[China]

I think NUS is very overrated in some rankings, especially
in rankings companies in Britain published. It is not among top universities in the world, but it is a top university in a country with a population of 3 millions. 0 Nobel Prize Winner,0 Pritzker Prize Winner, 0 Fields Medal winner.

NUS ranked 101 - 150 worldwide among universities in the world in 2010 by the Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
That is appropriate.