$10k starting pay? Netizens express disbelief at NUS undergrads' salary expectations

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How much are fresh graduates in Singapore expecting their starting salaries to be? Between $5,000 and $10,000, it seems. This was the result of an informal survey conducted by Hong Kong-based YouTuber Torres Pit, who took to the National University of Singapore campus with the query during his trip here recently. Pit, who's based in Hong Kong, noted that NUS...

One mechanical engineering Masters' student interviewed, on the other hand, shared how he expects his annual salary to be 300,000 yuan a year, which works out to be close to $5,000 a month.

Over in the comments and on discussion forum Hardware Zone, many expressed surprise at the responses, with most of the debate centred on the undergrad who shared about her $10,000 salary expectation.A few commiserated over how times have changed since they graduated. Not all were pessimistic, however, with one sharing: "It is possible, especially in investment banking. Of course, it is not that easy."One netizen noted how the video struck a chord, as he too, had expected a high salary after graduating.

 

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Maybe stick with your parent's money...

Take a good hard look at yourself!

Make it 20k, sounds better

Lalaland 😀. There will be pain.

Fresh graduates r getting between 4-5k. Where she got her 6 figure dream? In Europe being a graduate doesn’t mean anything. It’s your charisma, verbal talents, ideas n creativity n work experience that lands you a job, n even so, they r paid 30% less than Singaporeans.

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