Is Engineering - A dead end career ??

[RadX]

casket service u need to ask RadX ley..

 

marine really pays well this days... sales a lot of paperwork and after sales to follow up..but sales let u meet more other people in related field.. maybe your future employers..

siang ka pager

[Krieger]

Quite a few engineering (Mechanical) guys i knew in Marine. I must say their job and pay is quite good, even in bad times. But then, they come to see me more often as compared to other prof. They suffer from stress, minor physical injuries (Strain etc). Oh ya, the hours... Their OT is erhem...i must say can reach half of what they earn.

[Fishy]

yes it is a dead end, i know cos im an engineer in semiconductor industry. lots of engineers from china / india / philipines / myanmar and malaysia willing to do the job. it gets especially worse when your boss/supervisor is from the above and he will tend to hire and promote his own kind ahead of you. and when you are a singaporean with NS liability, u can forget about moving ahead...

 

if u dont believe, try the big semiconductor company in yishun... then u will know what i mean

[Titanium]

Finish your engin diploma but pursue a business/accountancy degree.

 

With this combination, you can enjoy both sides of the cake.

 

Me currently in IT, damn sick of it.

 

thot of taking a deg but dunno leh... so sick of IT already.

[Yuan]

personally i study in mechatronic.

 

Me also study mechatronics. When I graduate that time in mid 1990s, no local university. So I have to switch course. Once I switch course, it means that I switch my career path.

[Miles]

IT has a very bright future. but you must be good.

being mediocre in any field wont get u anywhere.

 

With the 2008 budget focusing on innovation, and the shortage of IT pro here. the future is v bright. dont give up.

[Cheerios]

then why not join stat board...

[Titanium]

Shortage of IT pro here meh?

 

I see many Ah tiong n Ah neh in IT leh, see until ...

[Titanium]

No certs leh... Stat board need toilet paper de.

[Zniper]

are u an engine grad from poly? if so, stick to IT or engine... if u got interest in biz studies dan further ur studies in tis area, if not further ur studies in engine and u can work both IT and engine...

 

I am a part time undergrad in engine, working full-time as server administrator... so this 2 can be linked depends on how u see it...

[Mivec9]

yo bro,

 

Depends what u want to do...eg whether u want to specialised in something like a network engineer...then probably go for cisco certifications,etc.

 

If u want go other fields, like sales or something, maybe a business degree helps.

[Mivec9]

personally i study in mechatronic.

 

Me also study mechatronics. When I graduate that time in mid 1990s, no local university. So I have to switch course. Once I switch course, it means that I switch my career path.

 

u can switch to mechanical or electronics in the university, right?

[Yuan]

Yah. But like that, sianz 1/2 liaoz.

[Katou]

Shortage of IT pro here meh?

 

I see many Ah tiong n Ah neh in IT leh, see until ...

 

You meant Sim lim square ah?

 

There's a shop owner in his early 20s owned a shop at level 4 or 5 selling memory items. Appear on paper as well, claiming he start from $1000 to this shop and however, he got a good family background.

[Mivec9]

so which course u switched to then?

[Mivec9]

likedat not counted lah. like adam khoo, his papa also rich. so starting a few business not so difficult with the $$ capital from lao peh

[Katou]

How i wish i'm born with that kind of spoon. But I'm more happy to have a saloon car to drive.

 

The rest, gotta earn with my hands and my legs.

[Titanium]

yo bro,

 

Depends what u want to do...eg whether u want to specialised in something like a network engineer...then probably go for cisco certifications,etc.

 

If u want go other fields, like sales or something, maybe a business degree helps.

 

Got CCNA liao, and the Prof. Dip. of IT security liao, but still sianz...