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Do you need a degree to get a good job?
Goh Chin Lian, Andrea Ong
Singapolitics
Friday, Aug 02, 2013
SINGAPORE - While paper qualifications help, a majority of Singaporeans said it was not necessary to secure a good job. A recent survey commissioned by The Straits Times of 500 respondents of working age found that 56 per cent felt that people do not need a degree to get a good job. The survey also found that current job satisfaction levels are high here, but Singaporeans' view of the next generation's job prospects is more mixed.
Many cited competition from foreigners and the poor work attitude of the young as the biggest obstacles that the future batch of workers will face. The wide-ranging survey, conducted by consultancy Degree Census from June 20 to July 2, provide snapshots of the Singapore worker's priorities and concerns as the society wrestles with a stressful pace of life while keeping ahead in the global competition. Responses from the emerging generation of the twenty-somethings, in particular, challenged some employers' claim that Singaporean workers lack hunger and drive.
The survey also suggested that Singaporeans have a healthy respect for people who take risks in their jobs or get their hands dirty, even if they would not take up such work themselves.
Goh Chin Lian, Andrea Ong
Singapolitics
Friday, Aug 02, 2013
SINGAPORE - While paper qualifications help, a majority of Singaporeans said it was not necessary to secure a good job. A recent survey commissioned by The Straits Times of 500 respondents of working age found that 56 per cent felt that people do not need a degree to get a good job. The survey also found that current job satisfaction levels are high here, but Singaporeans' view of the next generation's job prospects is more mixed.
Many cited competition from foreigners and the poor work attitude of the young as the biggest obstacles that the future batch of workers will face. The wide-ranging survey, conducted by consultancy Degree Census from June 20 to July 2, provide snapshots of the Singapore worker's priorities and concerns as the society wrestles with a stressful pace of life while keeping ahead in the global competition. Responses from the emerging generation of the twenty-somethings, in particular, challenged some employers' claim that Singaporean workers lack hunger and drive.
The survey also suggested that Singaporeans have a healthy respect for people who take risks in their jobs or get their hands dirty, even if they would not take up such work themselves.