Regretted studying

last SG · 2008-01-26T11:39:09+00:00

If you no dip, you would not be getting the pay that you are getting now... If you only O, you might not get the job in the first place...

fymk SG

Did you take your diploma because you wanted to do accountancy or was it because it seem like a path to a job which "earns alot of money"?

bcloud23b SG

being accountant doesnt mean you will earn a lot of $$

DO you takes to earn that amount of $$.

Just like being a lousy doctor, u still earn a shit salary. So it really depend on you.

xiaoxui SG

For Acc assistant job, usually employer look for female and not male. guess that is demoralizing. Mostly also Malaysians doing and willing to go low salary.

It is competitive and you have to face lots of cold shoulder. Why not think of becoming a banker or otherwise some bank job.

Phorum Noob SG

In the long run, diploma is still better. More prospects for pay raise and promotions. Wink

eagle SG

then what can u work as with an O level cert?

Think long long term... Unless you have the ambition, plans, sources, contacts, ideas and financial support to start a business, your future is limited...

Even if you sign on in the army, it is hard for you to even raise to the rank of a staff sergeant because you have just an O level cert.

And one thing you should learn in life... Don't regret over what has been done... There are too many things for one to achieve in life, and a truly successful person will be one who will make do with what he/she has and what he/she has gone through, to rise above and soar.

toyota-corolla SG

I'm opposite, I regretted not study well. If I could turn back the time, I'd rather get good grade for my PSLE and probably end myself up in Express stream, then probably now in JC or Poly, instead of ITE.

It sucks, when I regret now. So TS, please don't regret, cos, in-order for me to get a bloody diploma cert. It will take me a good five years.

Agenda SG

i repeated my o lvls, first time 28 and 2nd time 18

i'm still a worser student than you but my result says that i'm either getting a A or B+

Why is that so?

countdracula SG

with your dip, i think you will get some exemptions for acca…that is if you want to do accounting…otherwise go get a degree, you will also get exemptions for relevant subjects….unless you run your own firm or become an agent in real estate of insurance, the more education you have the more you will earn…that’s for sure….but if you have to compete with cheaper ft, then good luck…

onlooker123 SG

To answer one of the the threadstarter’s question, I never regretted studying.

Sebastio SG

You cannot compare like that. some courses are really good with good prospect and highly paid salary. Courses like optometry in SP or marine time engineering can fetch you a minimum pay of at least 3.2k with just a diploma and good employment rate

anfieldheroez SG

Well,gotta be patient man. Heard from a friend ( dunno how reliable ) who said that even degree holders have problems finding jobs. How about trying for an internship?

UandMe SG

And this thread will become "Regretted not studying".

smartboy4 SG

Smile Smile those without cert earn millions and those with whatever degree Rolling Eyes sweep the office floor

sango(POH) SG

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Man Utd (Degree) VS Bolton (No Cert)

1 X 2

1.20 6.00 12.00

which one will win?

of coz we will choose man utd (degree)

but ball is round, anything can happen

but our Life is more round!!!

having degree meaning u have higher odds of success, very simple

LazerLordz SG

Talking trash and you know it.

Have you ever been around the MNC circles?

EngAudListCo_Director SG

Hi

I feel you should not be discouraged. It usually take a long time to find a job....esp if you do not have any work experience. You might feel that your diploma results are putting you at a disadvantage.

Maybe you should start looking for an audit job and at the same time enrolling for ACCA. Some local audit firms do accept diploma graduates. The reason why it is difficult to look for an accounting job is there are tens of thousands of people (including FTs) with accounting qualification looking for the same limited accounting/auditing jobs.

As for your interview techniques, maybe you can consult a recruitment agency to brush up your interview skills.

All the best in your career.

fymk SG

5 interviews and you are giving up?

People turn you away because you have no experience and you are giving up?

Boy, I have been through numerous rejections to get to where I am now. 5 is just nothing really.

Just pick up , move on until opportunity strikes. Nobody owes you a job. You owe it to yourself to get to where you want to go , no matter how hard it is.

Guardx SG

Do you know how many people out there who try so hard but could not get a dip because they are too poor? And here u are complaining so much.

Back in the days when we got depression we had to worry if we still got a job or not.

u appply for MMC job with no experience of course kena rejected, do you serious know how hard it is to get into MMC? If not go and find out properly first before complaining.

IF you are a boss will you hire a kid who only complains so much but cannot even do a simple job properly? No experience still want to take big salary, even a degree grad also had to be humble in order to survie in the real world.

You better not take a degree cos I do not want another case of posting regretting that you are not good enough to take a degree... and later complain degree very tough...

fudgester SG

See it this way:

Where can you go with an O Level cert? Fair enough, there have been success stories of people who made it with few certs and qualifications. However, if you ask them, they'd tell you that the walking the road for them was an uphill task for them, and they faced all sorts of obstacles and hardships along the way.

A few MNCs rejecting you does not mean that you wasted all your time in poly. All it means is that you need to rethink your plans and to adapt. You can always start working with a small company and start at a lower position, and then slowly make your own way up. It's all a matter of whether or not you are willing to work hard from the bottom.

I've personally heard of a couple of cases of people who want to go to poly but cannot do so because they either can't qualify for it or can't afford it. So really, your end of the stick isn't that short at all.

Chris1988 SG

bro, what you learn back in sch you'll probaly apply less than 10% of it in your working career. take a good look at yourself. you're being categorized under the below avg group if i must say. 15 points for Os you probaly just manage to get into Accounting. 5B's? and the rest are C and D's? (sorry if it sounds offensive here)

you're now living in the 21st century bro. everything's moving. nobody's gonna wait for you. you try entering army with just O'lvl la. you probaly post a thread here saying how badly you kenna tekan by your sergeants. sign on? sure. for how many years? afterwhich? start business? be security guard? you have absolutely NO future kae. people who sign on NS are probaly the ones who don't really know where to go after they ORD or are in need of money to support the family. rarely people sign on based on interest.

i can understand how you feel. being rejected and all. why don't you do something to improve yourself? from what you've been saying about you scoring low marks for Accounting, i guess its only feasible if you should pursue your degree on a different course. and bro nothing is easy to study in poly. you ask around you tell me which person says, "eh my course damn easy. no need study also can score well" if you really wanna pursue and be an accountant, you could take up ACCA and afterwhich you can carry on with your CPA. trust me afterwhich your chances of being accepted in a MNC company would be higher. having degrees and such are just stepping stones to get you further in the working society. its not an admission ticket.

i just hope you can wake up your idea and realise what you just posted. if you don't want to help yourself, no one else can. all we can do is advice you on what to do. whether you want to follow is up to you. and i wish u luck with your upcoming job interviews Wink

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