An NUS grad shared how he got offered a $6k monthly salary despite having less than 1 year experience.
He wrote that when asked about his salary expectations, he gave a salary range starting from $5k and they ended up offering him $6k per month.
He shared that he is still in disbelief as to why the company would offer him so much money.
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Are companies starting to bounce back this year?
I am a 2020 NUS grad, and currently working in a tech industry (not as SWE). I started my job with a salary at higher end of $3k and was raised to about $4k in a recent salary adjustment.
I feel like my salary is ok, but because I don’t really like my current job, I started casually looking for a diff job.
After going through interviews, one company seemed interested in me and proceed to ask my salary expectation. I gave a salary range starting from $5k (just trying my luck asking for 20% more salary from my current job). To my surprise they offered me a position with $6k salary.
Although I’m very grateful, tbh I am still in disbelief why would this company offer me such a high salary considering I have less that one year of experience plus we are still in the midst of pandemic. I am still considering whether to accept and hope that this is not a red flag.
And to all my batch mates and juniors who are still looking for jobs, wish you all the very best of luck in finding one! I personally think that it’s okay to accept job with a low starting pay, as long as it provides learning opportunities. Higher pay may come out later after you possess the experience.
-#95991: https://www.nuswhispers.com/confession/95991
Source: Nus Whispers