Employability for PT students

[heyitsme_]

Hi there,

I was just curious about the employability for PT students.
Anyone doing a part-time local degree and working FT?
Do you think that FT students will stand a greater chance in employment?

Was asking as my friend raised this question to me and i dunno how to answer leh.

 

[jeffrey745]

It depends on what course u r studying, and whether u r already working in the industry that relates to ur course(or u r planning to enter). Also, is the uni an autonomous 1?

If not, when u study at kapalan/mdis/psb, it may not be easy to gain employment.

PT degrees r usually for ppl who are already working in the industry use the degree as an 'upgrade' for their career.

For me who is finishing my PT degree in aerospace systems, I would say that entering the aviation industry is by no means easy.

U nid to acquire the relevant experience for the job that u wanna enter.

I have friends who have graduated for abt 6mths- a year and fail to land jobs in the aviation industry. Some end up in other industries doing engineering related work, some in civil service.

 

[snoozex]

Hi there,

I was just curious about the employability for PT students.
Anyone doing a part-time local degree and working FT?
Do you think that FT students will stand a greater chance in employment?

Was asking as my friend raised this question to me and i dunno how to answer leh.

Hi,


I think this is a question that has no real answer as it depends on individual... This is what I have observed:


When I was a full time local uni student, I will think of my ex poly class mates working full time while studying part time as ahead of me... by the time I have graduated, they have a few years of experience and a degree... I see it that way cos experience is something I am lacking at that time and I know employers value experience (and paper too)


Going back to your case, the question might be how good your final degree is (i.e. grades or classification)... working full time and studying part time is not easy as it really requires a lot of disciplines... at the end of the day, different people have different mentality...



And you also have to understand that there is a hierarchy in term of local uni degree's recognition... a part time NUS BTech might be perceived as "higher quality" than a full time SUSS BEng/BSc cos NUS is "branded" (and more contact hours)... recently, I met a NUS BTech student-to-be at NUS so I was asking him why did he choose BTech as it will take him min 4 years to complete. His reply was to enter a top notched company as software engineer, you need to have rigorous training... for him, he thinks NUS will provide him with this... and now, I start to understand what he means as I am starting to realise how min face-to-face sessions SUSS's courses have... of course, it is a pedagogical difference based on the university's education philosophy...



To be frank, full time students better get a good classification as part time local degree with experiences might be more attractive to some employers.. unless you are from Ivy league unis then it is a different ball game....

 

[socket_athlon]

I did my PT degree from PSB (UON Aus) back in 2008.

From my point of view, my type of employers look for competency, rather than degree 'branding'. However, for GLC's like ST or defence companies, I'd think they still look for a branded degree.

 

[WoShiPro]

I think it depend..

If your degree is related to your current job it will be easier to find jobs compare to moving to a different industry with the degree most companies wouldn't count your past experience working in unrelated sector.