Top 10 overall preferred scholarship providers rankings among the different categories
Respondents who indicated their interest to pursue scholarships were asked to select their preferred scholarship providers that they intend to apply or have already applied for which multiple selections of the scholarship providers is allowed. The scholarship providers rankings are as follows:
Top GCE ‘A’ Level and IB Diploma students and graduates
Most preferred industries
Across the group of top GCE ‘A’ level & IB Diploma students and graduates, GCE ‘A’ level & IB Diploma students, graduates, and polytechnic students, the healthcare industry was voted as the top preferred work industry. On the other hand, university undergraduates have different preferences, with advertising being the top preferred industry.
Career growth and opportunities is the most important factor in an ideal job
95 percent of the GCE ‘A’ level & IB Diploma students and graduates cited career growth and opportunities as the most important attribute in an ideal job. Other key attributes to an ideal job are work-life balance (89 percent rated important), job security (89 percent rated important) and interesting job scope (89 percent rated important).
Attributes that are important to students in their ideal job
S$3,001 to S$3,500 is the expected starting salary
In comparison with the top GCE ‘A’ level & IB Diploma students and graduates, GCE ‘A’ level & IB Diploma students and graduates have a lower expected starting salary with the majority, 30 percent, indicating their expected starting salary to be in the range of S$3,001 to S$3,500.
Expected starting salary
Career growth and opportunities is the most important factor in an ideal job
97 percent of the polytechnic students cited career growth and opportunities as the most important attribute in an ideal job. Other key attributes for an ideal job are work-life balance (92 percent rated important), job security (92 percent rated important) and interesting job scope (90 percent rated important).
Attributes that are important to students in their ideal job
S$2,501 TO S$3,000 is the expected starting salary
In comparison with the GCE ‘A’ level & IB Diploma students and graduates, polytechnic students have a lower expected starting salary with the majority, 25 percent, indicating their expected starting salary to be in the range of S$2,501 to S$3,000.
Expected starting salary
Career growth and opportunities is the most sought after in an ideal job
The university undergraduates rated career growth and opportunities as the most important attribute in their ideal job with 94 percent of them rating it as important. This is no surprise as it has been consistently found that university undergraduates value their future career and would like to seek career advancements. Other important ideal work attributes are work-life balance (89 percent rate it as important), job security (88 percent rate it as important), interesting job scope (87 percent rate it as important), and acceptable work demand (85 percent rate it as important).
Attributes that are important to students in their ideal job
S$3,001 to S$3,500 is the expected starting salary
Majority of the university undergraduates (39 percent) indicated an expected starting salary of S$3,001 to S$3,500.
Expected starting salary
