【问答汇总】[寄托在线谈]NUS ISS副院长与你聊聊IT行业

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Q8.How does ISS find internship opportunities for its students? Why ISS thinks internship is important to their students?

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Q9.How’s job market in IT industry? What are the paths for advancing careers in IT?

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Q10.Will female have good prospect in Singapore IT job market?

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Q11.What’s your advice for students who want to come to ISS?

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Q12.What is the differences between ISS and School of Computing in NUS?

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NUS-ISS学院 发表于 2014-5-20 15:51
谢谢提问！

对不起，隔行如隔山！Dr Leong 只回答IT产业相关问题。无法帮到别的专业。

Computer control and automation are important in manufacturing. Singapore is still trying to maintain 30% of economy in manufacturing. But it's likely that systems level programming for computer control and automation will be for specialized areas only.

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loseair123 发表于 2014-5-20 20:52
您好！我想请问下在新加坡做IT的话，一般什么岗位需求量大一些呢？我学的是Java方面，目前在做J2EE，安卓和 ...

J2EE is in high demand in enterprise IT - the kind of jobs in big corporations. Android is good but companies working on mobile in Singapore will want iOS, Android and HTML5. Native app development (iOS and Android) is useful in many startups and small companies. Hadoop is quite specialized and most large organizations are likely to use tools from vendors, rather than going down into Hadoop itself. But again, small companies and startups will use Hadoop and related extensions for "Big Data".

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1515 发表于 2014-5-22 00:08
Dear Dr Leong, I wish you may kindly let me know,

1. What is the trend for IT in Singapore? Ascen ...

We must first understand what is "IT". There is a difference between the IT work in large organizations in contrast to IT (computer science) efforts in smaller companies and startups. All companies today have a very strong digital components, and their need for data storage, data centre, application development, etc., is increasing. For small companies, there is a greater need for strong programmers able to be flexible and get the job done using open source platforms and tools.

Average salary for GDipSA students is over S$3000-S$3500. Employment rate of students is high. Most students will get a job offer - but not everybody accepts the job because it may not be the right job for them. One of the advantages of the GDipSA internships is that potential employers can see how well the interns work. That's why it's important that interns are very serious about internships in the companies.

The salary for masters degrees depends on the organization. Many of our students who graduate with masters degree have many years of working experience so it's not easy to compare.

The most likely job for entry level GDipSA students is as a programmer. For masters degree, there are many jobs available.

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tarsin 发表于 2014-5-25 14:32
Dr Leong:
         I am student who majored in biotechnology,and now I am planing for admission to  ...

1. There is already a strong trend in cross-disciplinary studies and IT and Bio-technology is one of them. We have such courses in schools in Singapore too.

2. Yes, there is always an advantage for students who have domain knowledge outside of IT skills. Biotechnology is a strong core area for Singapore economy.

3. There is no magic about planning. You need to get your degree and manage a good grade (distinction is always better) then look for jobs in the biotechnology domain. Work hard and get the right experience. Because you have domain knowledge, it will help you do better than your peers.

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lken1992 发表于 2014-5-26 16:10
Dear Dr. Leong,
I am a senior student majoring in automation, and about to go to NTU's MSc program  ...

The NTU MSc programme in embedded systems is very good. It will prepare you for jobs in the hardware and systems engineering companies.

1. Siemens, ABB, etc. all have large manufacturing organizations in Singapore. They come to Singapore because they can hire the right level of expertise. This has to be at higher skill levels. For the lower skill work, it's much cheaper in other countries.

2. One of the strongest growth areas is in hardware products for consumers, and there are many startups building such devices, e.g., for health monitoring, e-watch, virtual reality, etc., and these all require integration of the hardware and the software. So there is a lot of opportunity for engineers who can program at the driver level.

3. I'm sorry but I don't know which is the best area. I'm also not familiar with the US market for automation and control.

4. Whether work is stressful or not is the same whether you are in Singapore or USA. There are always times when everybody has to work very hard, e.g., when there is a project dateline. It doesn't matter whether you are in software engineering, programming or embedded systems. In many cases, it depends more on the company than the job.

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数字媒体技术 发表于 2014-5-26 22:11
Dear Dr. Leong,
Here are my questions，thanks for yout reply：

1. Average starting salary depends on the degree and your previous working experience. For our graduates (no working experience), it is over S$4000/month before bonuses, etc.

2. The most important skill is to get the job done - persistence. You need to be broad based and the technology doesn't matter.

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zbh333022 发表于 2014-5-27 19:09
Dear Dr. Leong,

Any books to recommend for the system analysis students?

There are many sites on the internet where you can find out more about systems analysis. No recommendations for books.

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asianliuyao 发表于 2014-5-29 21:27
1.毕业后起薪多少新币啊？
2.根据往届毕业生情况，一般毕业多久可拿PR和公民？
3.ISS或其他机构的短期课程 ...

1. The starting salary after graduation for most of our students is about S$3000-S$3500/month, but some will earn more.

2. We are unable to say anything about PR and citizenship as that is up to the government. It has varied a lot in the past.

3. There are no discounts at other institutions for ISS students signing up for short courses.

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homuncilus 发表于 2014-5-30 14:14
从新加坡IT圈Q群里收集来的提问，代表已工作人士的实际心声。

1）what job can earn highest salary in  ...

The best paying jobs (on average) tend to come in the Finance Industry. The jobs where you take responsibility and deliver projects/profits are those that give the best rewards.

We do not know what jobs are likely to get PR more easily. That is up to the government.

I have no idea which IT jobs are more likely for you to meet possible girlfriends (or boyfriends if you are a girl), but the IT industry on the whole has many men. The ladies often end up in project management roles, but you will work with everybody.

I believe that the typical Indian IT professional has a language advantage over the Chinese professional. As you work longer and rise in your position, one of the most important skills is going to be the ability to communicate, present and write.

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狐狸大叔 发表于 2014-5-30 14:52
Is getting working visa easy for IT professionals in Singapore?

Thanks.

I'm sorry but I'm unable to comment on visa issues as that is up to the government.