I worked under the CIO of Unity Capital previously during my Internship here back in 2007 in UBS when he was the Executive Director of Wealth Management Research Asia and alike the above poster said, have experience in various fields of finance having interned in major institutions such as Citi & Bank of Montreal.IronMac wrote:True, I'm just amazed that he managed to get a job over Singaporeans!sundaymorningstaple wrote:IronMac,
We've been getting Civil Engineers with one or two years experience up from Oz for a number of years now. With the right degree in certain industries and a year or two experience. It's always possible. Additionally, locals might be a little adverse to joining start-ups, especially in the asset management fields at the moment.
I don't believe the OP indicated how much or how little experience he had but if he's 23 he could possibly have two years of experience if he went straight into Uni out of HS and included attachments. He possibly realizes that sometimes the way to get what you want (international exposure) is easiest when you give somebody an offer that they find hard to resist. (salary requirements) This is what a lot of those young Oz Civils are doing. They come up here with 1 or 2 years experience, slog around in the mud on local salaries, staying maybe 4 to a condo and working for what is actually local starting salaries with maybe some shared housing allowance (the local engineers don't want to be site engineers as they only want to wear white shirts and ties and work in aircon offices as project engineers). Then they go home with 2 years of international experience and four or five years of total experience and command a 50% premium over the rest who stayed in Oz without going overseas. Makes good business sense.
It also makes good business sense for Singapore as well as if they are young enough, they may well want to settle down here as they will not have lots of commitments in their home countries.
Guess only the OP can tell us.
Wifey says that he must have been one smooth talker...
I probably would not have been able to land the job in normal situations in this economic climate you are correct, but my previous work paid off I suppose.
In response to Sunday Morning Staple, you pretty much read my mind. Couldn't find a decent job in finance back in the States so had to explore my options. This could prove to be invaluable in the long run as well as I will have additional international exposure on my resume.
In response to Sierra, I am just exploring my options of becoming a PR, not in that much of a rush! However, I'm thinking in the future when tax becomes a larger issue, the lower income/cap gains etc. could play a big role in personal wealth down the road.