Work Progression & Promotion

Hi everyone!!!

I cant believe it's been months since i last blogged, to be honest it felt really recent.

But i've received quite a few "reminders" from some of you through email, comments on my postings whether

i could do a post on my personal life, promotion and my work as a whole and
OF COURSE i could this is like what my life has been revolving around the entire year!

Thinking back i have really grown so much as a person and accomplished quite a lot, pretty sure it's evident through my occasional instagram postings.
I never thought it was possible to be promoted in a year to the Assistant Vice President, and some have told me that i could potentially be the youngest
in the entire industry!
and some of you have been asking how much i've been drawing for my pay and I don't see a reason to hide, neither do i think it's the cap of what my career would bring me
but it's been averaging at $8,000/month for now.
Bonuses will keep stacking and i look forward to getting my future EC goal in 3 years!!

Most of you know i've been a piano teacher and considering the whole university path 2 years back. "WHY would you step out of it?" was a question i got countless of times.

I really wanted to venture out of teaching music was because i wanted to progress WAYYYYY further in a career rather than doing the same old things weekly for the rest of my life.

I know and many have told me how much my music career could earn me but it's not all about the money.

Reasons why i didn't go to the conservatory in Cardiff / go to NUS or whatsoever was simple.

I didn't see a need to spend so much money just for a certificate (cause that's all i see it for).
I feel that certificates are important up to a certain extent but this is a personal opinion of course.


I know most people do their degree cause their parents feel it's the ultimate safety net and just because all their peers are doing so too (and will in turn lose out without going for it too)
Yet, let me pop this question.
How many of you who are studying on marketing, accounting, econs&finance and business management actually know why they're getting this degree for?
If you aspire to become a banker so you choose to do this course, do you know their job scope, their daily routine day in day out?
Or what goes through your head is just them in a suit sitting behind a counter?
If you are taking a business degree, is it just so as to open a business? Do you know how to start one, which includes government grants given etc
Or is it just because people around you say that it's better to own a generalized degree?
Deep down, i know countless of people who just want that form of recognition by having a degree and after which get a job title that sounds pleasant to their ears.
But what comes after that, do you truly know?


Here's some food for thought. Is it common understanding if i said that we are only employed by companies to solve their problems?
Being a problem in a company is a no-go, if not why would they choose to pay us?
Salary range is determined by the difficulty of these problems we are capable of solving.
The level of ability to handle these big problems, determines what our ranks should be.
Still, all of us in this present society still think that having a degree should render our $4,000/month. How funny is that?


Most fresh grads (who aren't studying for passion) these days have a very narrow minded mentality towards this whole "i go to school get my degree come out find a stable job earn 4K and my pay keeps increasing my job is secured i am an educated individual".
This would probably have worked out in Singapore 10 years back, but not now evidently.
Statistically and based on many graduates i've met, this is no longer true.

My word of advice would be to work and study at the same time if not you'll be losing out to your peers and nowadays,

job experience and knowledge CAN actually outweigh your grades.

I truly respect how quite a few people in our unit are actually studying AND working at the same time.

I think it's a really smart move? Cause they're building up their resume as well.

To put a rough overview on what i do, i deal with many things which includes portfolio management, writing reports

and providing access to different platforms for investments catering average earners to high net worth individuals.

I chose this career cause i knew, without stepping out of familiar grounds, i would never achieve the lifestyle i want to attain.

I know, all those fears of uncertainty, demoralization, disappointment and fear of failure. Of course it did run through my mind.
But with the mentality constantly kept in my head to face my setbacks, "if the rest can do it, i don't see why i can't".
Not doing a degree to have a head start over my peers, was it all worth the hard work?
Damn right it was, looking back, i never regretted my choice and it was never a waste of time and efforts.
Everything i did was only bringing me a new learning experience to get even better and stronger in this career.

But sure, you can say it was a risk, but i dont see any reason why anyone shouldn't go all out to fight for a career and future 

so long as they don't have their additional baggage of having to feed their children at home etc at the start.

With time, this career only gets more stable than any other jobs out there.


I am lucky to have Joshua as my mentor who guided me through everything at the beginning so i had a solid foundation to start off my career.
And surely i have to give credit to the rest of his unit as we have always practiced sharing of our experiences with each other.

it's really such a good thing not having to watch my back on politics and all of that nonsense! Thank goodness for them :)

Months have gone by since that day and putting aside all the awards that has been given to me (cause that's not everything in life),
i just kept on improving, till techniques of my own started to be formed, and it was all tested and proven to show results through personal experience.
I can't possibly explain how much i've learned and changed as a person since the day i started off till now.
With everything that i have been through, i don't believe i am unable to impart my knowledge and techniques to people in my own personal unit (and expanding).

Some photos of awards posted over the past year in Joshua's unit
September

Back in October!

November

December's top case count in the organization for the entire 4th quarter (director's challenge!)

Can't remember when this was taken hahaha but the guy in the photo is Andrew, one of Joshua's managers

Think this was January?

During end Jan i actually organized a team outing/photoshoot with a group of photographers i worked with before

Booked an entire cafe for 4 hrs just for this purpose!

Jake and Joel

Think this is the best unit shot we have taken from the photoshoot that day!
Most of them were having their first ever shoot but it appears they were quite natural in posing, we had so much fun with the shoot!
We are actually contemplating to make this a semiannual event cause there are so many new people joining us :')

Can't wait for the next one already

Don't really take many photos in the office but here's some work-moments!
Eugene

Anicia and Sylvia

Jake

And a crazy night for all of us to distress! Awaiting more moments with you guysss

And anyways most of you have been asking me for more details on my job, if you want to ask the specifics, feel free to email me via my personal email!
It's meloided@hotmail.com 

To end of this post, i honestly feel that the slow paced career progression and pay of the typical corporate 8am to 5pm daily isn't the way to go especially
if you're still below the age of 30, when you're trading all of that away for a 2 year promotion window and double the pay you're meant to attain for what
you think is "stable" just because you haven't gone through retrenchment before.
How do i know that? Because i've met people in their early thirties and i've heard their stories.
Do you really want to keep hopping from a company to another?
Especially after hearing all about the politics and the kind of people you meet in the office are things out of your span of control.
Can you choose not to work with them or face their attitude?

There are only a handful of jobs that offer you hardwork vs returns with proper guidance from an experienced team.
If you wish to apply for me / us to put into consideration, feel free to send your resume on the same email stated above.
The requirements would be: Willing to learn and put in all efforts + public diploma/private degree equivalent & age 21 and above
I wouldn't want anyone who isn't willing to fight for their own future.

Will try to update this space more often, till next time~