education and foreign talent

well i get we could continue this from my previous education post or u could read it on its own. no big deal coz its different yet similar.

now as singaporeans we all noe that sg imports a whole load of foreign talent. and a lot of singaporeans are unhappy with that. why? coz they have to compete with these foreign talents for their jobs and most of the time, end up losing it to them. is there somethin wrong with the system? are these foreign talents really better than singaporeans? or is there something else?

which country would not like to provide employment to its own citizens? its one of the ways to ensure that the current government ensures that it remains in office right? so why are a lot of local companies importing foreign talent?

simply coz most singaporeans cant make it in the workin world. while they may have the academic knowledge to get that interiew, they do not have the lifeskills, the personality, the attitude or the street intelligence that would make their potential employers want them. to most sg students, as long as u have the paper qualifications, u're almost there. well sorry to burst ur bubble ppl, but that aint the case.

another sad thing that u see is the way sg students compete with each other. if u are good, u dun want others to be good so that u can be the best in ur course/module/whatever. if a weaker student comes to u for help, u'll feign ignorance or dun teach them fully. why? not coz u dun noe, but coz u dun want them to be as good as u. so at the end of ur academic life, u end up being the best, thru such means.

now what about the foreign talents? they dun have such a mindset. to them, they wanna help those around them realise their potential. its all right by them if the friend they teach end up being better than them. sure they'll be bothered for a while but who wouldnt? but they realise that their friends had more potential than them and just needed a little extra help. to these ppl, its alright not to be the best because u are among the best. its alright to not graduate at the top of the class with all As because they have learnt somethin more valuable than wat can b found in the textbook.

now when u compare both students and how they went thru uni life, who do u think the employer would want? and who would be able to shine better? the sg student who tried to eliminate competition or the foreign talent who builds on competition?

i agree that this is stereotyping but its wat i see when i meet both groups of ppl. to me its alright not to be the best but to land among them. ur grades are just part of ur arsenal in the workin world. but remember that there are other things u can pull out as well.

do not kill the competition to get wat u want. instead work with them and help each other out. coz that way, u both will be able to bring each other to newer heights, heights the 2 of u would not have been able to achieve if u had gone solo.

life's a journey best travelled in groups


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