Job as Instrumentation Engineer in EPC company or MS from NUS(National University of Singapore)

Having minimum of 2 years of experience will prove worthwhile before going for a MS.
Points to consider:
- You will be aware of how theoretical knowledge learnt in the class is applied in real life applications. It helps you to grasp the concepts, build your understanding and relate them to the work you have already did. Imagine "Oh yes! I have done multi-variable control during my project" vs "Ok. This is multi-variable control. How is it really applied in industry?" Hope you get my point.
- During your job, you will get yourself trained in many software/hardware, configuring drives, selecting instruments based on specifications, etc which is never taught in most of undergraduate or graduate colleges. After you complete your Masters, most companies still ask for your experience in specific software (which is crazy but true) as they need "ready to work" individuals.
- In US, most companies wanting to hire Control Systems/Instrumentation engineers ask for 2 to 3 years of industry work experience even if you have a Masters degree. You might get some internship experience during your Masters but if you have a prior experience, things will be easy for finding jobs. If you are looking to find jobs in Singapore post Masters, is the situation different?
- Working for few years just after your undergraduate degree helps you build communication, interpersonal, time management, documentation, client interaction, management skills. These skills can never be taught and I think its good to go into a graduate college with a matured business mindset. It helps in the long run.
- I looked at some of the <a href="https://www.ece.nus.edu.sg/education/graduate/mscee/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ECE@NUS</a> for MS in ECE with specialization as Automation and Control. It looks a good course with focus on relevant subjects. Try interacting with seniors from NSU in Automation and Control and understand about the job search process and requirement in Singapore.
- If you are an international student, what are points to keep in mind for finding jobs in Singapore? Do many companies sponsor for work? If yes, what do they want, is Masters degree enough or would 2-3 years of work give you a huge advantage?

I understand everyone has different priorities (family, financial, career) and one advice that suits someone might not suit a second person. Still, as life is unpredictable, taking a information and facts based decision has higher probability to prove helpful. All the best!

Shreyas Sule

Having minimum of 2 years of experience will prove worthwhile before going for a MS.
Points to consider:
- You will be aware of how theoretical knowledge learnt in the class is applied in real life applications. It helps you to grasp the concepts, build your understanding and relate them to the work you have already did. Imagine "Oh yes! I have done multi-variable control during my project" vs "Ok. This is multi-variable control. How is it really applied in industry?" Hope you get my point.
- During your job, you will get yourself trained in many software/hardware, configuring drives, selecting instruments based on specifications, etc which is never taught in most of undergraduate or graduate colleges. After you complete your Masters, most companies still ask for your experience in specific software (which is crazy but true) as they need "ready to work" individuals.
- In US, most companies wanting to hire Control Systems/Instrumentation engineers ask for 2 to 3 years of industry work experience even if you have a Masters degree. You might get some internship experience during your Masters but if you have a prior experience, things will be easy for finding jobs. If you are looking to find jobs in Singapore post Masters, is the situation different?
- Working for few years just after your undergraduate degree helps you build communication, interpersonal, time management, documentation, client interaction, management skills. These skills can never be taught and I think its good to go into a graduate college with a matured business mindset. It helps in the long run.
- I looked at some of the <a href="https://www.ece.nus.edu.sg/education/graduate/mscee/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ECE@NUS</a> for MS in ECE with specialization as Automation and Control. It looks a good course with focus on relevant subjects. Try interacting with seniors from NSU in Automation and Control and understand about the job search process and requirement in Singapore.
- If you are an international student, what are points to keep in mind for finding jobs in Singapore? Do many companies sponsor for work? If yes, what do they want, is Masters degree enough or would 2-3 years of work give you a huge advantage?

I understand everyone has different priorities (family, financial, career) and one advice that suits someone might not suit a second person. Still, as life is unpredictable, taking a information and facts based decision has higher probability to prove helpful. All the best!

Thanks for your time for this valuable reply. Even I was inclined to taking up the job, but an admit from NUS is not one gets so easily, so was a bit confused. Let me try to defer the admit if possible.

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- If you are an international student, what are points to keep in mind for finding jobs in Singapore? Do many companies sponsor for work? If yes, what do they want, is Masters degree enough or would 2-3 years of work give you a huge advantage?

Especially answer to these questions.