S'pore kids pick President as "coolest" job: survey
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SINGAPORE: A survey on the career choice of children in Singapore revealed that nearly 10 per cent of them think that being the President is the "coolest" job in the world.
This was followed by being a pilot, a police officer and a singer.
When asked on the first "three things they would do" if they became the Prime Minister, responses ranged from helping to save energy and water, rounding up sick animals and sending them to a vet as well as creating scholarships for those in need.
Other humourous responses included building another theme park like Universal Studios, banning cockroaches and even making it compulsory to eat chips everyday!
The study by recruitment firm Adecco covered 120 children between the ages of seven and 14.
It seeks to understand their career aspirations and thoughts about work and life.
The study showed that being a teacher is the top career choice, followed by becoming a doctor, pilot or flight attendant.
The youngsters who stated a desire to become a teacher, had monthly salary expectations ranging from S$50 to S$10,000.
But about 80 per cent of respondents believe that it is more important to "spend time with family" than making "lots of money".
This is the sixth year that Adecco has carried out the survey.
Lynne Ng, regional director of Adecco South East Asia, said: "With every year
that this survey is conducted, I see the responses becoming more adventurous and interesting, whilst still demonstrating the importance of family and community.
"It's clear that children pick up on news and conversations around them and often use this information to plan for their own future - and in many cases a brighter future for others".
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smile smile, wave wave, each year only need to appear a few times... once in a blue moon make a sentence... retire early and maybe can write books as hobby... topped with high wage...
Sure, why not???
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So young, already want easy job with high pay.
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when i was young i oso say 我��总统
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Honestly i think that when we are young we will all say that we work for our passion and yada yada. But seriously, when we grow up and stuff, we realise that we have to be pragmatic and here the money factor comes in. I think if they were to conduct this survey from the older bunch of teenagers, the jobs on the list confirm change.
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now i still say 我��总统
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i young people, but a lot of my friends says president not cool.
Well 10% thinks that way, right?
How many people were surveyed? 120 kids?
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really cool what, can wear bryllcreem and hipster glasses.
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can shake hands with whoever he wants haha
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Everybody wants to be president but can they?
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Very few qualify, almost all of them don't want to be president, because afraid of being smeared by the media if not in the good books of the ruling party.
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we had been children and wanted to be Presidents, Astronauts, Doctors, Lawyers, ...
but some grew up successfully as HUM LOVERS....in exchange for their downfalls....
loll