[maxsanic]

In my opinion, people should be trained in the technical fields, because it developed their logical thinking and then they can move on to do other things. An engineer can be transited to do business and marketing but the other way is usually not possible. But now, engineering has become a dirty word, and has become an occupation even less desirable than those of the business and marketing streams. AI and data analytics jobs that are so hot now could be easily filled by engineers, since in truth, these areas actually involved a lot less mathematics and complexity than engineering. Instead, no, employers tend to look for 'IT trained personnel', and thus restrict their choice and they had to look for overseas talents.

I broadly agree with your comment on the need to be flexible and hop amongst industries, but I must point out that the example you've given isn't that valid.  The sort of AI and data analytics jobs that companies are willing to hire in Singapore as opposed to India are very specialized. While engineers have training in logic and math, it's not possible to just pick up an engineer with no professional training to take up the sort of AI roles that are hired in Singapore.

Companies are not dumb. The current starting pay for fresh grads in AI and data analytics has already breached 6k or even 7k in a lot of startups, if it were that simple and can be "easily filled by engineers", companies would have paid 3.5k and just suck in all of them. The tech jobs that an engineer can easily fill through logic and design thinking are mostly either project management or if technical, offshored already.