
Originally Posted by
siopao1984
if you want a long term goal then take my advice
i graduated computer engineering way back 2006
2 months before i graduated naay job fair sa amo school so i applied for eTelecare, Lexmark and PeopleSupport... i passed with PeopleSupport and eTelecare exams but PeopleSupport called me up first for the job offer so I just took the opportunity. i started work 20 days after my graduation --->>> april 20 , 2006. i wasted no time for relaxation. my starting salary was 10,000 pesos.
I was assigned to the technical support of ISP. after 6 months i was regularized and got an appraisal. salary was now 12500. after 1 year i only got 250 appraisal. i resigned from peoplesupport 1 year and 1 month later and applied with etelecare because i know that i am fit to be in the DELL technical support account since I graduated CoE and have the passion with computers.
i started with etelecare june 12, 2006... i started with 13,500 salary + 3,000 non taxable allowance... i got promoted 4 times within 1 year and 8 months... salary increased every promotion from 13500 to 15000 to 19440 to 23000 to 27000 in less than 2 years. i also got a certification from DELL which is DCSE with a DELL Badge ID.
got to the point wherein i got promoted to SME (Subject Matter Expert), etelecare merged with stream as you may know and is now called strream global services... they also changed the salary scheme and some adjustments on my salary from 27000 to 34500 + 3000 non taxable allowance
nearly 4 years with etelecare and stream i resigned and applied for a job here in Singapore
in just less than 2 weeks i got a job in singapore as IT Helpdesk Coordinator with Siemens
why it was just fast: because of the nearly 5 years of solid experience as technical support with those 2 call centers
OK, So What's your point siopao1984?
My point is
- dont under estimate the BPO / call center industry as this gave me the path to growth and development of my skills and expertise. Look at my long journey in 5 years time. The work experience especially in tech support that i got from these 2 call centers helped me a lot in looking for a job abroad that has a pay 3 times than my last drawn salary.
it does not mean na if ECE graduate or licensed ECE d mo mag try sa BPO / call center
i hope ma inspire mo
it all starts with the first step. you have to build a solid experience.