Got A Job? Know Your Worth

Active Tech Pros “How Much Salary Are You Expecting?” This is probably one of the toughest questions to answer when asked during a job interview or when filling up a job application form if you are applying for work. While each one of us probably have some idea on how much one should be earning for a particular job, answering this with convincing power and confidence is still probably a challenge - even for a seasoned professional.

Another questions are - with your current skills, trainings, certifications, degree and years of work experience and other factors:

“Are you receiving an industry standard salary package?”
“How much are your peers (of the same industry) receiving annually?”
“How can I compare my market value?“

Perhaps another relevant question to ask are - “How is my salary compared to the salaries of people in another industry?” “How much does an IT Consultant make annually on the average in the Philippines? In Singapore? In the United States? Australia?”

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How Long Will You Live?

There is an interesting article on a leading money publication in their latest issue for June about Retirement. It discusses perhaps the most challenging question that one faces in retirement planning - estimating or guessing your lifespan. Although my age is still at its prime, but the article struck me big time.

It’s no joke - and I even asked myself, when will I plan to retire, and how long will I live to enjoy my retirement? Will I ever have something to make me enjoy my retirement? Unfortunately in the Philippines, retirement is something that the government bothers to not to mind at all. If you plan to retire well, then its up to the individual to prepare for it. Perhaps one of the best way to prepare for retirement is to run for a political post or be appointed in the Presidential Cabinet.

Some Statistics (or estimates):

Life expectancy in the U.S. - 78 years (at birth).
Life expectancy at your age? 20.8 years for a 60-year old man on the average.

Probabilities (based on a 60-year old man):

Hitting 90 years old - 19% (or 81% probably won’t make it to 90 years old).
If one reaches 95 years old, then 22% chance to getting to 100.

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Hot Jobs Tips Series: ERP Consulting, Part 1

If you are at the crossroad of your career and you wonder what are other jobs that may give you better opportunities and compensation; or, you may be a fresh graduate or someone with little experience and want to know which jobs will give you opportunities for growth, or probably a student wondering if your chosen college course will eventually prepare you to good career start - you might be interested in checking out this post on ERP Consulting.

Perhaps one of the high-paying jobs in the Philippines and even in many other countries, ERP Consulting is considered to be one of the most sought-after jobs in the world of business improvement and process streamlining. ERP, or Enterprise Resources Planning software applications have revolutionized the way most companies, particularly the larger ones, do business. In this era of globally-enabled marketplace, not implementing an ERP project is like going into war without ammunitions.

What is ERP Consulting?

ERP applications, born out from the concepts of MRPII, or Manufacturing Resources Planning, is a business solution and productivity tool combining the strategies of integrating all functional departments of a company, adopting “best business” practices, and utilizing Information Technology (software, hardware, infrastructure, etc.) to provide real-time information that are keys to good business decision making. Popular ERP applications providers include Oracle, SAP, and Microsoft.

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