hi All,
i came to this forum and read thru the thread. interesting to me.
i like to ask for advise and open myself to more option.
my profile: age 37 married with a kid, with parents to support,
hdb flat.
EEEng from UK, MBA
back in 1997, after graduated from UK, engineering job (software engineer)
is easy to land a job, i got a job within 2 weeks of sending resume (earning 2.3K) local firm nothing great, it is firmware development. soon within 3 mths i move to another company as classmate recommended. it was linux development (widget) back then it was fun, really enjoy and the passion to do the job right and fast. my effort was recongnised and paid off within 1 year my pay rose from 2.5K-3.2K. maybe not alot but i was happy with effort being recongnise. worked there for 3 yrs and not much career prospect so i went off to and wanted to get into a MNC as least room to move around.
landed a job as a software engineer in a consumer electronics MNC. again i worked my way up, from lower grade, i become a fast paced and high performance engineer, starting 3.5K to 5.5K with perks (travel allowance etc)
been there for 5 yrs and i studied my MBA part time while i was there. i was sent to a few places for months for tech transfer (EU/US). i promoted from software engineer to chief engineer (Assistant Manager/manager)
next i moved on as i was approached to setup a new business department for another MNC which does more OEM/ODM consumer rather than a specific brand.
i see this an opportunity for more exposure and of course more $$$. i went over and built the department. for 2 yrs because of the trend in singapore, manufacturing or R&D or Consumer electronics is doing down trend, the business is not doing well. the department was then being closed, and i was retrenched. lost of job for 2 mths
i keep on searching in 2010 for project manager, project engineer, product manager etc but no reply at all. my skillset was firmware/software development, SDLC and project management. i did not restrict myself to singapore only.
i found a job in china, offering as production manager which is totally not related to my engineering skills, i took it i was paid 7K (it actually breakeven including
cpf) but i got no choice but to be in china. i left home a year ago leaving my wife n kid behind, wife is a normal clerical job and kid taken care by my parents. so now this job, again due to downturn, company is not doing well
i signed a 1 year contract and my contract is almost up by end sep 2011.
i am searching for job but sent out many in china/sgp not reply.
i wanted to get into IT banking as i was told it is more stable, at least more $$$
as engineer, i feel i hit the limit, i have not come across a well paid engineer doing coding in singapore, well paid as in 7K. i also had not come across engineer paid over 10K in singapore. i do know
ERP/Oracle pays well as some of my peers getting those pay years ago while i am drawing a 4K plus.
i am open to suggestion what to do next and where to go next. i feel i am aimless drifting around and trying means to secure a stable job. i have not shared with my family that my contract is up and i dont want them to be worried abt $$$.
thanks