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| Income and Jobs Discuss jobs, career options and of course salaries |
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| 05-11-2017 10:19 PM | ||
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| 05-11-2017 09:49 PM | ||
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Not the original poster but in a rather similar situation. I have been looking for a job for 6mths. Should I take up contract jobs? Or should I take a 20% pay cut for perm roles to open up more opportunities? Some potential job roles didnt progress due to pay mismatch. If I hold on to my last drawn and there are no job offers, I will hit 40 soon, will I be in a worse situation then? |
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| 04-11-2017 11:02 AM | ||
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| 03-11-2017 07:58 PM | ||
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Your situation is quite bleak both in terms of outdated & irrelevant experience/skillset and also "killer zone" age. You should not be setting unnecessary limits like 3k above pay to lower your already very low chances. 3k is approximately what a lot of local uni grads and some higher end private uni grads are getting, I don't think it's that easy for you to compete with them. #1 is good to try, but remove that limit of 3k above pay, it will just make your search worse than it already is. #2 is no go. Why waste more money on some generic low end degree or masters? At your age when finish you will be close to 50. It adds no value - if you can buy the cert, anyone half your age can do it as well. #3 is most likely the only option you will be forced to take up if #1 doesn't work. My advice is to do both #1 to #3 at the same time. Chances of #1 is very low and if #3 got contract jobs just take up first. Most important thing is to damage control on CV first. Do not make a bad situation worse by piling long periods of unemployment. A late 40s CV with huge gaps in unemployment will just more or less force you to driving Uber. |
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| 03-11-2017 07:08 PM | ||
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My job is replaced by technology - advice needed Hi everyone I am a 45 yo Singaporean female with a bachelor degree whose job was recently replaced by technology. In order for me to look for a job in a different industry and acquire new skills from scratch, what is best action I should take? The minimum wage I can accept is $3k per month. 1) Apply for a entry level job? Concern: What are my chances when I have to compete with fresh grads? 2) Re-learn by going back to school to do a degree again or masters that is going to be relevant for the next 15 years? Concern: Is it worth spending $30k to $40K to start from scratch? 3) Start with contract jobs and build up the skills set slowly? Concern: will employers give weightage to contract jobs experience? Any advice is welcome. I have been in my previous job for 20 years and now very lost and troubled about my future. 
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