A girl left me some comments in my blog, how much is her salary is not so important, but I think she points out some very important topics... namely: expats or foreign talents in IT field, female in IT, and IT specialise certificate versus university degree.
i've a dip in IT, started work in desktop, cs, helpdesk line.First of all... is the issue of expats or foreign talents:
2004 - 1.5k sme
2005 - 1.6k sme
2006 - 1.7k mnc
2007 - 1.8~2.1k sme
2008 - 2.2k mnc
i noticed its tough to get larger offers due to expats from philippines, indonesia & malaysia whom fight for such desktop IT support roles. i do know its a 'anyone can do' kinda job.
Second.... is she is being a female:
and there are times i've moved on to server administration roles (2007-2008)And finally, extra certificate compares with degree:
therefore the increase salary there. but because of being a female, employers are not very keen.
i'll say, the salary scopes you had here are all males and its easier for them to mark the fee.
i've contemplated leaving the IT industry. what are your views towards women obtaining a degree and keeping to IT roles?
i've MCSA certifications and such but it actually doesn't get a person on par with a proper degree.
Frankly speaking I can't help you much on these topics, maybe some others can give her some comments. I do know that in some company, got a lot of expat, e.g. IT specialize from India. Or some company simply outsource the support team to India or Philiphine. Well, I can't imagine if myself work in all-male environment...... but maybe they all will dote on you?
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I pity her. In my place there are a MANY females in IT department. Well, they mostly work in data warehouse and BI area, not infrastructure. My PM in one of the projects from PRC gets 6k x 13. And from my observation most of the first line managers get around 6 - 6.5k per month.
My suggestion: move out from infra area (desktop, network, etc.) to DWH/BI or software development area. Or try to be a PM.
I am female who work in Network field as well. For the wages, i think sometimes it really depends on how well you demonstrate/ sell yourself during the stage of the interview and the overall impression that you gv to interviewers.
I am holding first class honor degree and distinction for my master degree from UK by age 24. Most of the interviews that I have done with typical Asian bosses were general awful...I figured that they felt threaten by my qualifications and even told me something like " If I train you up, I don't think you are going to stay long"..Now I work with MNC and I landed this job after 3 round interviews. I met 2 asian bosses during my second interview. They told me straight that they didn''t have intention to train fresh grad. But after 3 months, i contacted by HR for 3rd interview. HR informed me that the bosses from USA are coming to interview me after they review my resume as they plan to set up a new team here. So I got the job at the end. I told my bosses (Americans) straight that I don't have any technical experiences in IT field. They assure me that they do train fresh grad (see..the difference? Asian bosses mostly selfish).I have been trained for 1 and half month before they put me into the real post. Sometimes timing and luck play important roles.
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