Strong Eagle,
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:04 pm Post subject:
a) You don't have an EP yet for your job, do you? I imagine that the company will not file until you commit. You should _probably_ qualify for an EP but these days it is a lot more of a crap shoot.
That's correct, I do not possess an EP yet. Of course my company will take care of all these things e.g. work permit etc. The whole process kicks in upon agreement.
b) You are going to school full time and working? That's a mighty nice company. If full time studies, I don't think you can commit to the level that someone not going to school could... therefore, S$3500 isn't so out of line. And, I dunno... can you go to school while working on an EP?
No, I would study part-time. It's gonna be tough anyway because I would work from 8AM - 5PM and have classes from 6PM - 9PM. Therefore, they would also just pay the reduced PT tuition.
c) Your salary might be slightly low, but not by much, especially as I don't know exactly what you do. A person capable of running infrastructure projects with 6 to 8 years of experience will make S$6K to S$8K per month. The best will make more... we're talking about competent... or maybe no so competent. Could you manage the refresh of 7000 PC's across Asia? I had a tech PM that did this for me at S$8K per month.
Well, currently I'm responsible for the Business Process Redesign. Basically, I am pointing out the current "as is" process and highlighting the weak spots in terms of costs and time. This is a preparation work for the upcoming ERP system change in Summer/Fall this year. Within this major system change, I am the business leader for the future IBM Cognos BI Reporting.
Furthermore, I am the IT Leader for the implementation of a supplier collaboration/communication system. I will also conduct the training of our staff and partly the suppliers.
Although I'm "just" playing a supporting role in this major ERP system change (due to my lack of experience), this is the beginning of a major rollout within Asia Pacific. I would be involved in future rollouts in Japan, Thailand, Singapore etc.
Again, in the long-term, they need "new blood" and an IT Manager for Asia Pacific (this position is currently nonexistent).
I identify myself with my proposed position for Singapore (IT Project Coordinator).
d) Finally, the plus side for you is a foreign education and previous MNC experience... this could kick you into a better pay grade. The negative side is that there are thousands of Asians/Indians, who, while lacking the context of a foreign education, are nevertheless quite bright and willing to work for less than you are; hence the downward pressure.
I am aware of that, yes. But I do not entirely agree. When I look at
my office, most local people (chinese) do not deserve the title "Manager" or "Supervisor". They lack of assertiveness, aggressiveness. They could never sack somebody because they always want to be friends with everybody. This is a fact. At least in
my office.