I’ve been browsing the internet this afternoon when suddenly i decided to pay a visit to ZDNETASIA.com (which by the way, am a current subscriber) to hear about their latest gadgets and technology reviews. ZDNETASIA.COM, by the way, is a reliable online magazine specializing in technology reviews, gadgets and business. They span a dynamic array of topics from various sectors of technology and business, thus been diligently reading a lot about their postings. Anyway, while i was surfing around their pages, something caught my eye which directed me to this IT Salary Benchmark page featuring the update on the IT Salary Trends in Asia Pacific for 2007-2008. It was interesting! The results finally came. Just like me, I know there seemed to be a lot of the avid online readers out there who also wanted to know the salary benchmark if they are competitively compensated or not especially those working in the IT sector. You may not know but I actually participated in this survey sometime of late last year- 2007 or early this year of 2008 (can’t barely remember) but in any case the results can be summarized as seen on the graph found below.... Read More

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A couple of days ago, while browsing the internet blog posts, i saw a blog entry relating to FILIPINOS moving toSingapore to work. Entitled, the-best-filipino-software-developers-are-headed-for-singapore. and can-pinoy-software-companies-stop-the-exodus-to-singapore. , the excerpt talks about mass exodus of Filipino IT Professionals to Singapore. Though i wasnt surprised on the blog saying most of the IT professionals are moving to that direction, the blog was posted early 3rd quarter of last year - 2007 . Indeed, this issue has been there for quite sometime now and has been around for years already not just in singapore but also exodus of nurses and engineers to US and European countries where money pay is much way better! I knew a lot of good friends now who also work in singapore. I remember an old college classmate who is a Microsoft evangelist earns now a whopping $5000/month or a P150,000 ($5000 * Php30) per month for a multinational British Bank. With that still excluding other company perks, medical and leave credits. More than a dozen of my other friends and former officemates are already in Singapore too with starting salaries in the range of Php100,000 and above. Who doesnt want that either? But thinking all the fuss around in my head, i started to rekindle and take time to research. How much is the cost of living in singapore? What is it in singapore what makes it a sought after country to work for? What makes singapore a best place for professionals anyway? Lets have a brief retrospect.... Read More

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