First of all, thanks for the effort of getting into my blog. The main reason the blog is created is because of the intention to share more about my thought on future life. I've currently got involved into a simple business. Getting into this business, has never been of my thought because I've always been thinking 'traditionally' and following the norm, of which the way that most of the people would go. I have 'zero' knowledge in this field and was always thinking to work really hard and do well in exams so that I can get a good job. You know, what parents been telling us since young, "Study hard, getting into the University, get a better certificate/qualification and when you comes out, you'll get a good job". Well, most of the parents tell us that but has any one really tell you the next sentences?
I'd do the favor then. "Getting a good job" has always been the 'fullstop' to the whole paragraph, until you are actually in that state, you will know what's coming next.
What do they really mean by getting a good job? It means that when you have pursued your Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree(Oh well, how many of us would take it?), you get into a good company getting a job with good pay. Oh, by the way, let me tell you the world's leading jobs; Actuary is currently the world best job, followed by Biomedical and next would be Software engineers. [http://www.careercast.com/jobs-rated/best-jobs-2013] It would be great if you're enrolling in any of these courses but if you're not, need not to be too worried because you will have your chance too if you did really well in your Bachelor Degree. (Just if and only if you really did well!)
However, to get a place in this society, we're no longer able to survive easily with just a Bachelor's Degree. Everywhere, there is a Degree holder. To be more realistic, results actually matters more than a qualification today. The world has changed a lot since the 90's. Back then, having a Bachelor Degree's qualification could easily give you a bright future, also your result need not to be the best, you can have more priority than the rest.
What about today? and what if I tell you the basic salary for a fresh grad is only around MYR 2k on average? According to report from "http://myjobstreet.jobstreet.com/career-enhancer/basic-salary-report.php", we can see that the range of salary for a fresh grad is just around 2k. Let's see the pictures below for more exact values. I'd like to start with IT because I'm currently enrolling my Bachelor Degree of the same field.
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Secondly, I'd like to go with Accounting because of its popularity!
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Lastly, I'd like to put Engineering. Well, it's a tough course, it deserves a better salary!
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Apparently, from the images we can see that the average salary for fresh/Entry Level ranges from 1.5k to 2.5k and for Senior Managers, we can get from 10k to 15k monthly. It sure sounds great to have such amount in your bank account monthly, isn't it?
Question arises, how LONG you will need to climb up to the position? How MUCH time you need to spend working for the same position? How MANY people are going for the same position? Are you sure that you would be the one getting to that position? You see for yourself. For the lucky ones, they might be able to get up to that place in like, 10 Years? Alright, to be fair, let say you're the lucky one, you got into the position that many people wanted, so what? To be realistic again, to earn more, you will have to invest your time into your main career. I am sure that you, as the CEO of the company for instance, you would not have much time for your family because you will have to administrate the working of the company and handling big projects. How much time can you really spend with your own family, or friends? We are actually making ourselves busy in return of getting a good pay. What's the point of earning so much when you can't spend it nicely? It's not that you cannot choose but the company needs you, and you have to morally hold the responsibility as a CEO. How long more you would like to be like this? Most of the people are actually going through the process of working, it's a ongoing repeating process that people practice daily and they actually do not remember the dreams they always had when they were kids, anymore. Well, the illustration below explains it all, the process of a working man:
Being able to get to that position, sure you're great because you serve your employee and company really excellent that your Employer is actually offering you the place and you must have a really good qualification that you're able to get til that high.You see, our education is actually teaching us how to be a good employee! Getting a good result to serve your company and employer. Who earns the most? Definitely it won't be you, as long as you're working under them.
That's why people always say that the job that gives you wealth in fastest way is always building your own business. However, it also comes along with the risk building own business. Having your own business, let say it's a very big business, what would happen if economy crisis strikes the world once more? I couldn't guarantee you much. I'm not trying to be contradictory here, it's just that we have to choose wisely and be more careful in selecting your path. You will have to be smart too in building your own business because everything you have built, it might fall into scraps again in just a day time if economy crisis really comes to kiss your ass.
What can you do about your future then? It's sure a blurry path for many of us because we are all still young (I'm referring to gen-Y anyway), it's just the matter of time and whether opportunity is given. Coming to an end, I would like to share some interesting facts that I've found on the Internet. The article with the title: How to Survive With Salary RM3000 In Malaysia. There's nothing much can tell but to see illustration, again.
Sekian, thank you!
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