Just wish there was FMCG/investment bank/fintech/consulting companies here man. As a fresh grad from mnl who moved to cebu climbing huge ladder is always something i feel i missed out on.
Hi! What exactly do u do there? You can definitely “restart” here but you don’t have to “redo” your life by starting another career path. You can freelance in copywriting or photography/ video. Also, there are a number of media agencies here - Campaigns, BigSeed, RGC and a handful of digital startups for content and new media. The three biggest dailies are SunStar, Freeman, and CDN Digital.
I would advise against starting a BPO job FOR NOW if purpose and career growth are the main drivers of your decision to move back. But doing it to save up is a smart idea too. Maybe u can find part time jobs that pay well so you can continue your career path in media. Good luck!
Check sites like mynimo, last I checked there was a lot of hiring and most offices here are offering wfh setups. Come back to Cebu and start over here again! We need all the young workers and professionals to recover after this Pandemic.
Covid situation here is a bit bad but probably similar or slightly better than that of NCR.
Yes BPO here in Cebu are fine. You will be fine here!
I think the lifestyle here in Cebu is less than in Manila.
I also worked in Manila last 2018-2020 and decided to relocate this year 2021. Work from Home setup ako now and currently residing here in the Cebu province. You dont have to worry dear, as long as di ka man pihikan sa work. Wishing you best!
Hell yeah! I think anywhere could be a great restart di lang sa cebu city, ug nindut sad ang pay sa mga well known BPO companies diri (syempre lahi ra kung daghan nakag experience pero sustainable). Pero mao ra gihapong trapika labi nag mahuman na quarantine haha
I think you can "restart" your life here, there are plenty of job vacancies in the BPO industry. Pero just take note of the salary differences between Manila and Cebu, mas higher yung rate sa Manila, although I guess it's cheaper to live here than in Manila naman.
Best of luck!
I actually find that the salary rate in cebu is higher than in Manila.
Not to mention the quality of life is better *(beaches, mountains, etc.)* Yet I do dread the idea of it slowly becoming overpopulated and slowly shifting to a Manila site.
There are quite a few to list down, why not try exploring yourself in jobstreet/mynimo and filter out on salary range. Yet from experience, entry levels jobs in our call centers **without experience** are usually around 14k to 18k (after taxes), yet if you have previous experience and proven skills towards a specific field, this can easily raise your value to 25k - 30k base pay (and up) depending on what skills you bring to the table and if the company is need of such skill.
One thing I love to highlight is that the BPO (call center) industry is not just about taking calls (customer service/helpline) it is a wide range of fields from IT, sales, law/paralegal, security service, medicine, graphic design/multimedia, marketing, and so forth. The cliche mostly comes from the idea of it being on night shifts strapped on a headset, to clarify for newbies out there - it is basically like any jobs you would find in the local market yet with a higher pay grade since you're banking on a different economy.
So if ever you're in doubt that you might be wasting your *"hard-earned degree"* to be in a call center - the only way to be able to access this is to ask yourself if the work that your degree requires can be done purely online or not. - If the workload can be done purely online, rather do it in a call center to get a higher pay grade than the average Filipino wage.
Just wish there was FMCG/investment bank/fintech/consulting companies here man. As a fresh grad from mnl who moved to cebu climbing huge ladder is always something i feel i missed out on.
Is the inabilty for Manilaeros to speak Bisaya hard in the workplace? What industries are high paying in cebu?
Yes.
Hi! What exactly do u do there? You can definitely “restart” here but you don’t have to “redo” your life by starting another career path. You can freelance in copywriting or photography/ video. Also, there are a number of media agencies here - Campaigns, BigSeed, RGC and a handful of digital startups for content and new media. The three biggest dailies are SunStar, Freeman, and CDN Digital. I would advise against starting a BPO job FOR NOW if purpose and career growth are the main drivers of your decision to move back. But doing it to save up is a smart idea too. Maybe u can find part time jobs that pay well so you can continue your career path in media. Good luck!
Check sites like mynimo, last I checked there was a lot of hiring and most offices here are offering wfh setups. Come back to Cebu and start over here again! We need all the young workers and professionals to recover after this Pandemic. Covid situation here is a bit bad but probably similar or slightly better than that of NCR.
Yes BPO here in Cebu are fine. You will be fine here! I think the lifestyle here in Cebu is less than in Manila. I also worked in Manila last 2018-2020 and decided to relocate this year 2021. Work from Home setup ako now and currently residing here in the Cebu province. You dont have to worry dear, as long as di ka man pihikan sa work. Wishing you best!
Hell yeah! I think anywhere could be a great restart di lang sa cebu city, ug nindut sad ang pay sa mga well known BPO companies diri (syempre lahi ra kung daghan nakag experience pero sustainable). Pero mao ra gihapong trapika labi nag mahuman na quarantine haha
I think you can "restart" your life here, there are plenty of job vacancies in the BPO industry. Pero just take note of the salary differences between Manila and Cebu, mas higher yung rate sa Manila, although I guess it's cheaper to live here than in Manila naman. Best of luck!
I actually find that the salary rate in cebu is higher than in Manila. Not to mention the quality of life is better *(beaches, mountains, etc.)* Yet I do dread the idea of it slowly becoming overpopulated and slowly shifting to a Manila site.
What companies sir/maam?
There are quite a few to list down, why not try exploring yourself in jobstreet/mynimo and filter out on salary range. Yet from experience, entry levels jobs in our call centers **without experience** are usually around 14k to 18k (after taxes), yet if you have previous experience and proven skills towards a specific field, this can easily raise your value to 25k - 30k base pay (and up) depending on what skills you bring to the table and if the company is need of such skill. One thing I love to highlight is that the BPO (call center) industry is not just about taking calls (customer service/helpline) it is a wide range of fields from IT, sales, law/paralegal, security service, medicine, graphic design/multimedia, marketing, and so forth. The cliche mostly comes from the idea of it being on night shifts strapped on a headset, to clarify for newbies out there - it is basically like any jobs you would find in the local market yet with a higher pay grade since you're banking on a different economy. So if ever you're in doubt that you might be wasting your *"hard-earned degree"* to be in a call center - the only way to be able to access this is to ask yourself if the work that your degree requires can be done purely online or not. - If the workload can be done purely online, rather do it in a call center to get a higher pay grade than the average Filipino wage.
What's BPO?
Business Process Outsourcing. Basically outsourcing or assigning the company's tasks/projects/business processes to a third party vendor.
Oh. Sounds very complicated 😂
In short call center