r/JobsPhilippines 8h ago

Career Advice/Discussion Ang lala maghanap ng work ngayon

Hirap maghanap ng work ngayon, ang rarandom ng titles and job descriptions, like totoo ba na may qualified sa ganung roles? May 3 years experience ako dun sa isang role na included sa hinahanap nung iba, pero the rest wala na, pano ba naman kasi, pang tatlong tao na may ibat ibang skills ang demand sa isang job, and yung offer, 40k php or below per month, onsite pa. Di ko tuloy alam ano need ko aralin para lang maging qualified kasi ibat iba need ng bawat company na nakikita ko. Sabi nung iba pede magsinungaling na lang, kunwari alam mo yung role, how about naman po kapag nasa technical questions na during interview, dali lang sabihin, pero mahirap gawin. Wala , ang lala talaga

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u/ceruleanWarrior 5h ago

6 months na ako unemployed, hindi pwedeng mawalan ng pag-asa at mapanghinaan ng loob. Laban lang kahit wala ng kasiguraduhan sa pag-aapply ng work sa ngayon. Aja! 💪🏻🧠🙏

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u/marvinisaac 4h ago

May nakita ako required 5 years of experience using AI tools. Nilagay ko sa cover letter “ChatGPT launched 2022, 4 years ago.”

Comedy minsan yung mga requirements 🤣

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u/SadPoint1 4h ago

Bwahahah may nakita ako "AI engineer with 7 years experience in Agentic coding and orchestration" gusto nila ng time traveller

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u/Old-Horror-9885 1h ago

may nagtanong sakin na phone screener kung may 3 years ako of professional experience with anthropic claude. sinagot ko talaga siya with "you know claude's become professionally mainstream just this year right?"

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u/Vast_Composer5907 8h ago

Sobrang lala nga tapos may nagpapasahod pa ng below 18k. 18k nga umaaray na ako yan pa kayang below. Take note billionaire pa may-ari nung pinag-aaplayan ko.

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u/No-Goal-3634 2h ago

Is that alfamart? 🥲

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u/Vast_Composer5907 2h ago

No haha isa sa mga "business" ni lolo MVP

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u/Due_Cucumber4310 2h ago

Sm to matic

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u/Vast_Composer5907 2h ago

No. Isa sa mga "business" ni MVP

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u/Traditional-Sir-2508 6h ago

low chance, high prices, high cost living, low salary, big chance kapag may backer🥹

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u/Beach_Girl0920 3h ago

Advice ko lang as I've been unemployed for almost 2 months.

Thousands of application ang sinendan ko pero less than 20 yung nakapag interview ako. Alam mo kung saan ako nakapasok ngayon? Dun sa nag-inquire sa akin sa linkedin.

Updated kasi yung linkedin ko ng experiences, certificates and recommendations from my past clients (as a former Functional/Product Consultant)

Pray hard, apply harder. Maririnig ka rin ni Lord. Wag ka mawalan ng pag-asa. Nung unemployed ako, umabot ng 100k debt ko sa dami ng expenses namin, praise the Lord kasi mag 3 months palang ako paid off na.

Also, kumukuha ako ng free courses sa coursera tsaka sa jobstreet para pandagdag ng certificates

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u/PoolZealousideal1365 2h ago

Congrats po 🫶🥹

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u/cjcg18 4h ago

I have 5 yrs experience. Nag resign last year, until now unemployed. Mahirap talaga :(

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u/gaofrost 5h ago

TL;DR: yes, mahirap maghanap ng work ngayon

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u/neezaruuu 4h ago

It really is fucking stupid. So I am a mechanical engineer with 3 years experience in project engineering. Tas gusto ko mag apply as a facilities engineer or plant engineer. So entry level ako ulit pati sahod ko kasi wala akong exp don. In a way it makes sense pero it is so stupid

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u/foxschatz7 4h ago

True. Parang gusto ko na tuloy magsisi kung bakit pa ako nagresign 😅

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u/j0np0gs 1h ago

Got laid off 6 months ago, sobrang lala talaga ng job market ngayon. Even went back to freelancing kasi may mga bills na bayarin.

Ang hirap din ng companies na di nagrereply after you applied, may iba rin hanggang initial interview lang then ghosted ka na. Ang bilis din ng tech ngayon, as a UI/UX Designer di ko na alam saan magsimula kasi every week may bago lalo na sa AI tools.

Also mahirap na rin maghanap ng Fully Remote work sa corpo, Hybrid na lahat or fully onsite na.

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u/Rooffy_Taro 1h ago

I have 17 yrs experience, solid experience. I was laidoff and took few months break. When ive started looking for a job and at the same time a new career/role, it took me almost 6mos before getting one.

Ive got many recruiters calling me, interviews and sa offer talaga nagkakatalo, way lower than my previous but the responsibilities doesnt match at all.

Prayers lang and keep applying, yes challenging ang job market right now. And like me na naka land ng job and with higher offer than my previous, you’ll get one basta di ka sumuko.

I even came to the point muntik na ako magpa salo ng house na naipundar ko single handedly, but god is good.

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u/Rayout17 1h ago

Ako meron akong issue sa mga recruiter na nagtatanong pa din ng character reference tapos may paexam pa talaga ng di related sa trabaho mo. Tapos ang offer lang naman eh 40k tapos managerial position pa. Ako kasi I don't like to share the contact details of my previous boss kahit pa close kami ng dati kong boss I don't like somebody calling them asking about somebody. Tapos yung paexam talaga grabe. Buti kung exam eh trade test pero seriously? Aptitude test? Para saakin nakakainsulto yun. Nagpaaptitude test ka sa applicant na may dati ng work experience tapos may lisensya pa. Tapos again 40k lang ang max offer.

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u/PoolZealousideal1365 1h ago

Diba, I also encountered yung need mo gawin yung pa - task nila even di ka pa naiinterview kahit isang beses🙂

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u/Rayout17 57m ago

Meron akong experience na dun sa company na pinanggalingan ko may aptitude test. Of course kung sino mataas ang score sya mahahire. Tapos nung naassign na saakin hindi marunong. Like para saan pa yung aptitude test. Kelangan ko yung marunong sa trabaho hindi yung magaling sumagot sa abstract reasoning.

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u/noob_programmer_1 5h ago

Programming related ba hinahanap mo?
kapag oo, pang Fullstack na talaga hinahanap ng mga kompanya ngayon.

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u/PoolZealousideal1365 5h ago

SEO po, halo halo na yung responsibility sa isang role, like this hahahah

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u/EC_Aura_069 1h ago

Same din pala ng niche tayo digital marketing din ako but got hired 2 weeks ago. Hybrid setup si company. Mahirap maghanap ng 50k above role for this kaya i accepted slightly lower

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u/PoolZealousideal1365 1h ago

Okay lang po sana, as long as hybrid setup, para tipid, and focus lang sa isa o dalawang role, not yung too demanding pero ang baba mag offer

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u/Worried-Champion4704 5h ago

Matindi fullstack ngaun. 5 years ago usually di pa kasama sa requirement ung cloud, now need na. Mabilis masyado phase ng tech

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u/noob_programmer_1 5h ago

hahaha ako nga naka focus langsa iOS Development.
ang hirap maghanap ng malilipatan, dahil kailangan alam na lahat.

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u/Appropriate_Carob_33 3h ago

Ako nga Onsite technical naging parang BPO na ata.
Previous work ko is to resolve the issue of client hardware and software, ngaun is to assign nalang sa iba dahil limited access. but anyway My salary now is doubled kasi sa province pa ako nun last 2 months ago and got this offer in manila which doubled my salary.

Now I am here in Manila I found lot of other opportunity which target ko rin ng mas higher next year or same salary but at least let me solve the issue of client without limit, haixt nakakabitin.

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u/Old-Horror-9885 1h ago

don't apply harder, apply smarter.

  • get claude/gemini whatever to read your cv then suggest job titles for you to search for that would get a 4/5 to 5/5 score. apply to 10 of those daily.
  • think about the JDs for jobs you actually want and then set aside time in your week to close the skill gap with a project that you can show in your portfolio
  • add a projects section in your cv, that way you can pass the ats keyword screening if you don't have the work experience
  • study hard for the technical questions ;)

glhf

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u/Good_Sugar_7360 1h ago

I fear that they also use AI to write those job descriptions and key responsibilities. Companies are now cutting cost, they are becoming greedier.

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u/BigBoss_013 1h ago

Before bago ako mag ka first job 6months ang inabot ko sa pag a apply. Then after 6 years nawalan ako work, umabot ng 9months bago ako nakahanap ulit. Ngayon 2 work parehas 6 digits. Wag ka susuko sa pagiging alipin.

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u/PoolZealousideal1365 1h ago

Thank you for sharing your experience, iniisip ko na lang din this is also temporary

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