Jun 8 2025, 07:09 AM
QUOTE(agility @ Jun 7 2025, 09:11 AM)
I see nothing wrong. Why not just work until retirement?
Co getting more toxic. Battle between Team A and Team B. I am neither one, but the pressure is heating up due to stiff competition in the industry, with layoffs. QUOTE(bigbang90 @ Jun 7 2025, 09:27 AM)
bit contradictory when TS mention can’t get new job but need to keep own staff because no one know how to do their role. yr boss might view you the same. maybe time to ask for higher pay instead? or talk to boss to explore job scope expansion so you can transition?
about outside opportunities, might be TS salary expectation too high already? it also does sound like you have opportunities but don’t want to risk jumping. 8 years is a long time and the anxiety is understandable. but it’s rare to jump from something you hate directly to something you love. often takes a few moves.
gd luck! doesnt sound too bleak or dead end.
I am talking about the finance industry overall. I've done this before, (not at current co), when you come in you are at mercy of the accounting staff aunties who knows the inside out of the accounting system, industry, way things are done on the excel spreadsheet. about outside opportunities, might be TS salary expectation too high already? it also does sound like you have opportunities but don’t want to risk jumping. 8 years is a long time and the anxiety is understandable. but it’s rare to jump from something you hate directly to something you love. often takes a few moves.
gd luck! doesnt sound too bleak or dead end.
Currently I am doing a cost cutting and revenue chasing targeting job which is not in demand.
I can't really tell whether is my salary expectation, my age or my JD. I wish Jobstreet or Linkedin got a system whereby if employer rejects they can state the reason.
QUOTE(knwong @ Jun 7 2025, 09:48 AM)
Rebrand your job title to “Finance Business Improvement Specialist”
More sexy for recruiter or hiring manager to call you up
I did. Not much successMore sexy for recruiter or hiring manager to call you up
QUOTE(Icehart @ Jun 7 2025, 03:33 PM)
Totally 100% your fault. Nothing to do with accounting or what you studied in your younger times.
No idea where you get the idea of what you study will dictate what you do for the rest of your life.
Just for your reference, I'm also an accounting graduate, 2nd class upper honors.
Do you know what I'm doing now?
Head of Marketing and also dabbling with cloud engineering as part of my side gigs (Some big MNCs are my clients and I still managing their stack). Totally unrelated to what I studied.
Point is upskilling is important and don't hold back - dabble and explore into what you like to do.
I have a question for you. DId you go straight to Marketing right after you graduated in accountancy?No idea where you get the idea of what you study will dictate what you do for the rest of your life.
Just for your reference, I'm also an accounting graduate, 2nd class upper honors.
Do you know what I'm doing now?
Head of Marketing and also dabbling with cloud engineering as part of my side gigs (Some big MNCs are my clients and I still managing their stack). Totally unrelated to what I studied.
Point is upskilling is important and don't hold back - dabble and explore into what you like to do.
Are you a double degree holder? IT/Accountancy?
Are you currently single or have family commitments?
QUOTE(silverhawk @ Jun 7 2025, 03:39 PM)
Sorry to say this, the problem is you
Nothing to do with your current job experience. Its all about how you sell your skills to the next company to hire you.
You even got offers to join a good company, but you reject cause have to work 7 days. You could take that job, work for 1-2 years then go to somewhere that is less intensive. Consider it a sacrifice to "freshen" your CV. But no, you damn picky.
Its exactly what I want to know. They rejecting me because my CV is not presentable? my age? my JD is all wrong? Nothing to do with your current job experience. Its all about how you sell your skills to the next company to hire you.
You even got offers to join a good company, but you reject cause have to work 7 days. You could take that job, work for 1-2 years then go to somewhere that is less intensive. Consider it a sacrifice to "freshen" your CV. But no, you damn picky.
Actually I've been trying to find job for past 5 years - still hard. Only recently past 1 year is this bad. I kena 50% rejection in jobstreet. Its the moment I hit 49. So I am kind of worried. My topic is now. Last year I never had this problem.
I wish I can take that job. Really. But I can't.
Because I've got family commitments, I can't work 7 days. I got a very young family. But that's another topic.
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