r/CareerAdvicePH

Hello everyone,

I’m a licensed Agricultural and Biosystems Engineer (female) with around 1 year of experience, mostly freelance and project-based. Right now, I’m really looking for a full-time, stable job na aligned or kahit related sa field ko.

So far, nag-apply na ako sa DA regional offices and other bureaus, pati sa mga agricultural companies like poultry, crop science, agri-fisheries, research, agronomy, and construction. Nag-try na rin ako sa LGUs namin and nearby municipalities. Mostly entry-level positions. Until now, waiting pa rin ako sa responses. Yung iba na-ghost na ako, yung iba rejected na. Also I know na dapat meron kang malakas na backer rin so dun palang talo na ako pero I still try. 🥺😭

Willing naman talaga ako matuto, especially sa areas na hindi pa ako ganun ka-experienced.

Almost 1 year na rin akong job hunting pero hindi pa rin nakakahanap ng stable work. Nakakatulong yung freelance and side hustles ko, pero hindi siya consistent, and may times na sobrang tight financially.

Honestly, malaking help talaga for me if makahanap na ako ng stable job. I also need to get myself checked due to some health concerns, pero hindi ko pa magawa right now dahil sa financial situation. Gusto ko na rin makatulong sa mom ko since siya yung sole breadwinner namin.

Ask ko lang sana if may suggestions kayo:

- Anong entry-level positions pa yung pwede kong i-target as an Agricultural and Biosystems Engineer

- Companies, NGOs, cooperatives, or institutions na okay applyan, especially related sa agriculture, environment, conservation, or community development

- Any WFH, hybrid, or stay-in opportunities (since nasa province ako)

- Baka may industries or roles din na hindi ko pa nacoconsider where my skills can still be applicable

I also understand na mahirap makapasok directly sa multinational companies, and marami ring roles na dumadaan sa outsourcing, so I’m open din to those kinds of opportunities.

I also considered BPO, pero sa area namin mababa yung basic pay and malaki yung magiging cost sa commute, so hindi siya sustainable for me right now.

Interested din ako sa environmental work, sustainability, and community-based projects. I’ve also tried applying to poultry companies (local and multinational), pero mostly hindi ako natatanggap due to lack of experience, and I’ve noticed malaking factor din yung referrals.

Additional skills / background:

- Quick learner, currently upskilling in tech and AI through free online courses

- Basic to intermediate graphic design

- Strong in data entry and admin-related tasks

- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, currently focusing on data analytics and improving my statistics skills

- Can drive (automatic), willing to learn manual

- Open to fieldwork, community outreach, or field-based roles

I’m also open to roles beyond ABE as long as stable and may growth.

Any advice or leads would really help. Thank you so much!

I currently work for a big local company. Base pay is good, though I had a salary cut from my previous job, but bawi naman sa benefits and other bonuses.

At first the job was okay, aligned with what I thought I wanted. But recently, I find my actual work to be outdated and irrelevant. Three years in my current role pero I feel na walang progress and napag-iwanan na ako ng ibang juniors outside my company.

I’m having second thoughts on leaving since I feel like I lack the necessary skills that most jobs I’m interested in applying for is looking (google analytics, content creation, etc). At the same time, I don’t want to stay dahil nakakabobo and hindi talaga align with my career expectations.

I need advice on how to switch to more marketing analytics role with high compensation

Yeah just like you

I have also got rejected from multiple companies last year while i was trying to relocate to another city for work

But you need to remember one thing here

Rejection doesn’t mean you’re not good enough.
It means you’re being redirected to your worth, your capabilities, and your timing.

I got a better role in a good company & that too with a descent hike.

Keep trying
You are almost there.

Context: I work as Executive Personal Assistant in KSA, 25 yrs old, reporting to CEO. Above average yung salary but I'm thinking of moving back to PH, like in BGC/Makati area, to find jobs na same sana sa sahod ko ngayon. Do you think it's a good choice? Or should I continue to build my career here abroad? I've been working abroad for almost 2 yrs now and I badly want to settle and find a job in the Philippines instead. But I'm torn if it's economically sound if babalik pa ako ng pinas considering the current situation din. Plan ko sana lumipat next yr. Kindly need your thoughts & opinions on this matter. Thank you so much!!

Hi, I just need to vent and maybe get some advice.

I recently started a new job in procurement. I already have experience in procurement from my previous role, so I thought I had a decent understanding of what I was doing. But now that I’m here, everything feels completely different.

At my old job, procurement felt more like execution — coordinating with suppliers, placing orders, tracking deliveries, basic negotiations. I was comfortable there.

But in my new job, it feels much more analytical and decision-based. There’s forecasting, reorder points, lead times, MOQ, and I’m expected to explain why I’m making certain decisions, not just do the task.

Today, my boss told me that I “don’t understand the concept of procurement,” and that really hit me hard. I know I’m not completely clueless — I’ve handled suppliers, POs, and negotiations before — but I also can’t deny that I’m struggling to explain my decisions in a more strategic way.

Now I feel really overwhelmed and honestly a bit embarrassed. It’s like I went from feeling competent to feeling like I know nothing.

Has anyone else experienced this kind of shift in the same field? Like going from a more operational role to a more analytical one?

How did you catch up or adjust? I really want to improve, but right now I just feel lost and pressured.

Any advice would really help.

Company Blue

- monthly gross pay varies if may overtime

- take home pay almost 26-28K with overtime

- mon to fri; 7:30-4:30

- stagnant job but lots of training

- hmo 75K employee + 75K free dependent

- midyear bonus, christmas bonus

Company Red

- fixed monthly gross pay

- take home pay around 30K without overtime

- mon to sat; 8-5PM

- new learnings about SAP

- only 13th month

- hmo 200K employee + 75K free dependent

- quarterly rice subsidy

- may JO na, waiting nalang Lila ng decision ko until tomorrow

I don’t know if I would grab or reject it for the mean time. Siguro I’m scared lang din to resign as it will be my first time. I want to learn something new, like SAP PM. Halos lahat ng related sa job na gusto ko is SAP PM related. Please help.

Good day. Anyone in AU Mortgage industry? Planning to enter AU Mortgage but it requires experience. I only have 3 years and 7 months experience in the same industry but local, our products are Real Estate Mortgage and Auto Loans. Im on the Credit Side, my last position was as Credit Officer/Analyst. Anyone that can help me get into AU Mortgage? I've been applying many times but I always get rejected because of lack of experience in it but when I read their job description? All of the task are easy to me when it comes to credit. Help me.

Hello! Im a fresh starting their first ever job on April 20. I have experience in a corporate setting but my internship was a bit small and local. My new job is way bigger and an international corp so I think the environment would be different. I had fun during my internship but it didnt feel like a real job talaga kasi walang onboarding and things like that. So I am very nervous for my first ever job. Any advice for me starting a new job? Any tips and tricks I should know that could help me be a great employee? Anything would help!!

for context:

I 27M turning 28 this year. di ko alam kung okay paba mag stay sa pinas sa ganyang sahod at set up o ma sokay na mag try ako sa ibang bansa?

your advice and comments are highly appreciated.

salamat

I'm a student 16y.o and I'm looking for a part-time job because I badly need it due to financial problems. Are there any places that accept minors? And what should I put in my resume to increase the chances of being hired? And ano ano po mga possible na itanong nila sa interview?

Please i hope someone answer

I'm currently working sa corporate (big time travel agency), and nalagay ako sa department na feeling ko hindi ako mag go-grow and medyo hindi ko gusto yung ginagawa ko, and wala akong gana gawin or pumasok minsan. is it okay kaya na magpalipat ako ng department? ang reason ko naman is ang hanap ko ay mag grow ako sa work at align sa skills and background ko yung department na gusto ko lipatan. feeling ko kasi hindi rin ako nakakahelp sa team dahil wala rin silang binibigay na gahawin kahit nanghihingi at nag o-offer ako ng help. btw 3 weeks pa lang ako sa work ko. need ko lang advice niyo guys huhu thank you!!

I really want to vent this out. I already got a job offer and supposed to start this week but the company is now unresponsive. I understand that a job offer is not a guarantee of employment but I’m just hoping they’re decent enough to even just inform me ahead of time? I also processed all the requirements, even had my medical, worst is I already rejected an another job offer for this only for me to ghost me. After months of applying, countless interviews, I am so hopeless now.

for mnl peeps, how's the exam?

I’ve been feeling fatigued lately bc of work. 2.9 years na ako sa current job ko, pero lately mas nararamdaman ko na yung challenge ng commute kasi full onsite kami. We can’t even request a WFH setup even though possible naman siya sa line of work ko.

Aside from that, my role is very different na from what I applied for. The company expects us to be “flexible” as in gagawin mo yung tasks na hindi naman aligned sa role mo, and feeling ko wala na akong career growth.

Gusto ko na sana magpasa agad ng resignation. What’s holding me back lang is hindi pa ako nakakahanap ng lilipatan kasi hindi pa ako nag-start mag-apply. My friends advise me na 'wag muna mag-resign hangga't walang kapalit, which is understandable esp in this economy.

But at the same time, the more na pumapasok ako, the more na nass-tress ako. In terms of finances, I’m very grateful na hindi ako obligated mag-abot sa parents ko and they even insist na ipunin ko na lang yung income ko. I feel guilty because I know many people endure worse, but ayun I’ll be applying naman as soon as possible and I don’t want to prolong my unemployment for months. Plano ko maghanap ng WFH or hybrid ang setup.

Has anyone else experienced this situation?

What’s the best move that I should do and would it be better to resign na even if wala pa akong nahahanap na work?

I'm so torn right now with my career path, and what I really want to be in life.

Mid 20s here. For context, I work as a creative with more than a year of experience. But lately, I have not been feeling very satisfied with my career path. I even avoid talking about what I do for work when people ask me about it. Though I do get praised with my creativity, however deep inside I want to pursue something else but the thing is I don't know what specifically. I just know, I want to pursue something else and move abroad. I can visualize myself living my life abroad but what's stopping me is I don't have enough funds (I'm earning minimum btw), and my work background is not in demand for me to land a job abroad. Although, my family is supportive, emotionally and financially and they always have been but I'm thinking if I tell them I want to switch careers, to me kasi, nasasayangan ako as they've worked hard just for me to finish my education and they've spent so much for my tuition fees (my 1 semester in college was worth 6 digits). They might think (and what I think too) if I change my career path, sayang lang yung inaral ko.

Despite all this, should I talk to my family about my plans?

Currently thinking of resigning without backup plan since I still haven't figured out what I really want, and wala na rin masyadong gana na pumasok sa work. At this point I just want more time to deeply think about what career path I want to pursue.

Maybe I'm just going through a life/career crisis, though any thoughts/advice is appreciated

Hi, I just want to share something na nakakalungkot at masakit sa part ko, I've been with this agency for almost 3 years, but I worked on their external client (sobrang chill, hindi pressure, and may other time pa ko sana mag apply sa iba kasi sa economy ngayon need na ang another job/sideline), and I'm kinda sad since recently I learned it from my supervisor na tatanggalin nila ako and ilipat sa other department, which is napaka-busy and parang wala ka ng time sa sarili, kahit pahinga ng ilang minutes hindi na magawa, since the member of that department is now rendering dahil hindi makayanan ang workload, at the same time same sahod lang nong pumasok kami. (and may e assign sila na iba sa client ko mismo, which is nakakalungkot, bakit ako pa?)

I don't know what to do, I feel like hindi aligned sa job description 'yung ilipat sa akin, gusto kong umiyak, umayaw pero wala ako magawa. Gusto ko ng mag resign, pero wala pa back up plan, but I have savings good for 2 months I think, What if ako naman yung ma-burnt out? Should I tell my external client ba sa plan nila? :(

This might just be a rant and something to take my frustration out. Maybe some advice will help too!

Long post ahead!

tl;dr - Went above and beyond, promotion approved, lead who approved left, Head of dept said change the ratings of all their employees before the effective date, no more promotion

This is my first company with a corporate company (creative industry) kaya Im not sure paano ang kalakaran and politics sa ganto since I came from a freelancing background and am still young (23)

Basically, I've been going above and beyond sa work since I last joined our company (2 years ago) kasi I really wanted to prove myself during probation. After I got regularized, medyo naging stagnant agad ako in just a few months so I asked my manager to give me a more tasks or something that I can be challenged with and improve — which she gave and guided me through all of it. As an artist sa company, we usually just work with our tasks and talk with another employee for optimization but for me, I became a go-to for tasks na for higher roles. Since I'm always proactive, I work with other departments sa production, became a main line of communication with them, and optimize everything. I'm all for it kasi madali akong matapos sa work ko and nabbored ako most of the time kaya okay lang ako sa setup ko.

The good part that came from all of these is that my lead was actively mentoring and suggesting me sa HR for a promotion. I also had a lot of good feedback from those in production, in my annual evaluation, and our manager sa department. Sadly, biglang umalis si lead but she told me via email (we kept in touch outside work) na she already gave approval sa promotion before she left which will take into effect supposedly this April. Matagal lang daw talaga yung gap between approval and the time it takes effect (7 months lol)

Now, our newly promoted lead na 5 years na dito told me a few weeks ago na naapektuhan yung promotion ko kasi sinabi sakanya ng Head ng department na masyado daw mataas magbigay yung lead namin before. Kaya no bueno daw ang promotion this April kasi lahat kami sa team binaba yung performance rating lol. He told me naman na maganda daw performance ko and he agrees to everything our lead before said since we have worked naman together. It's just that prinessure siya, especially during their probation. Grateful ako na transparent siya sakin and lahat naman kami sa buong team magkakakilala but damn, is this normal? I was really looking forward to it pa naman 🫩

We even had a long conversation during our 1-on-1 about how f'ed up yung sa management and did all they can to f up other employees in their raises and promotion. 😮‍💨

I wanna hear your thoughts, anything about the corporate world or stories if you had any similar instances. Maybe just to validate what I'm feeling

Local Design Firm – Pasay. I completed my 2 years apprenticeship with this company and resumed after passing the Jan. 2026 Architecture Exam. Got an updated Job Offer at 32k Gross, honest thoughts please.

Timeline:

Aug 2023: Apprentice, 21k Gross

Sept 2024: Apprentice, 24k Gross

Feb 2026: Newly Licensed, 32k Gross

Paano magkaroon ng extra income

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Mga lods, gusto ko na makaalis sa pamilya ko. Hindi na maganda trato sakin simula pa nung bata pa lang ako. Kaylangan ko lang ng pera ng makalayas na. Nakakapagod na yung ganto. Kaya nga nagpapagabi na ako umuwi kasi ayoko na marinig bunganga ng magulang ko na paulit ulit. Pagod na ako. Sakin binabato.

Gusto kong umuwi na ng pinas. Doon ako mag aaral ulit.

Mahirap talaga ako. Habang nan dito ako sa magulang ko feel ko mamamatay lang ako.