Best Company in The Philippines to work for

[batang uliran]

If you could work for ANY company based in the Philippines, what would it be and why?

[Kaboom!]

I worked for La Tondena for a couple of years and it wasn't bad. If there was a company I would like to try that's based here though, it's Ayala Corp.

If you're talking about multinational companies, Unilever, Intel and J&J are the ones that I'd send resumes to if ever.

Peace.

[This message has been edited by Kaboom! (edited 08-12-1999).]

[anne06]

I think I'd want to work in Unilever. It's a multinational company and the chances of promotion are very high. And as a management trainee, you can really get a hefty amount in your paycheck. :)

[Ada]

Some of the more popular companies that fresh grads want to work for include:

IberPacific
Andersen Consulting
Procter and Gamble
IBM

[nix]

What's the big deal with P&G anyway? Most of my friends who wanted to get there so much after they graduated eventually either regretted their decision, or felt that it wasn't all that great anyhow.

As for Iber, I hear that thier training is limited to smiply supervising users while they themselves are undergoing the training. Sort of an assistant to a trainee's job. I hear it's not all that great unless you are sent abroad.

[webpinoys]

Hey guys,

I'm interested to know what's the best IT / Internet company to work for in PI?

Post the URLs too if you don't mind. Thanks! :)

[This message has been edited by webpinoys (edited 08-11-1999).]

[Ada]

Nix: Salary-wise, P&G is up there. I think their starting salary is around the PhP 15,000-20,000 range. Plus they have a lot of benefits. My cousin works there and he had a car 6 months after he started, thanks to the car plan benefit.

P&G can also be agressive when it comes to hiring people. In UP for example, they run after the top CompSci grads every year (and more oft than not, they succeed in getting them.) I'm sure they do the same thing in other schools.

[This message has been edited by Ada (edited 08-11-1999).]

[Ada]

Webpinoy,

I work for an IT company called SYKES. You can check out our website at WWW.SYKES.COM (http://WWW.SYKES.COM) .

[Jacob]

If you want to work 15 hour days, can stand people belittling your work and be around weirdos who talk nothing but movies, music and computer games all day, advertising is the best job for you.

[Ada]

Hello Jacob!

You work for an ad company!? Cool! Which one? I've always wanted to go into that field. Maybe I will one day. :)

[webpinoys]

Hi Ada,

Thanks for the url on sykes. what's your work down there in the philippines?

btw, know someone who works in an ad agency.
probably can hook you up or something if you like. let me know so i'll get her permission.

[Ada]

Hi Webpinoys!

I'm a technical support engineer. I can't go into what we exactly do but we basically provide support for IT companies in the Asia-Pacific region.

Regarding the ad agency, thanks for the offer. I'll keep it mind. http://www.roo.com/ubb/smile.gif

[webpinoys]

Ada,

thanks for the reply ...
just let me know on the ad career.

[Aragorn]

Some interesting companies to work for, according to people who're there:

Du Pont (in the marketing division, not the R&D);
JAKA (Enrile's company...very diversified; again, go into marketing)

I'd also like to handle the marketing of a product, say for Selecta, SMC, or Purefoods. Interesting work.

[Jacob]

Sorry for the late reply, Ada but here are my answers to your queries...

1. Yes, I work for a Makati-based, multinational ad agency. But fortunately, we don't have arrogant expats looking over our shoulders.

2. You're more than welcome to join us! I'll be more than glad to meet you!!!

[Ada]

Hi Jacob!

I appreciate the invitation. I'll definitely keep it in mind if I decide to give Makati a chance. Right now, I'm anti-Makati since it's far from where I live and I don't think I can stand commuting. Maybe when the MRT's up and running eh? http://forums.stangnet.com/bbb/icons/icon6.gif

Does anyone know if MTV has a local production group and how to go about contacting them?

[RuckuS]

Hey the local IT industry is booming and web development companies are popping-up left and right. But if I had a chance to work in a really established/respected IT firm id go for:

- IberPacific
- AC
- James Martin + Co

[mparaz]

for a time-tested multinational ISP, how
about PSINet :) www.psi.net (http://www.psi.net)

[zimdude]

For many, the best company is a small one that no one has ever heard of.

[zimdude]

Any new ideas on the Best Company for you?

[nix]

I know that my smartest of the smart friends are working for strategic consultancies such as Mckinsey, Bane, Boston Consulting, and the like. With the kind of salaries they get there, and the travel and exposure that they get, the experience would definitely be difficult to match by any other organization.

[makiling]

salaries such as what range? saan ofc nila nix? ;-)


Originally posted by nix:
I know that my smartest of the smart friends are working for strategic consultancies such as Mckinsey, Bane, Boston Consulting, and the like. With the kind of salaries they get there, and the travel and exposure that they get, the experience would definitely be difficult to match by any other organization.

[TNT2bluz]

Work? On your own. :D

No scheds, no rules.

[NoisyCricket]

work? what's that? hehehehe! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif kups!

no money, have honey.

at least i have more time to study now hehehe

[zimdude]

Did anything change in the months that passed, to bring about new opinions?

[bagyoboy]

Originally posted by TNT2bluz
Work? On your own. :D

No scheds, no rules.

Right on, TNT!!!

[yuga]

Originally posted by makiling
salaries such as what range? saan ofc nila nix? ;-)


Originally posted by nix:
I know that my smartest of the smart friends are working for strategic consultancies such as Mckinsey, Bane, Boston Consulting, and the like. With the kind of salaries they get there, and the travel and exposure that they get, the experience would definitely be difficult to match by any other organization.



Bane's closest office is in Hong Kong and they pay around 90K a month for starters. That does not include other perks such as travel, etc.

I gather, they only hire one person every year from the Philippines. A batchmate of mine who worked in P&G for a year was pirated and now works for them.
:smokin:

[nix]

My consulting friends earn a lot more than that right now.

[aticus]

Yup. You can earn a lot more in consulting, but it goes without saying you have to be very, very good at what you do.

If you are, you can make hundreds of thousands a month.

And just for your info, Bain actually pays less than many HK companies.

Starting salary for Lehman Bros. in HK is about P165,000 (if you're a "lowly" Phil. grad) and a minimum of P290 to 300,000 per month for Ivy league grads. Not too shabby. And that's entry level. Salary goes up after 6 months to a year.

[zimdude]

nakakalula naman these figures... sabi ko nga ba I'm in the wrong job (in terms of pay) :D what do these consultants do, anyway? is it ala Andersen/PWC stuff? maybe they could join PEx and not only contribute, but also submit themselves as the richest PExer! :lol:

[leelayce]

what do these people have ba? and they get paid at those amount? baka naman genius sila? so, wala nang chance ang mga ordinary people?


meron bang website ang bane? sana makatapak man lang ako sa office ng bane no? grabe!!!!

[nix]

They surely get exceptional only people.

[zimdude]

http://www.bain.com

Join a high energy environment where people are driven by an entrepreneurial passion and desire to succeed.

Very enlightening and informative site that shows how they looking for top caliber talent.

Not my type of work though, I believe. Though it would be interesting to know if I would cut it, it would be nice to be exceptional in nix's opinion :lol:

[NewtoN]

Originally posted by zimdude
nakakalula naman these figures... sabi ko nga ba I'm in the wrong job (in terms of pay) :D what do these consultants do, anyway? is it ala Andersen/PWC stuff? maybe they could join PEx and not only contribute, but also submit themselves as the richest PExer! :lol:


...kung richest PExer ang pag-uusapan...puwede n'yo nang i-eliminate yung mga Andersen people :D

[Maverick]

bakit, NewtoN? taga-Andersen ka ba? hehehe :D

[zimdude]

bakit hindi ba eleet ang Andersen? i brought it up lang in reference to what do these consulting jobs do.

[aticus]

Consultants are people who have exceptional expertise in a given field. For instance, if you want a legal opinion on Philippine Constitutional Law, Fr. Bernas from Ateneo is an expert in the field, and can rightly be a consultant.

Many people are (mistakenly) given the title of "consultant." I know of at least one company in the I.T. industry whose entry-level workers are all called "consultants." I honestly think that if you use the word to describe yourself then you have to be exceptional at SOMETHING.

The reason companies like Lehman pay up to 300,000 a month for new grads is because they're paying for quality. They get honors grads from Wharton, Harvard, London School of Econ, etc. These people have spent years with the best teachers training to be highly-skilled managers/ financial analysts/ etc...

Personally, I wouldn't pay anyone that much unless he/she can provide something I don't have, will not be able to get on my own, and will have to pay a whole lot more to hire full-time. Otherwise it's not worth it.

My company, for instance, does training on public speaking, among others. What right do we have to offer these services? Well, the current World Debate Champion is with us, as well as the two-time No.1 Speaker in the World Masters Debating championship. We also have in our fold the Author of the Rules of the World Debate Championships, two former Chairmen of the World Debate Council, and two former Asian Debate Champions. Every country we're in has at least one international debating champion.

This is why we offer public speaking and other communication courses.

The same should be true of any consultant. Only get those who are exceptional. Otherwise, you won't need them, and they'll just be an unnecessary expense.

[Sleepless6]

Bain recruits Filipinos for its Hong Kong and Singapore offices. McKinsey has a Manila office. The Boston Consulting Group recruits Filipinos for its Singapore and Jakarta offices. Generally, these firms do not have "quotas."

I do know Bain tries to recruit as many consultants as it could every year.

They generally set a certain standard -- every one who passes it gets an offer-- but if no one passes it, then no one gets an offer.

Pay is similar for all three -- definitely very comfortable -- from what I know, only investment banks pay more (but they tend to have much longer hours as well; and of course, there are always stock options for startups!).

The firms tend to pay the same throughout their global offices. So if you want to know a pretty accurate number for the starting salary, check out:

http://corp.half.com/pressfiles/newsweek04032000.html

Most people also get full MBA scholarships (+bonuses and allowance) after 2-3 years of work. This can be worth US$ 50-80K.

But the best thing is really the learning -- the people with and the diversity of business problems/ countries / industries you get to work with.

[!!!]

Wait, don't be mismerized the big numbers your seeing!!! You have to consider that these figures are actually dollar quoatations for the "standard" and norm in those respective countries. Sample, you may be earning 80,000 a month as a new graduate in the US for a technical job. That's high for our standards but its only $2,000 a month. Factor in cost of living in these different cities and you'd be surprised on how much you can save. So, its probably 24,000 anually for my sample which is way low a salary in US terms. A new US technical graudate would have a 40,000 - 50,000 starting salary. So, its not fair to compare better jobs in HK, Sing, Manila in salary alone.

The best jobs are always the ones where you get exposed to the career of your choice. Those good companies you said should be nice because of the training and exposure you get. And usually, they also give reasonable compensation. Always go after position and responsiblity over money!!! This will ensure your career growth. So get a marketing ,technical job (whatever your choice) in small company which offers big responsiblity and exposure over a menial job in a large multinational Corp.

I'm a technical consultant, Oracle Database ADdministrator, and frankly IT is going up. The demand internationally is just so damn high, specially in the States and Australia. SO they are pirating left and right and looking for talent everywhere to fill up their needs. Consultants basically are people specialized in their work and go to projects and clients to solve problems or implement plans. IT consultancy also involve functional people, business consultants in Change Management, HR, Accounting, GL and other business organizations. They support Systems Analysis and Design which basically means using technical know-how into business practices. Its customizing technical solutions to the needs of the business organization and vice-versa to achieve efficiency and effectivity.

Haba no!

Well for IT, the best place to go right now in the Phil is James Martin, Iberpacifc, and AC. James MArtin has a lot of new project in the Asia-pacific region and they are tapping Phil resources for these projects.

Strategic and Brand Marketing seems to be a P&G and Unilever domain.

P.S. IT consultancy also has a big plus...salary increases quickly! Kaya the people who you know who went to good IT companies such as Iber, AC, and James that had a relatively smaller salary then their Unilever, P&G counterparts malamang nalampasan na nila...and their resume gets better!
Iber and Unisys used to give 12,000 as starting...after three years, my friend from Unisys is now earning mid 30's. After 1 year as a tech consultant ( I had a career change, pero my course was MIS, pang IT talaga...I went into Marketing Analysis) I'm earning low 30's.

But IT has a catch. You have to study and make sure now the current technologies around you. It's self-study to make yourself better and more "sellable"

[zimdude]

I'd like to pick up some IT and IT management consulting skills...

[timmons24]

any peps knows what company hires and pay high salary on web designer or developer?
i know im in the right job but not actually at the right company right now.

[rao]

Originally posted by Ada
Nix: Salary-wise, P&G is up there. I think their starting salary is around the PhP 15,000-20,000 range. Plus they have a lot of benefits. My cousin works there and he had a car 6 months after he started, thanks to the car plan benefit.

P&G can also be agressive when it comes to hiring people. In UP for example, they run after the top CompSci grads every year (and more oft than not, they succeed in getting them.) I'm sure they do the same thing in other schools.

[This message has been edited by Ada (edited 08-11-1999).]

and that is bad, you study computer science and then you make soap. what a pity. sayang taxes

[zimdude]

What's bad about selling soap? I think they have good projects there, though I've heard a story about strange happenings there.

Hmm maybe the best company to work for is PEx, Inc.

Sipsip!! :bop:

[Agimat]

I guess I would agree with Kaboom! Ayala Corp is probably the highest paying local company in the country.

I used to work in a subsidiary of Ayala Corp and I know a lot of their benefits. most of the people working there are graduates of prestigious business schools abroad (Wharton, Harvard etc). With the diversity fo the Ayala Group of Companies, one could gain a lot of experience in a lot of fields ... telecomunications, banking, IT, insurance, food business, real estate etc...

Salary isn't just the only gauge here. They give a lot of incentives and perks to these people. They give housing loans at incredibly low low rates. In short, they try to keep people to stay for them for a long time. and if you stayed there for some time (e.g. 20 years), they will give a retirement package that encompasses all current retirement benefits.

one employee retired from Ayala Corp and he got more than P 60M in retirement benefits!

but this is just true for AC, The other subsidiaries offer similar packages but not as generous as AC.

btw, i'm not working at AC. I worked in one of its subsidiary before :)

[batang uliran]

Agimat:

You're right about AC retirement benefits being generous. In recent years, stock options have also been given which have augmented income as well. There is also the performance bonus where in a good year, a 2 to 5 month bonus is given to the deserving employee/executive. Also, when you reach a certain rank, you get a company car every 3 years and after that the car is yours. There are also available car loans at very low rates.

I'm guessing since you are an actuary, you worked for either FGU, Ayala Life or Universal Reinsurance.

[Agimat]

Originally posted by batang uliran
Agimat:

You're right about AC retirement benefits being generous. In recent years, stock options have also been given which have augmented income as well. There is also the performance bonus where in a good year, a 2 to 5 month bonus is given to the deserving employee/executive. Also, when you reach a certain rank, you get a company car every 3 years and after that the car is yours. There are also available car loans at very low rates.

I'm guessing since you are an actuary, you worked for either FGU, Ayala Life or Universal Reinsurance.

batang uliran:

I'm not yet an actuary. i still have to pass the exams.

I used to worked in one of the companies that you mentioned. I don't want to mention the name of the company coz there are less than 10 actuaries in the companies that you mentioned :) . I already moved-out.

You're right about the benefits of AC. I guess those are really for AC employees only. We sometimes call them the Son of the Gods because they control all the companies and they get the best from AC :D

Knowing these benefits, you must be an employee of AC :)

Who knows we might have met already ... or you were once my boss :)

[zimdude]

It seems that if it is compensation you are after, that is proportional to your skills and inversely proportional to the square of how easy it would be to replace you if you leave. :glee:

I think you also need to check if there is a match between you and the company's values. Or are you Alienated Labor?

[PsychoBoy]

Well, I will be working this July as Management Trainee for a multi-national firm...

Starting salary is 30k, is this good enough?

How high can a fresh grad earn these days? :)

[temptingrose]

psychoboy, *** company is dat?
if you don't mind...:) PM me na lang.
thanks

[beanie]

ei, it was interesting to read this thread because i am a fresh grad and still looking for a job...please help me because i'm having difficulty....can you post the websites of the strategic consultancy companies mentioned? coz i'm interested though i'm not sure if i can pass their criteria...also, what other companies will be good for people like us, fresh grads...

[spadia]

psychoboy..30k?gross? what co.? what are the requirements?
my previous jon also offered 30k..but it didnt turn out that well..
we were only paid half the amount ...coz they werent able to get a project for us...

ada sykes ka rin? *** acct?
do you need QA for cantonese or mandarin? hehe
you know anyone from xbox microsoft? can i go there and play ? :)

hello people..if you plan to work for call centers and
if you know a foreign language you get language bonus ranging from 2000 and up...+basic salary

by the way..buti pa kayo mukhang ang tataas ng salary niyo

realistically speaking my friends are only earning 10k or less
and they have to work 6 days a week

it seems that multinational co. offers a better paying job than local ones...

[dekster]

Originally posted by PsychoBoy
Well, I will be working this July as Management Trainee for a multi-national firm...

Starting salary is 30k, is this good enough?

How high can a fresh grad earn these days? :)

Hell yeah that's good enough!! hehe...

What company is that and what kind of work will you be doing if you don't mind me asking? (PM me nalang if its ok :))

That's usually the figure offered to fresh grads with impressive achievements already.

Anyway... kunin mo na yan!! :D

[DREK]

Ey! would any of you out there care to post or e-mail me some job openings that you know of? I'm currently working right now but i'm quite bored with my job. Pleeeez!? anyone?

[OliverWood21]

Without putting any racial discrmination,
most Korean and Japanese companies that are located in Industrial parks only give minimum salaries to professional people..

Too Bad.. :(

Aside from Accenture, do you know any other good companies that offer Programmer Apprenticeship??

[rounie]

Hello, people...:wave:

PsychoBoy...I'm no expert, but I know that starting at P30K is really good. People either work months till they get to that amount or need to start at a managerial position. You say you started last June? So how is it?

To anyone, I'm just curious, which of these oil companies is the best place to work in: Petron, Caltex and Shell?

[rounie]

Oh, shoot...
Sorry for flooding. I don't know what happened.

[dhines]

yup, what company is that, again if you don't mind?

Originally posted by PsychoBoy
Well, I will be working this July as Management Trainee for a multi-national firm...

Starting salary is 30k, is this good enough?

How high can a fresh grad earn these days? :)

[OliverWood21]

Buhayin lang ang thread na ito..
:D

Can anybody tell if Microsoft Philippines is a good COmpany to work for??

By the way, Based on my friend's inputs. THe best paying companies in the country are..


1. Philip Morris
2. Unilever
3. Procter and Gamble (of course.. ;) <-- Sipsip din.. :glee: )
4. Soluziona Philippines
5. Mckinsey
6. Amkor Anam
7. Cypress Semiconductor
8. BPI
9. Citibank
10. Convergys
11. PinoyExchange???

[OliverWood21]

Oops.. I forgot to add Hewlett Packard Philippines.. ;)

[sarangusong]

what about SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION?.... i noticed no one have mention about this company...

[OliverWood21]

Hey..


May I add convergys Philippines....
:handsdown:

[kerb]

how bout SMART philippines?

[OliverWood21]

Originally posted by kerb
how bout SMART philippines?

Definitely!!

They have 18th months of pay a year..
;)

[joey_sixdigit]

how about sa government, what is the best company/agency/department to work for.

[pseudonym]

Yup, mataas nga magpasweldo ang Amkor Anam Oliverwood. :) Pero sobrang scary *** mga retrenchment figures niya.

Yong tita ng bestfriend ko, ang pakotse sa kanya expedition, accord, at volvo. I think free lunch din po don! Sayang nga lang walang magandang job vacancy na gusto ko :(

I attended the Soluziona company talk 2 weeks ago ata. Napaka impressive ng clients nila.

Sa McKinsey naman sobrang hirap makapasok.

[Tigger]

Jacob and webpinoys I've always wanted to work for an ad agency but they usually ignore my resume because of my lack of experience or they don't have openings. Any suggestions on how I can get my foot in the door so to speak?

By the way, saan ang office ng Ayala Corp.?

[blue_raptor]

Sa tingin ko in terms of career development ay mas magandang magtrabaho sa mga kumpanyang 'to:

1. IBM
2. Sun Microsystems
3. P&G
4. Hewlett Packard
5. Price Waterhouse Coopers
6. Ernst and Young
7. Microsoft
8. Oracle
9. Unilever
10. Intel
11. Citibank

[ycbikinibrief]

ok ba mag work dito?

1. jdh philippines, inc. ( li and fung company)
2. sysu international, inc. (hersheys, san remo etc...)
3. fast distribution, inc. (sister companyng fast cargo, fastpak etc...)
4. pascual laboratories (med. rep.)

thanks!

francis

[slickmugen_13]

uuyy..tamang tama ang thread na ehto. Well, I'm not in the workforce permanently yet. I'm a 2nd year Australian Uni Student in Human Resources Management. And one of my options is to go back to Manila and try my luck there.

hhhmmm...may I ask anong good companies in the Philippines that recruits Fresh-Grads...particularly in HR/Personnel Departments?

[Madison]

wow! OK yung benefits! :) sana may mag-hire sa akin sa mga company na yan

[LINGGIT^F]

id like to work at UNILEVER..inggit ako sa pinsan ko who's working there right now..he's so rich already lolzzz.. :p

[hanskyut]

Originally posted by LINGGIT^F
id like to work at UNILEVER..inggit ako sa pinsan ko who's working there right now..he's so rich already lolzzz.. :p

uy LINGGIT dito ka na pala palagi tumatambay sa Pex, dati sa ustex lang kita nakikita

[OliverWood21]

Originally posted by rounie
Hello, people...:wave:

PsychoBoy...To anyone, I'm just curious, which of these oil companies is the best place to work in: Petron, Caltex and Shell?

I think all of them are good companies to work for.
Mukhang mga bigatin na nga yung mga employees ng Shell at Caltex sa 6750 e. ;)

[NunoSaPunso]

I heard Caltex Asia in Ortigas pays the highest among the Big 3.
I'm not sure about Caltex (Philippines) located in 6750.

sa Petron??? naku sobrang baba magpa-sweldo! :D I should know, i was offered a job in their Accounting Dep't pero 'di ko tinanggap. But the whole compensation package is good. 'Yung Salary lang talaga ang 'di ko gusto. :D

hansyut, talagang pakalat-kalat si Linggit^F. hehe, i saw her in tomasinoweb and ustexchange.

[OliverWood21]

Talaga. Nuno?

Ngayon ko lang nalaman na mababa pala sa Petron. Yet they are the number 2 company in the Phils (2nd to Meralco)..

:rolleyes:

[NunoSaPunso]

ok 'ata para sa mga Engineers, pero sa Admin positions, mababa talaga ang monthly salary. Pero ok yung mga benefits.

[joey_sixdigit]

Originally posted by NunoSaPunso
ok 'ata para sa mga Engineers, pero sa Admin positions, mababa talaga ang monthly salary. Pero ok yung mga benefits.

what engineer in particular ang hinihire nila

[NunoSaPunso]

Originally posted by joey_sixdigit
what engineer in particular ang hinihire nila

ME yung nakasabay ko. Check out their website. Here's the career page. Jobs at Petron (http://www.petron.com/jobs.asp?se=)

[cupcake]

question: pag ba best *** company does it necessarily means na best din *** mga peeps na hini hire nila???

[cute&simple]

the best company, and the most admired, still is, JOLLIBEE.

LALONG SUMASARAP!

I.T. may be the hot industry now, but the food industry is more stable, able to grow despite the Asian financial crisis.

Jollibee, a world-class Filipino company.

Be proud to be PINOY!

[jiggybabymiggz]

maybe San Miguel Corporation, kung dito ako makakapasok e malamang pang-habangbuhay na employment na ito.

with my previous employers, wag na lang natin banggitin, yun isa nag-shutdown, yung isa medyo palugi na yata.

[shrimpo]

abs-cbn,
p&g,
unilever,
colgate-palmolive,
nestle phils

[pauster007]

When it comes to the IT industry, who are the top 5?

[mrpathetic]

cute and simple: JOLLIBEE??? I don't hear positive feedback from this company...

[Stampede]

Originally posted by mrpathetic
cute and simple: JOLLIBEE??? I don't hear positive feedback from this company...

i haven't heard negative feedback as well. a buddy of mine from high school was hired out of manila to lead the international division HQ'd in the bay area. from our regular sorties, he's said he likes what he's doing and where the company is headed. he's also well compensated so he's got nothing to complain from that standpoint.

[mrpathetic]

well, i guess may certain department lang doon na magulo...i hear nothing but complaints! but the worst part is: nobody and nothing can be done about it kasi untouchable yung tao na problema...hehe!

[icecreamcoke]

Any feedbacks on Maersk?

[baby gracey]

anyone from san miguel?? is there a thread about this already?

[18th_Angel]

any IT companies to work for?

[Waffler]

A follow-up to 18th_Angel's post - what are the top 10 best IT companies in the Philippines to work for (apart from call centers)?

I have a few in mind:

IBM
Microsoft
HP
Intel
Oracle
Trend Micro
SAP
Sun Microsystems
Apple
Texas Instruments

I hope we can get some feedback from someone from the IT sector to give us some insights. Thanks

[lance_ryan]

When it comes to IT here in the Philippines, dalawa lang: IBM and HP. That's all. (I work for one of them ;) )

[blueboy91327]

guys GlaxoSmithKline for Medreps ok b dito?

thanks.. peace!:)

[Waffler]

Hi lance_ryan,

Yeah, I know that IBM is right up there as one of the best IT companies to work for. A big surprise for me is HP, because it doesn't create much of stir here and I don't know how many people work there (or maybe they're just keeping a low profile).

You're lucky, man. I've spend years trying to find an opportunity to work for IBM but cant seem to get there. Its interesting that in an article at Computerworld there are only 4 IT companies in the Philippines that made it in the 100 Best IT Companies to Work For. They are:

1. IBM
2. Accenture
3. Meralco
4. ePLDT

Just got the info from Google a few minutes ago.........

[lance_ryan]

Originally posted by Waffler
Hi lance_ryan,

Yeah, I know that IBM is right up there as one of the best IT companies to work for. A big surprise for me is HP, because it doesn't create much of stir here and I don't know how many people work there (or maybe they're just keeping a low profile).

You're lucky, man. I've spend years trying to find an opportunity to work for IBM but cant seem to get there. Its interesting that in an article at Computerworld there are only 4 IT companies in the Philippines that made it in the 100 Best IT Companies to Work For. They are:

1. IBM
2. Accenture
3. Meralco
4. ePLDT

Just got the info from Google a few minutes ago......... Hi Waffler!

Send your resume to ibmhire@ph.ibm.com and give it a shot... IBM is really booming lately because of the Business Transformation Outsourcing wave, and there is no shortage of IT openings.

HP got kicking when they (globally) won the P&G IT outsourcing bid. As far as I'm concerned, HP is a worthy IT employer too (although the company is a bit confused as to what it wants to become)

[Waffler]

Hi lance_ryan,

Actually, I sent my resume to IBM last October 27, 2004 just to see if there would be any response. I saw a classified ad last Sunday, saying that IBM Global Services was looking for personnel in their BTO expansion. I felt I might have a shot since I used to work as a sup in a call center and did business analysis (change management) for a telco company. But as I looked at the details of the job openings, most of them are in HR, IT and Finance.

Still, it doesn't hurt by being optimistic............:)

[Dakshman]

To those who wants to work for IBM... why not try DAKSH!

It's an IBM subsidiary!

It also plays a crucial part in the BTO expansion of IBM!

visit www.daksh.com.ph

or

jst send yr resumes to my email: bbalangue@daksh.com

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hey dakshman! how much is the starting salary there? or can u at least give me a range? i sent my resume already via email. they replied by giving me a contact person and number to call if im still interested to take an exam.

[Waffler]

Hey Dakshman,

Interested ako!!! Padalhan kita,ok? Thanks a bunch.......


Waffler

[ryanrivs]

Accenture pa rin

[trizfores]

Originally posted by ryanrivs
Accenture pa rin

accenture maybe for some people. some people say that even though pay is high, the company really throws you a lot of work, that eventually, it'll feel like being underpaid.

[kimberley]

Originally posted by Dakshman
To those who wants to work for IBM... why not try DAKSH!

It's an IBM subsidiary!

It also plays a crucial part in the BTO expansion of IBM!

visit www.daksh.com.ph

or

jst send yr resumes to my email: bbalangue@daksh.com

Dakshman, hindi ba graveyard shifts ang work schedules ng Daksh? Kung hindi shifting I'd like to give it a try.

[gotcha2]

I just meet 6 employees of Accenture in CA. They are here for a 6 months project based in Phoenix for Bank of America I think. They are about to finish the project this month. All expenses free with allowance.
lucky.....

[mark_mark]

for me still ABS-CBN. :D

[Juntrix]

Pa-sali naman hehehe...

for certified public accountants, saang companies okay mag work if you have 1-2 years experience na?

[DisconnectedMX]

nabuhay ang trade nato :lol:

any updates after 3 years?

For Information Technology (Apps, database, Web development), what do u think are the top 10 now here in the philippines?

[manok00]

for me still ABS-CBN. :D

Bakit isa lang? GMA and ABC 5

[business_guy]

When you say 'Best Company in The Philippines to work for,' what comes into my mind immediately is the 'prestige' matter when a professional was being employed in that company. This is regardless of how much the salary they were offering to their employees, but this is about when being asked 'where do you work?' after answering, the one who asked will immediately respond 'Wow, ang galing mo. mahirap makapasok diyan.' Anyway, I made a research via internet and I accidentally saw this topic - Top Ten Most Admired Companies in the Philippines for 2006. (I'll post the link: http://www.teamasia.com/pr/PR_media.asp?art_no=102)

Here are the Top Ten:

1. Jollibee
2. San Miguel
3. Globe Telecom
4. Ayala Land
5. Ayala Corp
6. Bank of the Philippine Islands
7. Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
8. SM Prime Holdings
9. Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company
10. Banco De Oro Universal Bank

Two things stand out on this list. First, Ayala-related companies dominate, with three slots (3, 4, 5). Second, there are three banks on the list. There are also two telecommunications firms (Globe, PLDT), and two real estate developers (an Ayala domain, and SM Holdings). It is noteworthy that the impressive performance of real estate and banks is unique to the Philippines, perhaps reflecting the contribution of services to gross domestic product compared to other countries.

Or it may reflect the relative immaturity of branding initiatives in the Philippines. Where there is little communication, financial results do all the talking.

[tenderloinw]

When you say 'Best Company in The Philippines to work for,' what comes into my mind immediately is the 'prestige' matter when a professional was being employed in that company. This is regardless of how much the salary they were offering to their employees, but this is about when being asked 'where do you work?' after answering, the one who asked will immediately respond 'Wow, ang galing mo. mahirap makapasok diyan.' Anyway, I made a research via internet and I accidentally saw this topic - Top Ten Most Admired Companies in the Philippines for 2006. (I'll post the link: http://www.teamasia.com/pr/PR_media.asp?art_no=102)

Here are the Top Ten:

1. Jollibee
2. San Miguel
3. Globe Telecom
4. Ayala Land
5. Ayala Corp
6. Bank of the Philippine Islands
7. Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
8. SM Prime Holdings
9. Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company
10. Banco De Oro Universal Bank

Two things stand out on this list. First, Ayala-related companies dominate, with three slots (3, 4, 5). Second, there are three banks on the list. There are also two telecommunications firms (Globe, PLDT), and two real estate developers (an Ayala domain, and SM Holdings). It is noteworthy that the impressive performance of real estate and banks is unique to the Philippines, perhaps reflecting the contribution of services to gross domestic product compared to other countries.

Or it may reflect the relative immaturity of branding initiatives in the Philippines. Where there is little communication, financial results do all the talking.

"Ayala-related" din ang BPI, right?

"Immaturity of branding initiatives"...what does he mean? :)

[business_guy]

"Ayala-related" din ang BPI, right?

"Immaturity of branding initiatives"...what does he mean? :)


Yes, BPI is Ayala's Banking Arm. Companies listed on the top 10 mostly from the Ayala's (lol). May luto ba (lol)????

Actually, that made me think of what does he mean. Pero what comes into my mind is that companies in here does not advertise very well compared to multi-national companies. Please feel free to correct me about this. We might have different perspectives with that....

[coldrockster]

Yes, BPI is Ayala's Banking Arm. Companies listed on the top 10 mostly from the Ayala's (lol). May luto ba (lol)????

Actually, that made me think of what does he mean. Pero what comes into my mind is that companies in here does not advertise very well compared to multi-national companies. Please feel free to correct me about this. We might have different perspectives with that....

Correct. One can see that all of those are Filipino-owned companies. How about if we take into account the multinational companies here too?

[business_guy]

Correct. One can see that all of those are Filipino-owned companies. How about if we take into account the multinational companies here too?

Multinational companies - ibang usapan yan. langit at lupa ang pagitan (lol)....