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Career in Malaysia ICT sector and
how you can succeed in it.
Competence – Progressive – Upskilling
Jun 2009
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My Journey so far…
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B.Sc Comp Scfrom UNSW,
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Grad Dip Info Sysfrom UNSW
I.T. Engineer
Group Leader
ITS ManagerSenior IT Manager
Senior Product Manager
COBOL
PowerBuilder
Oracle DBA
BaaN
ASP
IIS 2.0
VB 6.0
SQL Server
Project Management
Leadership…
Product Management
Business & Marketing
Cyrstal Report
2300 3250 3500 4500 6000 8000 10000$alary:
Age:
NegotiationInnovation
BASIC
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What’s ICT?
InformationContent
Multimedia
Video
News Entertainment
CommunicationInternet Mobile
SMS
3G/4GWiMax
Broadcasting
Technology
Operating Systems
OpenSource
Microsoft .Net
J2EE
Database
IP Telephony
Storage
PC / Server
Human FactorsUser Interface
Artificial Intelligence
Virtualization
LAN / WAN
Security
Web 2.0
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ICT is a key contributor to Malaysia economy
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IT/Computer -
Hardware, 1%
IT/Computer -
Software, 7%
Finance, 13%
Engineering, 12%
Others , 43%
IT, 15%
Sales & Marketing,
17%
IT/Computer -
Network/System/
Databas e Admin, 7%
Out of 40,000 new jobs in JobStreet.com Q1 2009…
Source: JobStreet.com
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Am I in the right field?� Plenty of opportunities.
� ICT contributes 10% of our country’s economy.
� 15% of new jobs created are in ICT.
� Strong support from MDeC and government.
� ICT is fun – it is also entertainment, music, games, animation, fashion etc.
� ICT is about working with people, helping people and solving people’s problems.
� Whatever career options you may choose later, studying ICT can help you achieve it.
� ICT is a global career – you can work with the whole world and travel to places.
� ICT = great job + good money + hip lifestyle.
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Top 10 most popular IT profession
1. Software Programmer/Engineer (21.0%)
2. Network/System Engineer (8.4%)
3. IT Executive / MIS (7.2%)
4. Functional Consultant / Business Analyst (6.0%)
5. I.T. / Department Manager (6.0%)
6. Technical Support (4.8%)
7. System Administrator (4.8%)
8. Supervisor / Team Lead in Software (4.7%)
9. Project Management in Software (4.3%)
10. System Analyst (4.1%)
That’s 71.3% of the ICT technical workforce.
Source: JobStreet.com
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Salary by Industry – for Fresh Graduate level
Northern Malaysia Central Malaysia Southern Malaysia
50th Percentile
(RM)
50th Percentile
(RM)
50th Percentile
(RM)
Bank - 2,000.00 -
Call Center/IT-Enabled Services 2,200.00 2,000.00 1,500.00
Computer/IT (Hardware) 2,000.00 1,995.00 -
Computer/IT (Software) 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00
Consulting (Business/Technical) - 2,150.00 -
Education 1,900.00 1,800.00 -
Electrical & Electronics 2,100.00 - -
Financial Services/Securities/Insurance - 2,150.00 -
Manufacturing 1,900.00 2,000.00 -
Oil/Gas/Petroleum - 2,500.00 -
Science & Technology/Aerospace/BioTechnology - 1,900.00 -
Semiconductor/Wafer Fabrication 2,680.00 - -
Services - 1,700.00 -
Telecommunication - 2,300.00 -
Wholesale/Retail/Trading - 1,600.00 -
Industry
Source: JobStreet.com
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Salary by Industry – for Senior level (4+ years experience)
Northern Malaysia Central Malaysia Southern Malaysia
50th Percentile (RM) 50th Percentile (RM) 50th Percentile (RM)
Agriculture/Plantations/Aquaculture - 3,350.00 -
Automotive/Heavy Industry/Machinery 3,800.00 3,980.00 -
Bank 3,200.00 4,000.00 -
Call Center/IT-Enabled Services 3,500.00 4,000.00 3,400.00
Chemical - 4,300.00 -
Computer/IT (Hardware) 3,200.00 3,500.00 2,700.00
Computer/IT (Software) 3,500.00 4,100.00 3,300.00
Construction/Building - 3,200.00 -
Consulting (Business/Technical) 3,592.50 4,500.00 3,434.00
Education 2,500.00 3,080.00 2,800.00
Electrical & Electronics 4,000.00 3,400.00 3,050.00
Financial Services/Securities/Insurance 2,900.00 4,200.00 3,900.00
Hotel/Restaurant/Food Service 2,800.00 3,200.00 2,725.00
Manufacturing 3,800.00 3,625.50 3,500.00
Oil/Gas/Petroleum - 5,600.00 4,042.00
Printing/Publishing - 3,440.00 -
Property/Real Estate - 3,500.00 -
Science & Technology/Aerospace/BioTechnology 4,850.00 4,175.00 3,000.00
Semiconductor/Wafer Fabrication 4,167.00 5,600.00 3,950.00
Services 3,600.00 3,500.00 3,000.00
Telecommunication 4,307.00 4,470.00 3,863.00
Transport/Storage/Freight/Shipping 3,200.00 4,000.00 3,000.00
Utilities - 3,340.00 -
Wholesale/Retail/Trading 2,500.00 3,350.00 2,500.00
Industry
Source: JobStreet.com
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Salary by Industry at Senior Management level
25th
Percentile
(RM)
50th
Percentile
(RM)
75th
Percentile
(RM)
Bank 7,079.00 8,000.00 9,530.00
Call Center/IT-Enabled Services 8,050.00 12,255.00 13,000.00
Computer/IT (Hardware) 5,125.00 8,750.00 11,860.00
Computer/IT (Software) 7,000.00 8,500.00 11,587.50
Consulting (Business/Technical) 6,500.00 8,500.00 11,000.00
Financial Services/Securities/Insurance 8,500.00 10,500.00 12,000.00
Manufacturing 9,650.00 12,720.00 13,587.50
Services 8,850.00 10,000.00 12,750.00
Telecommunication 5,850.00 8,375.00 11,750.00
Wholesale/Retail/Trading 6,360.00 8,500.00 9,425.00
Industry
Central Malaysia
Source: JobStreet.com
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ICT Salary Comparison in the region
Source: ZDNetAsia/ActiveTechPros Annual IT Professional Salary Survey 2008
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Strength of Malaysian ICT sector� Good knowledge and domain – Experience learned from
servicing the MNCs in the manufacturing sector.
� Diverse culture.
� Cost competitive.
� Well placed by renowned analysts in the ICT and outsourcing sector:� Frost & Sullivan – Strength in finance, logistics, energy and
outsourcing.
� AT Kearney – 3rd most attractive global services location.
� neoIT – Malaysian services providers are among top 100 global firms, e.g. eaCAP, SnT, Vsource, Scicom.
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Challenges for Malaysia ICT sector
Factors inhibiting growth / risk factor:
� Limited market size.
� Funding difficulties especially for growing
SMEs.
� Infrastructure – e.g. Broadband.
� “Buy local” mindset is lacking.
� Shortage of talent.
Source: PIKOM
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But…
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For Successful Career in ICT
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Be Strong in Fundamental KnowledgeI
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II
#1 reason why IT projects fail – failure to communicate requirements.
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III
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Think “benefit”,not “feature”.
Think “Business”, not “Technology”.IV
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ProblemSolvingAbility
V
How many durian trees are there in Perak?
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Take Responsibility.VI
If it's never our fault, we can't take responsibility for it. If we can't take responsibility for it, we'll always be its victim. ~Richard Bach
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Take InitiativesVII
"Men who do things without being told draw the most wages."-Edwin H. Stuart
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Learning AttitudeVIII
"640K ought to be enough for anybody."
Bill Gates, 1981
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IX
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XThe
Factor
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How to move up the career ladder
People who know which problem to solve
People who can solve problems
People who can see problems
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>$200,000 invested
Invest in YOU
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B.Sc Comp Scfrom UNSW,
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Grad Dip Info Sysfrom UNSW
I.T. Engineer
Group Leader
ITS ManagerSenior IT Manager
Senior Product Manager
2300 3250 3500 4500 6000 8000 10000$alary:
Age:
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